Central Banking
Liquidity scheme stabilising markets: BoE staff
The Bank of England's governor and head of markets said on Wednesday that its Special Liquidity Scheme, introduced in late April, had begun to temper money-market tensions.
Interbank spreads to stay above pre-crisis levels
A fundamental shift in money-market attitudes will mean spreads between interbank and official rates remain greater than their pre-August levels for the foreseeable future, the Bank of England's head of markets said on Wednesday.
SA's Mboweni hints at further tightening
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, said on Tuesday that the institution would do its job of controlling inflation "come hell or high water".
Fed's Rosengren on risk management
The recent financial turmoil has highlighted both the benefits and the challenges associated with pursuing risk management, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, said.
Can disclosure damage supervision?
The latest edition of the Richmond Federal Reserve's Economic Quarterly discusses whether supervisors should disclose information about the banks they assess.
Tensions could re-emerge: Riksbank deputy
Despite positive signs in recent weeks, it is still too early to assume that financial markets will return to normal without any further disruptions, Barbro Wickman-Parak, a deputy governor at the Riksbank, warned.
HKMA's Yue on Islamic finance
Greater efforts must be made to establish a level playing-field between the conduct of Islamic finance business and conventional activities, Eddie Yue, a deputy chief executive at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, noted.
Bernanke cautiously upbeat on liquidity
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, signalled on Tuesday that he believed liquidity conditions in the US were slowly returning to normal.
Inflation surge surprises UK economists
Consumer price inflation in the UK soared to 3% in April, reducing the already-slim chances of a June rate cut to practically nil.
I won't intervene in central bank policy:Turkey PM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, has said that the government will not involve itself in central bank policy.
SA braves public with rate forum
Amid fierce criticism of its decision to hike rates to 11.5%, the South African Reserve Bank will meet members of the public to explain why it has decided to tighten policy four times since the summer when almost a quarter of the population are…
Central banks want more action on FX risk
Central bankers have proposed a raft of measures aimed at further reducing foreign-exchange settlement risk.
HKMA's Yambo: we will work with Shanghai
Hong Kong and Shanghai will cooperate, rather than compete, with one another to improve the status of south-east Asia as a global hub for finance, Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the territory's monetary authority, said.
Monetary policy alone cannot curb inflation
Monetary policy must be coupled with other economic measures if inflation is to be contained, Durmus Yilmaz, the governor of the Central Bank of Turkey, said.
SARB's monetary policy review
Electricity price rises and the depreciation of the rand, have led to a worsening of the domestic inflation outlook over the past six months, the South African Reserve Bank said in its latest Monetary Policy Review.
Richmond Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Following the retirement of the oldest members of the so-called "baby-boomer" generation, the Richmond Federal Reserve has taken the opportunity to ask if US citizens are saving enough.
Canadian banks want action on collateral reform
Canada's biggest banks have urged Jim Flaherty, the country's finance minister, to quickly grant the central bank greater powers to set collateral requirements, local media reports have said.
Probability of June rate cut falls on UK data
The chances of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opting to cut rates next month looked slim after data out Monday showed producer price inflation (PPI) shot up in April.
Fund warns Gulf countries on inflation
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with currencies pegged to the greenback will face a tough battle against inflation, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
Rate talk inappropriate: Japan's Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, on Monday confirmed the central bank has abandoned trying to raise rates for the time being because of the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook.
Trichet urges global groups to push for clarity
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has called on global economic institutions and forums to foster information-sharing and transparency.
China hikes reserve ratio again
The People's Bank of China raised its reserve requirement ratio for the fourth time this year after producer price inflation soared 10.2% year-on-year in the first quarter.
No FX intervention in Q1 - NY Fed
The US monetary authorities did not intervene in foreign-exchange markets during the first quarter of 2008, the New York Federal Reserve said in its quarterly report to Congress.
St Louis Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
A retrospective conversation with William Poole, the outgoing president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, is one of the highlights of the institution's latest annual report.