Central Banking
Fed’s Yellen sees growth comeback by year-end
Encouraging signs for economy but recovery will take time, says San Francisco Federal Reserve president
Heavyweight group dismisses mark-to-market fears
Group including Lucas Papademos and Jerry Corrigan clears accounting rules of role in crash
Fed bottom in government popularity poll
Gallup survey shows more than a fifth of Americans think that the Federal Reserve is doing a poor job as Bernanke steps up public relations efforts
Stevens’s crisis downgrade sends Aussie soaring
Markets jump on Reserve Bank of Australia governor’s upbeat outlook for economy
State-owned British banks to get a new boss
John Kingman steps down from the helm of UK Financial Investments on news that former Bank of England director will chair body
Fed to take early snapshot of consumer conditions
Federal Reserve launches investigation into how households are faring with de-leveraging
Thailand’s Nijathaworn on Asia’s Achilles heel
Bank of Thailand’s Bandid Nijathaworn says Asia needs to decouple
Decoupling theory holds, says Bank of England
Bank of England investigates decoupling theory
Fed a natural for systemic-risk role: Tarullo
Federal Reserve’s Daniel Tarullo says safeguarding systemic risk is a natural expansion of the central bank’s role
IMF’s surveillance reforms will deliver
Bank of Canada says International Monetary Fund’s surveillance reforms look promising
Hungary surprises with full-point cut
National Bank of Hungary slashes borrowing costs amidst continuing economic slowdown
People’s Bank to “guide” lending
Chinese central bank's nuanced policy reflects desire for growth coupled with stability
New BI deputy calls on banks to play their part
Darmin Nasution, the new senior deputy governor at Bank Indonesia, hints strongly that banks should reduce interest rates to reflect central bank rate cuts
Thai central bank lowers forecasts
Gloomier outlook for GDP and inflation as Bank of Thailand keeps rates on hold
UK to return to rules-based approach?
Philip Davis, head of economics and finance at Brunel University, says in an OECD paper that UK might need a more rules-based approach to banking regulation
Nigeria to support electronic payments: Sanusi
Central Bank of Nigeria’s Lamido Sanusi on reforming the national payment system
Tight policy can cause spike in money growth
Bundesbank investigates the transmission of monetary policy in the euro area
IMF’s Kato: most vulnerable receive more help
International Monetary Fund’s Takatoshi Kato says protection of the poor has improved
Bank of Canada sees end to recession
Central bank brings forecast forward with positive third quarter predicted
Bankers warn against financial protectionism
IIF sees risk as a result of national governments’ efforts to restore confidence
US regulators stake their claim
Barack Obama’s plans give too much to the Federal Reserve say Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chiefs
Basel-based CPSS broadens membership
Central banks of Australia, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and South Korea to join the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS)
Tripartite governors first meeting
Governors of People’s Bank of China, Bank of Japan and Bank of Korea hold first annual summit
Past banking crises studies need reassessment
International Monetary Fund finds that many banking crises studies focused on wrong indicators