Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Turkey reveals new currency symbol
Turkish prime minister leads ceremony at the Central Bank of Turkey to unveil the new symbol for the lira
Swedish authorities lambast maximum harmonisation for Basel III
Swedish Finansinspektionen and the Riksbank hold first joint meeting on macroprudential policy matters; again take on EU proposals to fix capital adequacy requirements
EFSF gets go-ahead for collateral enhancement facility
Plan to restore worth to Greek bonds as collateral is authorised; two days after the European Central Bank was forced to stop accepting Greek bonds following downgrade
Raskin echoes Bernanke in discussing ‘modest’ recovery
Sarah Bloom Raskin talks about slow recovery compared to historical cycles and the impact of accommodative policy on savers
Bank of Portugal studies synchronisation of macroeconomic fluctuations
Research paper expands on the assessment of synchronisation of macroeconomic fluctuations across countries and regions; past assessment has been crucial for the debate on economic integration
Bank of Canada working paper investigates market movers
New research looks into whether central bank communications or media reports impact markets more
BoE’s Miles explores QE impact
External MPC member discusses the two main channels by which he believes asset purchases boost demand
Sri Lanka objects to ‘highly unwarranted’ downgrade
Central Bank of Sri Lanka unhappy with ratings alterations; issues lengthy statement objecting to the moves
Ireland deputy governor talks about macro-prudential policy
Irish deputy governor discusses future of policy making and development of macro-prudential policies
Reserve Bank of India working paper studies gold prices
Research looks at the links between gold prices and financial stability in India
Bank of Thailand governor discusses links with Germany
Prasarn Trairatvorakul highlights important trade link with Germany and commits to necessary reforms to improve Thailand’s competitiveness
Bank of Mauritius releases financial stability report
Latest report offers overview of international and domestic economic pressures impacting the country
Bernanke laments 'modest' US recovery
Fed chairman describes mixed progress in US economic recovery; explains reasons for publishing statement of longer-run goals and policy strategy
UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority reveals approach to consultation
Bank of England and Financial Services Authority publish response to government’s request for details on how the Prudential Regulation Authority will consult with firms
Boston Fed paper evaluates impact of accounting standards on institutions
Boston Fed researcher finds that implementing fair-value accounting may not necessarily provide financial statement users with more transparent and useful reporting
IMF working paper formulates new forecasting framework
New IMF research looks into systemic real and financial risks; focuses on the measurement of them, predicting them and stress testing
Governor of Bangladesh Bank discusses working population ratio
Atiur Rahman says Bangladesh must prepare for when the large working population becomes elderly
Bank of Canada research delves into monetary policy
Bank of Canada releases research paper which examines the interaction between monetary policy and macro-prudential policy
Philippines confirms inflation target for 2012–14
Central Bank of the Philippines reveals government has fixed inflation target for 2012-14; target to remain the same as it was for the last three years
ECB rejects Greek bonds in reaction to rating cut
European Central Bank temporarily stops accepting Greek debt as collateral; move comes one day after rating agency drops country to a selective default rating
New government member for Reserve Bank of India’s board
Following a legal amendment allowing the Indian government to appoint two members of the Reserve Bank of India’s board of directors, the latest appointment is made
Fed’s Plosser warns of blurring institutional boundaries
President of the Philadelphia Fed warns of hazards when central banks get involved in fiscal policy
Brazilian research looks at regulatory policies and capital flows
Researchers find counter-cyclical regulatory policies may need to be supplemented by other, more targeted, macro-prudential instruments
Praet discusses lessons from the crisis
ECB executive board member says speed at which imbalances result in systemic risks is a major lesson to learn; talks of emerging new Europe