Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Chile puts board members in spotlight with decision-making overhaul
Changes aim to make communication more transparent while aligning central bank with international best practice; eight meetings will now take place each year
Housing reform ‘will stabilise’ market – Danish central bank
The new taxation system aims to reduce price volatility by 20% and stem rising house prices in cities
Bank of Finland paper deems bitcoin ‘revolutionary’
Bitcoin cannot be regulated, say economists, who give the volatile cryptocurrency a glowing review
Savings and good governance are best policy against natural disasters – IADB
Chile was able to overcome a major earthquake in 2010 without resorting to international funding
Australian first-home buyers have better finances, study finds
RBA research paper finds fewer people are transitioning from renting to owning houses, but those who do tend to be more financially stable
Philadelphia Fed launches new research institute
Research body is tasked with better understanding consumer behaviour, particularly in relation to financial markets
Benoît Cœuré: exchange rate pass-through has fallen for eurozone
ECB board member calls for reconsideration of IS curve modelling
Irish governor calls for fiscal prudence
The government’s debt target may need to be revised, argues Lane
Racial wage gaps in US caused by ‘harder-to-measure’ factors
Lack of opportunity plays bigger role than education and profession in racial inequality, paper finds
BoE paper adds time-varying parameters to DSGE model
Method allows parameters to shift over time as the structure of the economy changes, yielding improvements to forecasting
Former Trinidad and Tobago governor denies police probe rumour
Rambarran denies claims he is being investigated over his time as chairman of the country's Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mark Carney takes over two BIS chairmanships
Bank of England governor adds two further chair positions to his several existing roles, taking over from Agustín Carstens
More power for US politicians reduces credit in their states, paper finds
Gains in power for politicians' power may increase banks’ ability to screen out lenders, researchers say
Riksbank: housing market is a ‘serious threat’ to stability
Swedish central bank welcomes amortisation proposals, but says further measures may be needed
Bank swap rate reforms going well, Australian deputy governor says
Guy Debelle says BBSW rate will be strengthened by changes
Low-income families suffer higher inflation rates, paper finds
The differences in prices occur in the same categories of goods
‘Red teams’ will test cyber-security of European financial infrastructure
Bundesbank official praises “bug bounty” programmes that pay hackers to uncover vulnerabilities
ECB will take ‘bulk of decisions’ on asset purchases in October – Draghi
ECB staff revise eurozone inflation decisions downwards despite higher expected growth
Falling import prices and lower expectations hamper Fed, Brainard says
Long period of low inflation may affect households’ inflation expectations, Fed board member says
Sveriges Riksbank changes monetary policy framework
Swedish central bank formally adopts CPIF and leaves policy rate unchanged
Multiplier of spending cuts bigger than fiscal expansions, paper argues
Impact of austerity is at its peak during recessions, Richmond Federal Reserve paper finds
Oman’s sultan replaces governor and restructures board
Second-longest serving governor leaves as oil prices put economy under pressure
Fed rate hikes may be damaging the economy – Kashkari
Neel Kashkari says low inflation may be the result of tighter policy
Fiscal stabilisation spurs growth in low fixed-asset sectors - IMF
Those with difficulty raising external funds benefit most from policy, paper argues