Central Banking
Renminbi liberalisation, price stability priorities: PBoC
People’s Bank of China says currency internationalisation, price stability top priorities for 2011, following annual meeting
Icelandic central bank, regulator ink deal to collaborate
Central Bank of Iceland and Financial Supervisory Authority sign landmark agreement to work together on oversight in areas including systemic risk
US growth outlook encouraging, says Kansas City Fed’s Hoenig
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says US expected to grow at moderate pace in next few years
Public expectations of banking supervision unrealistic: Netherlands Bank study
The Netherlands Bank study says high public expectations of banking supervision can adversely impact financial stability
Fed study on minimum wage and inequality
Federal Reserve study says impact of minimum wage declines on inequality in United States overstated
Irish central bank names advisers for stress test exercise
Central Bank of Ireland calls for BlackRock Solutions, Boston Consulting Group and Barclays Capital to assist in stress tests
New highs for CDS spreads on Ireland and Belgium
The cost of insuring against Irish and Belgian state defaults reaches unprecedented levels
Debt management poses greater refinancing risks: Netherlands Bank
The Netherlands Bank study says greater reliance on short-term debt requires better coordination between debt managers and central banks
Brussels sets the stage for senior debt haircuts
Internal markets directorate publishes consultation paper calling for senior bondholder haircuts in resolution regimes; analysts worry move could further disrupt funding for troubled banks
Haircut fears push up bank CDS prices
Spreads on the credit index for senior European financials widen as EU releases burden-sharing consultation paper
US economists push for ethical code
Academics and practitioners call on American Economic Association to adopt code forcing economists to reveal links to private firms
Fed’s Hoenig labels gold standard “very legitimate” monetary system: reports
Kansas City Fed president quoted as stressing price stability benefits, but notes return to gold would not prevent high unemployment or bank failures
Brazil steps up efforts to ease real gains
Central Bank of Brazil raises reserve requirements on domestic banks' foreign exchange position in bid to halt real appreciation
IMF paper investigates financial integration in Asia
Fund study finds equity and debt markets within Asian countries remain considerably more integrated with countries outside the region than within
Obama determined to appoint Diamond to Fed board
United States President Barack Obama pushes for third nomination of Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to Federal Reserve Board
Financial crises hit imports hardest: IMF research
Fund study shows financial crises are associated with large and persistent losses in imports while exports are not adversely affected
MBS purchase programme sent strong signal to mortgage market: Fed paper
Federal Reserve study says mortgage-backed security purchase programme had strong signalling effect on mortgage bond market
ECB paper develops new labour market model
European Central Bank study estimates new monitoring and forecasting model to measure labour market adjustments in Europe
SNB rejects Irish debt as collateral
Swiss National Bank excludes Irish sovereign debt and that of some Irish banks from list of collateral eligible for open market operations
Iceland names new director of operations and human resources
Director to replace Ingvar Sigfússon, set to retire in the coming months
Bidder calls on De La Rue to reveal details of RBI relationship
Oberthur says firm should inform shareholders about recent business with Reserve Bank of India; claims paper scandal has "undermined" ability to win new contracts as a stand-alone firm
Hong Kong lawmakers to enforce mandatory CCP by the end of 2012
Hong Kong joins Japan in mandating central counterparty clearing for OTC derivatives with CCPs and a central repository expected to be set up in the coming months.
Chile unveils strategy for series of interventions
Central Bank of Chile to buy $12 billion-worth of foreign currency in bid to halt peso’s appreciation; peso dips sharply
PBoC’s Zhou on market-based interest rate reform
People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan outlines the conditions for market-based interest rate reform