Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Central banker takes over as Labuan Financial Services Authority director
Encik Ahmad Hizzad bin Baharuddin takes over as head of the Labuan FSA; leaves role as director of Bank Negara Malaysia's Islamic banking and takaful department
ECB paper identifies rate-setting heterogeneity among policymakers
European Central Bank study finds differences in interest rate voting patterns within three monetary policy-setting committees
IMF paper measures longevity of housing cycles
Fund study examines the dynamics of housing market cycles and the length of boom-and-bust periods
Dissenter votes to hike rates on inflationary fears: Iceland minutes
Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee minutes says one member voted to increase interest rates despite uncertainty in global economy
Bank of Israel reviews lessons learnt from crisis
Bank of Israel report looks at evidence from recent financial crisis and how policymakers can be more prepared in future
EU plans coordinated action to recapitalise banks
European Commissioner Olli Rehn says capital positions of European banks must be reinforced; calls for comprehensive strategy to restore confidence in Europe
US watchdog highlights discrepancies in Fed emergency programmes
US Government Accountability Office says Fed on occasions failed to properly document processes and decisions during crisis; says opportunities exist to strengthen risk management practices
ECB’s Constâncio stresses commitment to T2S settlement platform
First ever Europe-wide platform for settlement of bonds and equities trades has ECB’s full support; will play a crucial role in future of the single market, says Vítor Constâncio
Fed liquidity helped US escape Great Recession: NY Fed paper
New York Federal Reserve study says Fed liquidity policies helped economy avert another Great Depression
Globalisation creates monetary policy challenges for EMEs: BIS report
Bank for International Settlements report says emerging market monetary policies are becoming much more complex due to integrated global financial system
CFO gender impacts bank loan costs: Bank of Finland paper
Bank of Finland study shows firms with female chief financial officers enjoy lower borrowing costs than firms under the control of men
Buba’s Dombret opposes EU Tobin tax
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret warns financial transaction tax could overburden financial institutions
EU lawmakers agree on Stability and Growth Pact overhaul
Enhanced Stability and Growth Pact gets approval of European Council and Parliament; European finance ministers clear Asmussen for ECB executive board
Poland moves to halt zloty decline
National Bank of Poland intervenes in foreign exchange markets for third consecutive week to curb depreciation of zloty; Central Bank of Brazil also acts to smooth flow of real against dollar
ECB’s Bini Smaghi revisits Triffin dilemma
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says tension persists between short-term domestic policy incentives and stability of international monetary system
Bernanke asks for help to stimulate the economy
Bernanke reiterates Fed is ready to act; calls on all policymakers to work towards lifting the economy
Financial Stability Board finalises Sifi measures
FSB settles on plan to tackle the 'too big to fail' problems posed by systemically important financial institutions; measures will be sent to G-20 summit in November
Short-selling ban proved ineffective: NY Fed paper
New York Federal Reserve study says ban on short-selling did not prevent slide in stock prices and increased cost of liquidity
Bank of Canada paper measures systemic importance of banks
Bank of Canada study builds framework to identify systemically important financial institutions
IMF paper identifies scope for inflation targeting in Mena countries
Fund study says central banks in Middle East and North Africa can follow emerging market trend in adopting inflation-targeting frameworks
BoJ data signals boost in recovery effort
Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey highlights positive outlook for economy as business sentiment among Japanese manufacturers improves
FPC explains capital requirement switch
FPC explains worries about credit availability to business; says banks must know that capital and liquidity buffers are "useable" in a crisis situation
ECB’s Noyer says larger EFSF ‘unrealistic’
ECB governing council member says EFSF will not be made bigger; is open to schemes that would offer greater leveraging opportunities for money already committed
IMF paper incorporates financial sector risk in monetary policy models
Fund study examines risks of including financial stability indicators in monetary policy reaction models