Central Banking
TAF successful in liquidity provision
The Federal Reserve's Term Auction Facility (TAF) is relieving the liquidity concerns and lowering liquidity premiums in the inter-bank money market, a new paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas finds.
Poland keeps an eye on growth
The National Bank of Poland decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged after a notion of a 25 basis points rise did not pass, the minutes of the April monetary policy council meeting show.
Kroszner on Basel II
The recent turmoil in financial markets has highlighted the need for risk management improvements and the lessons from the crisis should help supervisors to further increase the effectiveness of the Basel II framework, said Randall Kroszner, a governor…
BoJ: risks to global growth keeps rate on hold
Downside risks to global growth have increased due to continuing disruptions in global financial markets and sluggish growth in the United States, according to minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting in April.
Krona's rise eats into Norges Bank's balance sheet
Norges Bank made a loss of NOK 17.6billion ($3.5 billion) in 2007 compared with a profit of NOK 5.5billion ($1.1 billion) in the previous year, the central bank's annual report reveals.
IMF paper on the choice of currency anchor
The determination of a country's currency anchor depends mainly on the main trading partners' choice of currency anchor, a new paper by the International Monetary Fund finds.
SWF task force touches down in Middle East
A task force of the United States Congress, charged with gaining more insight into sovereign wealth funds, has touched down in the Middle East and is visiting a number of the region's funds.
Fund confirms Blanchard appointment
Amidst the departure of several high-ranking staff, the International Monetary Fund has announced the appointment of Olivier Blanchard, the highly respected professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as its new chief economist and…
Brazilian SWF: on or not?
The status of the Brazilian plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund has become clouded following reports of conflicting views in the government.
Norway holds rates as inflation creeps up
Norway's central bank kept its policy rate at 5.5% in the face of above-target inflation, concerns over continued market turbulence and signs of slowing growth.
Poland leaves rates unchanged
The ten-strong rate setting council of the National Bank of Poland voted to keep its reference rate at 5.75% as inflation fell but remained above target.
The role of central banks in financial stability
At a time when many governments and central banks are struggling to distil the key lessons of the crisis, one of the main finding is that the central bank needs the appropriate powers if it is to assume responsibility for systemic financial stability.
Is Iran's Mazaheri to be replaced?
Sections of the Iranian media have reported that Tahmasb Mazaheri, the governor of the country's central bank, is to be replaced less than nine months after taking the top job.
Political spat threatens further BoJ appointments
Japan's main opposition party has rejected yet another candidate for a senior role at the Bank of Japan.
Netherlands to probe effect of bankers' pay
The Netherlands Bank is to scrutinise the impact of bankers' bonuses on risk taking, the governor of the institution has said.
Greenspan cautions on bursting bubbles
Alan Greenspan has defended one of the central tenets of his tenure at the helm of the Federal Reserve, warning that combating asset price bubbles could stunt innovation and growth.
Finland rakes in €10m from property sale
The Bank of Finland has made about €10m ($15.7m) from the sale of an apartment block in the centre of Helsinki.
IMF financing model becoming unsuitable
International Monetary Fund financing is increasingly unlikely to be sufficient to meet the demands of its higher-risk members, research published by the Bank of England finds.
Czech National Bank - Annual Report 2007
Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, has described the past year as an economic success in the institution's latest annual report.
IMF urges central bankers to hike rates
Policymakers would be better off reacting to the recent surge in commodity prices by raising rates, new research published by the International Monetary Fund states.
RBA suggests settlement system improvements
The Reserve Bank of Australia has unveiled a series of recommendations aimed at improving the settlement process of, and broader market functioning for, Australian equities.
Former Bank of Italy chief to stand trial
Antonio Fazio, a former governor of the Bank of Italy, will go to court in October to answer questions over his alleged role in a takeover scandal.
Norwegian SWF in the red for Q1
Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global recorded a loss of 5.6% for the three months to March on the back of the slump in global equity markets.
Likely Greek governor leaves commercial bank
George Provopoulos, the favourite to succeed Nicholas Garganas at the helm of the Bank of Greece, has resigned as chief executive of Piraeus Bank.