Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
PBoC’s Du promoted to deputy governor: reports
People’s Bank of China has promoted assistant governor Du Jinfu to deputy, according to news reports; Du replaces Su Ning, who is past official retirement age
FSA’s Sants calls on regulators to judge banks' culture
UK Financial Services Authority chief Hector Sants says supervisors can no longer back away from judging whether culture in banks complies with accepted standards
FSA split as Britain switches to twin-peaks approach
Hector Sants to become deputy governor and chief executive of new prudential regulator, which moves to the Bank of England
Central Bank of Peru - Annual Report (2009)
Peruvian central bank's 2009 Annual Report shows country recorded modest growth
China bubble unlikely to derail recovery: St Louis Fed's Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says concerns over bubble in China are over exaggerated
UK Banking Commission proposes adoption of Volcker Rule
Report on banking reform proposes that modified version of Volcker rule be adopted
Ireland's Honohan outlines central bank's failures
Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan cites failures in bank management for poor response to crisis in central bank review
Former Bank chief economist to chair new banking commission
Sir John Vickers named head of Independent Commission on Banking that will decide the future of British lenders
Top economists call for central banks to oversee financial stability
Leading thinkers including former Federal Reserve Board governor Frederic Mishkin say central banks should watch financial stability; set of crisis prevention proposals include limits on bankers’ pay
Fed could win fight on monetary policy audit: reports
Media reports saw lawmakers in Congress's lower house could relent on forcing monetary policy decisions to be audited, as lawmakers work to forge swift agreement
Spanish banks’ reliance on ECB hits record levels
Data published by Spain’s central bank shows the country’s banks exhibiting an increasing level of dependence on the eurosystem, officials dismiss talk of bailout
Bank’s Posen stoutly defends ECB bond purchases
Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen slams critics who claim bond purchases will impinge upon central bank’s independence; says given low interest rates, bond purchases are essential monetary policy tool
RBA minutes show central kept rates unchanged over euro fears
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s board kept rates on hold at 4.5% amid uncertainty over Europe’s fiscal position
St Louis Federal Reserve: African Americans have endured economic disadvantage
A St Louis Federal Reserve study compares the economic progress of African Americans against white Americans and finds significant differences in access to labour markets
Bank of Portugal: calendar effects valuable data source for ATM patterns
A Bank of Portugal study on ATMs finds calendar effects provide useful understanding of consumer habits when undertaking cash withdrawls
RBA’s Battellino: banking sector key to funding deficit
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says banks play key role in intermediating funding to economy
Sarb’s Mokate to exit after not securing new contract
South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Renosi Mokate to leave central bank after her five-year term expires
Iraq central bank bombing leaves 15 dead
Suicide bombers and gunmen target Iraqi central bank; attack thought to be part of a series of robberies and heists orchestrated by Sunni insurgents
New York Fed - Annual Report (2009)
New York Federal Reserve Bank remitted almost $24 billion to the US Treasury in 2009
Bank of England - Quarterly Bulletin (Q2 2010)
Bank's Quarterly Bulletin says yields on UK gilts fell in the last quarter due to lower expected future interest rates
US must clarify degree of Basel III implementation: Bini Smaghi
ECB executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says US needs to clarify its implementation of Basel III proposals
Low savings widened Southern Europe's fiscal gap: IMF paper
Fund study finds lack of savings in Southern European countries caused large current account deficits to form in the run-up to the global financial crisis
Carlos Costa replaces Constâncio at head of Bank of Portugal
Former EIB vice president Carlos Costa is sworn in as governor after Vitor Constâncio takes ECB deputy spot
Buba’s Sarrazin renews racism controversy
Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin says Germany is getting “dumber” because of Turkish, Middle Eastern and African immigrants; comments follow similar remarks last year and intensify calls for his removal