Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Britain names new head of fiscal watchdog
Institute for Fiscal Studies director Robert Chote is chancellor George Osborne’s choice to head government’s Office for Budget Responsibility; Chote likely to be approved by Treasury Select Committee
SNB on how a taste for the home grown impacts trade
Swiss National Bank research examines how preference associated with “home market effects” impacts the aggregate volume of trade and welfare gains from liberalisation
IMF on why bad news increases volatility, decreases leverage
IMF research attempts to explain why bad news is often associated with higher future volatility
France’s Redouin favours central banks’ new dual role
Banque de France first deputy governor Jean-Paul Redouin says having financial stability and monetary policy under one roof will strengthen surveillance of financial sector
Marcó Del Pont: Argentina averted a full blown crisis
Central Bank of Argentina governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont says country’s resilience during crisis owed much to good policies
Pakistan confirms Kardar as governor
Former regional finance minister Shahid Kardar appointed as governor of State Bank of Pakistan for three-year term
OECD warns on global slowdown
G7 growth set to slow to 1.5% in the second half of the year; chief economist advocates more QE if slowdown does become entrenched
Beige Book points to gloomy outlook for US economy
Reports from twelve regional Federal Reserve districts add further weight to fears of double dip; say weakness in housing market tempering recovery
Subbarao concerned over Basel III countercyclical measures
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao cites concern over variable likely to be used to calibrate countercyclical buffers
Dublin to split troubled lender
Anglo Irish to be split after more than a year-and-a-half of state ownership
Basel Committee has agreed on capital ratio: Buba’s Zeitler
Senior officials set to meet on Sunday to discuss the proposal
RBI’s Thorat: formalise payments to promote inclusive growth
Reserve Bank of India deputy Usha Thorat says payments developments offer “unique opportunity”
St Louis Fed on asset pricing and portfolio choice
Research points to significant advances in rationalising empirical features
The Italian lira: 1896-1997
Bank of Italy publishes information on pre-euro currency
International bodies fulfil G20 recommendation on information gaps
European Central Bank, Bank for International Settlements and IMF publish second part of Securities Statistics Handbook to address information gaps
Boston Fed: Massachusetts suburb receives housing boost from Boston
A Boston Federal Reserve study shows inner city growth impacts positively on housing recovery in suburban areas
Pakistan set to pick bureaucrat as next governor
Islamabad looks likely to break with trend and pick former government official Shahid Kardar as next State Bank of Pakistan governor, reports say
De La Rue says staff falsified banknote tests
Banknote printer says investigation into printing irregularities has revealed staff at Hampshire plant deliberately falsified paper specification tests
Federal Reserve: discount rate minutes July-August 2010
Two of 12 regional Feds wanted higher primary credit rate
IMF: Fiscal health helps weather negative externalities
Fund study shows that fiscal austerity can weaken effects of negative demand shocks on growth in low income countries
Israel's Fischer: economy experienced recession not depression
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer says country survived the recession due to strength of economy at onset of crisis
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: contagion must be contained through rules-based approach
European Central Bank member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says countries should stop paying lip service and instead adopt a rules-based approach to stopping contagion
Margaret Cole joins UK FSA Board
Financial Services Authority promotes Margaret Cole to board as managing director of enforcement and financial crime
Banks upped exposure to troubled eurozone states in first quarter: BIS
Bank for International Settlements says first quarter figures show exposure to Portugal, Greece and Spain grew, in spite of default worries