Communication
St Louis Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2008
The current financial crisis has highlighted that certain activities are best performed by the public sector, said James Bullard, the president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, in the central bank's latest Annual Report.
Interview: Zdeneˇk Tu°ma
Martina Horáková speaks to the Czech governor about the crisis, calls for cross-border supervision and the process for adopting the euro
PBOC - China Payment System Development Report
Payment services tended to be diversified and increasingly market-oriented in 2007, notes the latest China Payment System Development Report from the People's Bank of China.
Fed planning communication enhancements: reports
The Federal Reserve looks set to bow to political pressure and disclose more details of its various attempts to tackle the crisis, which have led to the central bank's balance sheet more than doubling in size.
Long-run forecasts a good anti-deflation tool
The Federal Open Market Committee's new long-run inflation forecast reduces the chance of a deflationary spiral, a new paper form the San Francisco Federal Reserve posits.
SEC to revamp whistleblower procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US stock-market regulator, has announced a sweeping review of the way it handles whistleblower complaints and tip-offs.
Fed gloomy on 2009, more bullish on 2010 and 2011
The Federal Reserve has reduced its forecast for economic growth this year, but has upgraded its projection for 2010 and 2011.
Crisis demands a common voice: UK's McFall
John McFall, the chairman of Britain's Treasury Committee, tells CentralBankNews.com why the financial crisis means central bankers will have to change the way they speak.
Enlargement and stability: ECB's new challenges
Enlargement and financial stability are the European Central Bank's (ECB) main new challenges, finds a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Philippines' Tetangco: 2009 will be critical
Philippines ended 2008 fairly unharmed from the global financial turmoil but 2009 is critical, said Amando Tetangco, the governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines.
Communication key in inflation targeting
Communication is crucial in limiting the damage to central bank's credibility associated with overshooting inflation targets, notes a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Central bank employees and inflation credibility
Perceptions of inflation among central bank employees point to some disturbing trends, Jannie Rossouw, Johan Fourie and Vishnu Padayachee find
Inflation targeting under stress
The increasing global nature of the monetary and financial system presents challenges to inflation targeters, says George Kopits
Trichet defends decision to keep minutes secret
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has defended the institution's decision to keep details of its monetary policy meetings under wraps, saying the publication of minutes could damage credibility.
Philippine's Tetangco - links with US decisive
The macroeconomic impact of the current turmoil on Philippine's economy will depend on trade links with the United States, remittances and investments, said Amando Tetangco, the governor of the Central Bank of Philippines.
Norway's Qvigstad on the benefits of transparency
Central bank transparency improves the quality of both communication and the decision-making process, said Jan Qvigstad, the deputy governor of the Norges Bank.
ECB communicates well
European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy communication is clear in about 95% of cases, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
The wider benefits of assistance
Juliet Johnson suggests that assistance to post-communist central banks by their Western counterparts resulted in closer links between central bankers more generally
Turmoil in the Basel tower
The handling of the resignation of Malcolm Knight was badly bungled, says Klaus Engelen
Behind the BoJ's risk balance charts
Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a member of the policy board of Bank of Japan, explained the background behind the introduction of the central bank's new risk-balance charts.
Should the public read inflation reports?
A new paper published by the Czech National Bank offers a way to evaluate consistency in central bank communication.
Know your surfer - the key to success in websites
Understanding how people use your website is the key to improving it, says Timo Laurmaa, the head of the Bank for International Settlements' web communications team
Colombia’s communication challenge
Lavan Mahadeva, Diana Mejía Anzola and Jose Darío Uribe Escobar outline the steps the Colombian central bank has taken in communicating with different audiences
Central banks must communicate with care
While their abandonment of mystique and secrecy is to be commended, central banks' must recognise that more communication is not always better, research published by the International Monetary Fund states.