Central Banking
ECB holds rates at 1%, ups growth and price estimates
European Central Bank expects economy to grow by 0.2% next year, inflation to rise by 1.2%
Responding to oil price shocks
San Francisco Federal Reserve research investigates how monetary authorities should react to oil price shocks
Ethics and values in the financial community
Reserve Bank of India's Duvurri Subbarao says no evidence bankers are inherently less ethical, just subjected to more temptation
How financial markets in Africa develop
International Monetary Fund research makes an empirical examination of the determinants of financial market in Africa, looking particularly at banking systems and stock markets
Productivity in Chinese provinces
Bank of Finland research goes in search of innovation-driven gains in Chinese provinces
New Japan government pledges to let central bank alone
No interference in Bank of Japan's monetary policy
Bleak new outlook from Eichengreen and O'Rourke
Respected economists still find few green shoots
Nigeria holds, outlook remains uncertain
Healthy growth at home dependent on global conditions
UK lends IMF SDR9.92 billion
Provision part of EU commitment made at April G20 meeting
Shirakawa stresses importance of co-operation
Bank of Japan's Masaaki Shirakawa emphasises unity
Modelling the labour market
Research published by the Bank of England reviews recent approaches to modelling the labour market and their implications for inflation dynamics
SNB takes a historical view
Swiss National Bank examines data from past 102 years in new paper
Recovery from recession analysed
International Monetary Fund research posits speed of recovery from recession can be influenced by stimulus
Nigeria pledge on bank failures
Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria's new central bank governor, announces new measures to prevent commercial bank failure
Outlook positive for Lucky Country
Australia's CB governor positive on economy going into 2010
Mixed outlook for Kiwis
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor admits recovery has "an awful long way to go"
Depressed UAE in economic boost
Federation announces 1% cut on commercial bank interest rate facility
On the effects of FX settlement on liquidity
Research investigates impact of transactions carried out by large cross-border banks
After Japan’s “Big Bang”
San Francisco Federal Reserve research looks at post-Big Bang bond markets
SNB's Jordan: no need for policy move just yet
Swiss National Bank's Thomas Jordan says danger of deflation still not completely averted
Housing conditions holding up in West Virginia
Richmond Federal Reserve report shows market in West Virginia has largely remained stronger than those in the rest of the US
Reserve Bank of India – Annual Report 2008-2009
Reserve Bank of India’s latest Annual Report says monetary policy should look at asset bubbles and leverage
Early warning models doomed to fail
San Francisco Federal Reserve research is sceptical about the effectiveness of early warning systems in predicting the timing of crises
Malaysia’s Zeti: bond market key to keeping savings
Bank Negara Malaysia’s Zeti Akhtar Aziz says a robust Asian debt market is crucial for investments to remain region