Central Banking
Cyprus refuses to sell gold
The Central Bank of Cyprus has rejected government calls to sell its remaining supplies of gold.
The Fed on the 1987 crash
The Federal Reserve has assessed its response to the 1987 stock market crash.
CBBH - 2007 Annual Report
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007.
RBA's Stevens negative on US and Aussie outlook
Both the United States and Australia face significant, but different, economic challenges, Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, said on Friday.
Macedonia's Goshev commends economic performance
Macedonia has made a great deal of progress in the past few years and is quickly moving closer to the more advanced transition economies, Petar Goshev, the governor of the country's central bank, said.
India hikes unexpectedly to counter price surge
The Reserve Bank of India surprised markets by lifting its benchmark repurchase rate to 8% on Wednesday.
UK inflation expectations jump to fresh high
A Bank of England survey shows the British public thinks prices will rise by 4.3% over the next 12 months, their highest-ever estimate of annual inflation.
SARB confounds expectations with half-point hike
The South African Reserve Bank raised its policy rate to 12% on Thursday.
Korean SWF could buy Lehman stake
Korea's sovereign wealth fund is one of a number of the country's official institutions that could inject funds into Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, it was revealed on Thursday.
Beige Book backs up Bernanke comments
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book indicates the US manufacturing sector is passing on higher input costs to customers.
ECB on why the risks to inflation have risen
The European Central Bank's (ECB) latest Monthly Report outlines why the upside risks to inflation have risen further over the past month.
Swiss housing market stable, says SNB's Roth
The Swiss housing market is unlikely to perform as badly as its US counterpart in the coming months, Jean-Pierre Roth, the chairman of the Swiss National Bank's governing board, believes.
Low inflation will foster growth:Zambia's Fundanga
The achievement and maintenance of a low and stable inflation rate is essential for economic growth, Caleb Fundanga, the governor of the Bank of Zambia, stated.
EU supports regulatory role for central banks
The recent financial turmoil has underlined the importance of central banks' role in supervision, said Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board.
NZ counters payments-systems attack
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has hit back at criticisms of the country's payments and settlements systems.
ECB's Stark hints at standalone hike in July
The European Central Bank looks likely to raise rates only in July rather than tighten policy on a series of occasions over the coming months.
Analysts see point hike from SARB
Ahead of Thursday's rate-setting meeting, observers expect the South African Reserve Bank to increase the cost of borrowing by 100 basis points taking rates to 12.5%.
Vietnam hikes rates, devalues dong
The State Bank of Vietnam's benchmark rate will soar two percentage points to 14% from Thursday in a bid to counter inflation, while the dong's value will plunge by almost 2%.
Euro-area deserves bigger regulatory role: Merkel
The eurozone's economic importance warrants the region more influence over financial markets regulation, said Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany.
NY Fed on why the US Treasury auctions bills
The US Treasury began auctioning bills in 1929 to mitigate several flaws in the department's financing structure, research published by the New York Fed reveals.
Who stands to gain from inflation?
Research published by the Bank of Canada details the groups that have the most to gain, and to lose, from inflation.
RBA on why central banks tend towards Fed-set rate
Research by the Reserve Bank of Australia has uncovered why long-term nominal interest rates in a number of inflation-targeting small open economies have tended to be highly correlated with those of the United States.
Fed details banks' balance sheet developments
The Federal Reserve has published an account of the profits of and balance-sheet developments at US commercial banks in 2007.
Canada surprises markets with rate hold
The Bank of Canada's decision to leave rates on hold shocked analysts expecting a 25 basis point cut.