Central Banking
Fed's Cole says subprime actions too slow
The Federal Reserve could have acted faster to prevent a meltdown in the subprime-mortgage market by halting the lax lending standards that contributed to the crisis, the Fed's chief bank supervisor said Thursday 22 March.
Quaden on the cash single shared platform
In the speech 'CashSSP - the cash single shared platform' given on 16 March Guy Quaden of the National Bank of Belgium said the Eurosystem has established itself as a sound system capable of taking well-founded monetary policy decisions.
Mboweni on the World Cup and the SA economy
In the speech 'The benefits of being a good host - the FIFA World Cup and the South African economy' given on 20 March Tito Mboweni of the SARB said South Africa's current account deficit widened sharply in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the central bank…
International finance and income convergence
The IMF Working Paper "International finance and income convergence: Europe is different" says recent studies conclude that the ongoing global financial integration may have had little or no value in advancing economic growth, especially in poor…
RBI's Reddy on globalisation and monetary policy
In the speech 'Globalisation and monetary policy - some emerging issues' given on 19 March Y V Reddy of the RBI said economists have for long recognised the strong complementarities between the real and the financial sectors.
Central bank performance under inflation targeting
This Bank of Canada Working Paper analyses the inflation record of inflation targeting central banks. The authors find that a higher inflation target and a larger inflation control range are associated with more variable inflation outcomes.
Fed steps back from a tilt toward higher rates
According to this article from John Berry at Bloomberg, published Thursday 22 March, Federal Reserve officials have taken a small step toward a more balanced view of whether their next interest rate move would be up or down.
EU report warns on further ECB rate hikes
The European Commission said in a report quoted by Bloomberg News on Thursday 22 March that further interest-rate increases by the European Central Bank may threaten economic growth in the 13 nations sharing the euro.
Fukui says BOJ to help economy with low rates
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui told lawmakers Thursday 22 March that the central bank will help maintain economic growth under price stability by keeping very low interest rates "for now" and vary them only gradually in line with the economic…
Chile's Corbo sees inflation at low end of range
Chilean central bank President Vittorio Corbo told reporters Wednesday 21 March he sees inflation at the low end of the central bank's target range in the coming months as economic growth "gradually" rebounds.
BNM says Malaysian economy still resilient
Bank Negara Malaysia is confident the economy will remain resilient and grow at a healthy 6% despite moderate global growth predicted for the first half of the year, the BNM said Thursday 22 March.
Syria, Austria sign MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) and the Austrian National Bank on Thursday 22 March.
ECB's Trichet on monetary policy
In testimony to the European Parliament given on 21 March Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said eurozone interest rates are now moderate but remain slightly accommodative.
BoE's Barker on interest rate changes
In the speech 'Interest rate changes - Too many or too few?' given on 20 March Kate Barker of the Bank of England warned that the uncertain medium term outlook for inflation may prompt frequent changes in interest rates.
Philippines' Tetangco on migration, remittances
In the speech 'Migration, remittances, economic development and the role of banks' given on 15 March Amando M Tetangco, Jr of the Central Bank of the Philippines said the Philippine central bank's initiatives to further improve the environment for…
SL's Cabraal on financial & economic developments
In the speech 'Overview of financial and economic developments in Sri Lanka' given on 5 March Ajith Nivard Cabraal of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said developments in the foreign exchange market are immense.
Growth dynamics myth of economic recovery
Using panel data for a large number of countries, this BIS Working Paper finds that economic contractions are not followed by offsetting fast recoveries.
BoE's MPC voted 8-1 to keep rates on hold
The Bank of England's rate-setting body voted 8-1 to keep interest rates unchanged at its 8 March meeting, with David Blanchflower alone voting for a quarter point cut, minutes published Wednesday 21 March showed.
China's Zhou not worried on current inflation
China's central bank is not worried about the current level of consumer price inflation, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan was quoted as saying in a report by the official Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday 21 March.
Sri Lanka maintaining growth momentum
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka's Monetary Policy Review for March 2007 says the economy has shown early signs of continuing its high growth momentum experienced in 2006 in 2007.
NBS intervenes to halt crown appreciation
Following the ECB's announcement that the central parity of the Slovak crown has moved from Sk38.455 per euro to Sk35.4424 per euro, the National Bank of Slovakia intervened Tuesday 20 March on the Slovak FOREX market.
A new role for the Bank of Greece
According to this article from Kathimerini, published Tuesday 20 March, the Bank of Greece is looking for a purpose following the launch of the euro single currency.
McTeer says FOMC 'frozen in place'
The Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady amid "unusual" simultaneous signals of both higher inflation and slower growth in coming months, said Robert McTeer, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in an interview published…
A fresh mandate for RBI
India needs to debate the conduct of its monetary policy, according to this article published Tuesday 20 March by The Indian Express.