Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
National Bank of Poland updates 18-year-old banknote security
Security features of Polish banknotes to be overhauled in 2014; central bank keeping tight-lipped on the upgrades
Kocherlakota warns of consequences of ‘mandate-consistent' lower rates
Minneapolis Fed president highlights risks accompanying persistent low rates, but argues rates must go lower still to be consistent with dual mandate
Lagarde says ECB has ‘room to manoeuvre' on rates
IMF managing director says it up to ECB when to cut rates but calls for co-ordinated policies worldwide to shift ‘from three-speed to full speed' global recovery
BoJ's Miyao sees weaker yen as key to ending deflation
Leading proponent of monetary easing highlights a change in the dollar-yen exchange rate as key to hitting Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target
CPSS and Iosco start assessing compliance with FMI principles
Organisations begin process of monitoring ‘full, timely and consistent’ implementation of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures across jurisdictions
Czech bulletin dissects monetary policy transmission
An economic research bulletin compiled by the Czech National Bank explores relationship between monetary policy and real economy in five articles
Asia faces increasingly complex risk, says MAS assistant managing director
Ng Nam Sin says insurers face both growing opportunities and increasingly large, complex and interconnected risks; Asean committee will help promote co-operation
SNB research finds Swiss franc is only safe haven against some currencies
Paper suggests Swiss franc is a safe haven from euro but not from other major reserve currencies; says this may be down to small size of market
RBI executive director discusses challenges in sustainable housing finance
Deepak Mohanty examines how best to extend housing finance in India, against the backdrop of multiple financial crises caused by unsustainable mortgage growth
ECB working paper puts forward new model for use in stress tests
Working paper based on risk-return optimal program in which banks aim to maximise risk-adjusted returns while taking into account regulatory capital and liquidity constraints
King says independence is a tricky course to steer
BoE governor says central banks are expected to be partially, fully and non-independent in different parts of mandate, which is almost impossible; outvoted again at latest MPC meet
Arbitrage threat kept 'fallible' leverage ratio to 4%, says Vickers
Vickers says his 'blue skies thinking' leverage ratio would have been 10%, and adds stress testing avoids banks gaming the system
Fed’s Yellen sees little evidence of stability danger from easy policy
Janet Yellen defends accommodative stance of US monetary policy; says there is no ‘pervasive evidence’ that policies are causing overheating
SNB vice-chair tells people to ‘fasten seatbelts’ following CCB activation
Jean-Pierre Danthine says activation of the counter-cyclical capital buffer aims to avoid a sharp fall in property prices and rise in defaults, but achieving a soft landing will be challenging
Fed demands more detailed 'living wills'
Federal Reserve and FDIC request additional information on risks that could derail resolution plans for largest bank holding companies, including issues of international co-operation
Draghi faces hostile Strasbourg reception but questions track record of SME lending schemes
ECB president grilled by European Parliament over the inability of small businesses to access credit; says action is 'absolutely essential'
Financial Stability Board demands faster OTC reform
FSB reveals that every one of its members missed the G-20 deadline for reforming OTC derivative markets; urges “rapid progress” in 2013
Cyprus president rejects Draghi concerns
Nicos Anastasiades tells ECB president that government is not interfering with central bank independence; stresses legitimacy of investigation into governor Panicos Demetriades
IMF's Blanchard warns Europe could drag world economy down
IMF chief economist says ‘three-speed’ global economy could be dangerous; World Economic Outlook urges central banks to keep policy loose but be ready with an exit strategy
RBA assistant governor says investment boom is inflating currency
Guy Debelle says the growing resource sector is being funded by capital inflows, which are contributing to a higher-than-expected Australian dollar
ECB’s Cœuré highlights US and Europe payments division
Executive board member Benoît Cœuré says credit cards play a larger role in the US payments industry; identifies benefits of expanding European debit card usage
ECB research finds exchange rate decoupled from fundamentals
Paper suggests euro exchange rate during the European sovereign debt crisis ‘danced to its own tune’, but volatility was impacted by politicians’ statements
Paper finds pro-cyclical labour market in the great recession
Researchers claim US labour force participation since 2007 violates conventional wisdom on acyclical behaviour
World Bank says east Asia and Pacific at risk of ‘overheating’
Asia-Pacific policymakers urged to consider withdrawing stimulus – fiscal and monetary – as region’s larger economies reach their productive capacity and face inflationary pressures