Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Ex-Brazil deputy to head hedge fund’s Latin American office
Former Central Bank of Brazil deputy governor Mário Mesquita will head Latin American office of UK hedge fund Brevan Howard
Trichet lauds Estonia’s positive response to crisis
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says Estonia’s quick reaction to financial crisis paved Tallinn’s road to euro adoption
Riksbank's Svensson says monetary policy had no role in crisis
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson denies monetary policy was responsible for the financial crisis
BoJ’s Kamezaki predicts weaker outlook for growth
Bank of Japan rate-setter Hidetoshi Kamezaki expects Japanese growth engines to slow down
Money market rate best policy target: BIS research
Bank for International Settlements research finds lower macroeconomic volatility where central banks use money market rather than repo rate as policy target
Rajan, Krugman renew spat
Ex-IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman revive clash over central banks' role in the crisis
EU bailout vehicle nets top credit rating
European Financial Stability Facility secures triple A rating
RBA’s Stevens: monetary policy not necessarily a ‘blunt instrument’
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says monetary policy suited to guarding macroeconomic stability
More than half of Hong Kong banknotes held outside territory
Hong Kong Monetary Authority research cites increased integration with mainland and popularity of Macao as factors
Subbarao tackles dilemmas in central banking
Reserve Bank of India governor opines on five challenges facing monetary authorities
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin (2010 Q3)
Bank of England's third quarter bulletin scrutinises sterling markets, lending for new households
IMF on reserve adequacy in The Gambia
Research suggests reserves equal to the value of between 4.5 and seven months of imports are needed
UK Treasury tables insolvency plans for investment banks
Treasury says Lehman Brothers’ failure showed strong case for introducing special administration regime for investment banks
Beijing makes two changes to MPC
People’s Bank of China deputy governor Du Jinfu and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China president Jiang Jianqing will join advisory Monetary Policy Committee
Fiji’s Naiyaga urges stock exchange listings
Reserve Bank of Fiji acting deputy governor Inia Naiyaga notes tax break for companies listed on stock exchanges
Weber on growth prospects after the crisis
Bundesbank president stresses financial stability has to and will be reinforced
Ghana’s Amissah-Arthur on a step to modernise payments
Governor of the Bank of Ghana says Central Securities Depository will become central bank subsidiary in order to modernise payments
Beijing looks to further internationalise renminbi
People’s Bank of China says it must work to match growing demand for renminbi outside of mainland; sets out further steps including opening domestic market to international institutions
Shirakawa rights wrongs of ‘lost decade’
Bank of Japan governor challenges barbs over economy’s, and central bank’s, performance over recent decades; calls for “deeper understanding” of liquidity and counterparty risk
HKMA warns on renminbi product risks
Hong Kong Monetary Authority executive director calls for caution in due diligence and supervisory assessment of renminbi products
Elizabeth Warren poised to run consumer body: reports
US media say Harvard academic Elizabeth Warren to be named assistant to President in new consumer body; designation will allow her to circumvent politically charged confirmation process
German paper claims Sarrazin deal pushed onto Buba
Broadsheet says German President Christian Wulff forced Bundesbank to negotiate deal that led to Thilo Sarrazin’s departure; report stirs up concern on Buba’s independence
Philly Fed survey: firms see little change in business activity
Firms say activity remained flat this month but optimistic that third quarter better than previous three months
Oxford SWF Project cautions funds on aping other investors
Oxford SWF Project paper argues sovereign wealth funds’ tendency to copy strategy of other institutional investors misguided