Central Banking
Gold prices breach $1,000
First time metal rises above $1,000 per ounce since February
Crisis set to change inflation targeting: CentralBanking.com subscribers
CentralBanking.com snapshot shows most think inflation targeting will change. Almost a third believe crisis marks end of framework
ECB’s González-Páramo questions market rally
European Central Bank executive board member takes unusual step of commenting on market prices, hints degree of optimism unwarranted
Basel Committee gets it right
William Isaac, a former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who now heads LECG Global Financial Services, believes the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s accounting guidelines have much to recommend them
Banque de France review offers regulatory preview
Report features contributions from Jaime Caruana, Claudio Borio, Sheila Bair and Nout Wellink
Shirakawa cites balance-sheet adjustment as key
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says balance-sheet adjustments in US and Europe are becoming more important as risk of collapse abates
ECB’s Stark on preserving price stability
European Central Bank’s Jürgen Stark says no role for government in monetary policy
Bank of Japan – Annual Review 2009
Review shows balance sheet expanded by almost 10%
Floating rate key defence, says Colombia’s Uribe
Central Bank of Colombia’s José Uribe says a flexible exchange rate proved crucial in coping with the global financial crisis
ECB’s Stark –regulation must remain on the agenda
European Central Bank’s Jürgen Stark says policymakers should remained focused on improving regulatory framework despite economic “green-shoots”
Macao links China and Portuguese-speaking countries – Teng
Monetary Authority of Macao’s Anselmo Teng says the country is an important economic link between China and Portuguese-speaking countries
Watch demand-type shocks in move to peg
Czech National Bank economist says monetary policy should pay attention to demand-type shocks when moving to an fixed-exchange-rate-peg regime
Basel outlines plans to tighten bank regulation
Central bank governors and heads of supervision agree on raft of measures to rein in banks
Turkey can do without Fund’s loans – Yilmaz
Central Bank of Turkey’s Durmus Yilmaz says improving balance of payments means it may not need IMF loans in the future
PBOC’s Su in Taiwan for bill-financing talks
Su Ning, a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), visits Taiwan to discuss the development of bill financing markets
Euroclear will add markets by T2S launch
Chief executive sees expansion before European Central Bank goes live with settlement service
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
ECB announces exit strategy
Trichet sets out cornerstones of retreat from extraordinary policy action
US Treasury outlines banking reforms
Treasury wants standards to be as uniform as possible across jurisdictions
Cautious policies still necessary: Strauss-Kahn
International Monetary Fund head stresses economic conditions remain rocky
A model for monetary policy analysis
San Francisco Federal Reserve finds labour market impacts policy's goals
How the Philippines is responding to the crisis
Central Bank of the Philippines' Amando Tentangco Jr describes policy response to crunch
How do financial markets price new information?
European Central Bank research paper investigates the reception of public signals in financial market
Payments between healthy and unhealthy banks
Bank of England research investigates how settlement banks in CHAPS, the UK's large-value payment system, deal with operational risk