Central bank mandates
Book notes: Stabilising capitalism: a greater role for central banks, by Pierluigi Ciocca
Pierluigi Ciocca offers an excellent, brief and crisp account of the main issues facing central banks today
Solomon Islands governor shifts financial inclusion focus
Denton Rarawa tells Central Banking the Solomon Islands will meet its target for access to financial services early, and work on improving usage and quality should come next
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Start policy normalisation now!
Policy changes are needed to reduce the chances of another recession
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Janet Yellen - that honeymoon feeling
Comparing what the new Fed chief should do with what is likely
Central Banking to resume service on January 2
Central Banking news and alert services are now closed for the festive season
Stick to inflation targeting, Grimes tells central banks
Central bankers should stick to what they do best – keeping inflation in check – without taking on multiple targets that damage their credibility, says recently retired RBNZ chairman Arthur Grimes
Monetary policy is the incorrect tool to curb asset bubbles
There is no evidence the use of monetary policy in Sweden to keep household debt in check actually works. Such a policy only undermines employment and results in the Riksbank breaching its mandate
Politically-aligned governors more likely to 'survive', research finds
Paper unearths evidence that central bank governors with the same political leanings as the government in power last significantly longer in their roles
Inaugural Central Banking Awards deadline extended
Central banks and market practitioners have one more week to submit their work for consideration in the Central Banking Awards 2013
Asmussen defends ECB bond purchases at German constitutional court hearing
German representative on the European Central Bank’s executive board Jörg Asmussen rejects charges the central bank exceeded its legal basis by agreeing to purchase the sovereign debt of eurozone nations