Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
IMF makes strong call for strengthened policy response in Europe
International Monetary Fund wants stronger financial integration to bolster Europe’s recovery; comes as officials gather in Greece to see progress
Thai governor becomes latest to attack IMF capital controls framework
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul’s criticisms of IMF framework on capital controls come after similar comments from Brazilian, Indian officials
Lambert will not take up seat on Bank’s FPC
Former Monetary Policy Committee member Sir Richard Lambert says he no longer wishes to become one of four external members of macroprudential body
Basel Committee unveils final proposals on pay
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision reveals risk-adjusted remuneration report; urges large firms to move away from remunerating employees based purely on their profits
IMF re-examines link between exchange and inflation rates
IMF examines link between nominal exchange rate and inflation
Watch out for policy spillovers: Subbarao
Reserve Bank of India governor warns that process of globalisation can cause unexpected policy spillover damage
New model for assessing underlying inflationary pressure: Canada
Discussion paper calls for exclusion of components with “exceptionally large price changes” when assessing underlying inflationary pressures
Rebalancing of global economic policy urged: ECB’s Stark
Stark calls for “a fundamental change in economic mindset across the global economy”
Japan set to up legal reserve to safeguard against losses
Japan applies to increase capital buffer; wants to "maintain its financial soundness"
Draghi secures German backing for ECB presidency
Angela Merkel offers support for Mario Draghi to become the next president of the European Central Bank; says he is “interesting” and “experienced”
China and US could 'step up' cooperation
Zhou Xiaochuan believes increased cooperation between China and the US on financial reform and regulation is possible
India should have monetary policy committee: Subbarao
Reserve Bank of India governor calls for full “legally-backed” autonomy for the central bank; necessary for the establishment of a monetary policy committee
SNB’s Hildebrand unconvinced on need for global safety net
Swiss National Bank chairman cites three reasons why global mechanism for liquidity provision may not be necessary
Fed’s Duke on the wonders of virtual collaboration
Federal Reserve’s Elizabeth Duke on how Fed is using the web to reach out to the public
Don’t hand over reins to markets: ECB’s Bini Smaghi
European Central Bank’s Lorenzo Bini Smaghi sets out four reasons why sovereigns’ fates should not be left in the hands of markets
BoE’s Haldane calls for policy action on short-termism
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane says public policy intervention may be needed to correct capital market myopia
China to ‘strengthen investigation' into shadow banking problems
“Risk control situation is grim,” warns top banking regulator
Kazakhstan may convert some reserves into yuan: reports
Governor of the central bank says he expects the yuan to be “globally recognised as a reserve currency” this year; currency swap deal on the cards
Bank of Namibia to issue new banknotes in 2012
New security features will be added to notes; old notes will still be legal tender
ECB publishes the third edition of monetary policy book
ECB releases comprehensive overview of the ECB's monetary policy
Bank’s Bailey sees positive future for building societies
Andrew Bailey puts FSA hat on and delivers speech in new role
Bank of Japan praised for post-disaster actions
Government representatives at monetary policy meeting expressed appreciation for the central bank’s “swift and appropriate actions after the earthquake”
Turkey releases latest inflation report
Central Bank of Turkey April 2011 Inflation Report covers new policy strategy
Yellen defends IMF proposals on capital controls
Federal Reserve vice-chair takes Fund line on framework to tackle capital inflows; follows criticism of framework from Indian, Brazilian officials