Speech
Emerging market monetary policy is a balancing act: Sarb’s Mminele
South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Daniel Mminele says monetary policy is delicate balancing act in current environment of elevated inflation risks and slow global growth
St Louis Fed’s Bullard discusses importance of revised data in policy-making
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says large revisions to key economic estimates can pose challenges to policymakers
RBA’s Debelle expresses concern over bank funding pressures
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle outlines differences in bank funding pressures in Europe and Australia
Eurobonds not the solution for sovereign debt crisis: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says reforms to eurozone fiscal governance should come before introduction of common bond
IMF's Min opens latest Technical Assistance Centre
International Monetary Fund deputy managing director Min Zhu inaugurates new technical assistance centre in Mauritius
RBNZ’s Bollard discusses earthquake contingency plans
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard outlines emergency measures adopted by central bank in preparation for future natural disasters
BIS’s Caruana urges eurozone to attack root of sovereign debt problem
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana says bolstering banks’ capital buffers not sufficient to regain risk-free status
Kocherlakota explains logic of dissent to Fed's Operation Twist
Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Narayana Kocherlakota says Fed’s more accommodative policy stance is inconsistent with objectives
ECB's González-Páramo says crisis liquidity measures must be temporary
European Central Bank executive board member José Manuel González-Páramo says permanent enforcement of non-conventional liquidity could trigger imbalances
Euro area economic governance reform package inadequate: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says euro area economic governance reform package falls short of quantum leap
RBA’s Debelle highlights risks attached to high-frequency trading
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says prime brokers may not be monitoring high-frequency trading risks properly
BoE’s Miles explains resumption of QE
Bank of England external Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles says reemergence of financial market stress and lower-than-expected inflationary pressures prompted further asset purchases
ECB’s Constâncio highlights challenges in measuring contagion risk
European Central Bank vice-president Vítor Constâncio says difficulties in identifying contagion risks requires policymakers to be more vigilant of spillover risks
ECB’s Constâncio favours single prudential rulebook for euro area
European Central Bank vice-president Vítor Constâncio says maximum harmonisation of prudential requirements will support financial integration and reduce costs
Kenya’s Ndung’u calls for policies to stimulate competition
Central Bank of Kenya governor Njuguna Ndung’u says increased transparency and growth can be achieved through policies promoting competition and financial innovation
Buba’s Dombret opposes EU Tobin tax
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret warns financial transaction tax could overburden financial institutions
ECB’s Bini Smaghi revisits Triffin dilemma
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says tension persists between short-term domestic policy incentives and stability of international monetary system
Demise of cash ‘vastly exaggerated’: MAS’s Menon
Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon says he expects cash to continue to have a crucial role in economy in future
FSA’s Turner considers more active role for macroprudential policy
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner says new macroprudential policy tools could play a more active role in ensuring socially optimal level of credit in economy
Insurance companies’ characteristics key to regulation: BoJ’s Shirakawa
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says insurance companies’ long-term liability structure should be considered when reforming regulatory frameworks
Government debt no longer risk-free: Canada’s Macklem
Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem says government debt in advanced countries is unlikely to regain its risk-free status
RBI’s Khan favours balanced policy orientation to EME capital inflows
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Harun Rashid Khan says a variety of policy tools are needed to manage capital inflows in emerging markets
MAS’s Menon dismisses Asian regulatory arbitrage opportunity
Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon says suggestions that central banks in Asia and Singapore will implement less stringent over-the-counter derivatives rules are untrue
Central banks should allow governments to fail: Kocherlakota
Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Narayana Kocherlakota says central banks risk losing control of price stability if they don’t allow fiscal authorities to default