Speech
Keep the Fed away from politics: Dallas’s Fisher
Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher says allowing Congress to audit the Fed would be comparable to the governance crises of Weimar Germany and pre-Péron Argentina
Schapiro seeks tighter reins on hedge-funds
US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Mary Schapiro eyes more stringent controls for hedge funds and credit rating agencies
Croatia to take caution in 2010: Rohatinski
Croatian National Bank’s Željko Rohatinski expects growth lull, shift in spending attitudes
BuBa’s Fabritius: monetary policy can’t stop bubbles
Bundesbank’s Hans Fabritius says monetary policy has limited capability to target asset bubbles
Mauritius’s Googoolye on macro supervision
Bank of Mauritius’s Yandraduth Googoolye says that the country’s revenue authority will share tax data with the central bank to aid policymaking
Bank’s Tucker on shadow banking
Paul Tucker, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, set out his thoughts on the regulatory agenda for financial markets that replicate the features of core commercial banks
Uganda’s Tumusiime-Mutebile on media relationships
Bank of Uganda’s Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile says effective communication with the public is crucial for central bank’s work
Two challenges for policy in the near future
Donald Kohn, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, set out his views on the Fed’s exit and the potential to include asset prices and financial stability questions in monetary policy.
Recapitalise, don’t remunerate – ECB’s Bini Smaghi
European Central Bank’s Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says banks should prepare to meet stronger demand for credit when economy improves
Fed’s Duke is optimistic for 2010
Elizabeth Duke, a governor of the Federal Reserve Board, says she is optimistic that the volume of bank loans will increase this year
How risk management will evolve: RBI’s Thorat
Usha Thorat, a deputy governor of the Indian central bank, says business models and an intuitive approach to risk are key to banks’ success post-crisis
Swiss govt must defend free trade – SNB’s Roth
Swiss National Bank’s Jean-Pierre Roth says weak growth, unemployment, public finance and inflation key future challenges
RBI's Mohanty bemoans inflation measures
Reserve Bank of India's Deepak Mohanty wants robust primary measure of inflation
Israel’s Hizkiyahu on financial regulation architecture
Bank of Israel’s Rony Hizkiyahu says move from sectorial to functional regulation key
Atlanta’s Lockhart: don’t politicise the Fed
Atlanta Federal Reserve’s Dennis Lockhart says Fed must have the capacity to make unpopular decisions
Kenya moves to automated treasury trading – Ndung’u
Kenyan governor Njuguna Ndung’u says automated trading system is an important development for treasury bonds
Sri Lanka’s Cabraal: bond market deepening in focus
Ajith Cabraal, the governor of the Sri Lankan central bank, outlines the 2010 roadmap for the country’s capital markets
Canada's Wolf on housing sector
David Wolf, an adviser at the Bank of Canada, says housing is disproportionately important in the country
Systemic risk ebbing away: ECB's Papademos
ECB vice-president says financial system support measures have worked
HKMA deputy Choi on priorities for 2010
Deputy head of HK central bank discusses priorities, including preparations for an exit
Cut expenditure as soon as recovery firms: RBI’s Gopinath
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath says spending will have to be reined in to protect and foster the country’s economic growth
Fed’s Duke sees modest recovery ahead
Federal Reserve’s Elizabeth Duke expects credit conditions to thaw throughout the course of 2009
Fed’s Kohn on the links between macro and financial stability
Federal Reserve’s vice chairman notes crisis has illustrated two key lessons on the relationship between macroeconomic and financial stability
RBI’s Gokarn on maintaining India’s recovery
Reserve Bank of India’s Subir Gokarn charts drivers and threats to growth