Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
How oil prices affect the economy
Bank of Canada paper finds that energy prices affect economy mainly through supply side
Federal Reserve -- Beige Book
US central bank’s first report for 2010 shows the economy continuing to improve
Slovakia ex-chief made OECD ambassador
Ivan Šramko, the ex-governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, named ambassador to OECD days after leaving central bank
Atlanta’s Lockhart: don’t politicise the Fed
Atlanta Federal Reserve’s Dennis Lockhart says Fed must have the capacity to make unpopular decisions
Estonia ready for euro in 2011
Bank of Estonia publishes Report on the Adoption of the Euro
Iceland -- Financial Stability Report 2009
Central bank's report shows a lack of international support for rescuing systemically important institutions
Kenya moves to automated treasury trading – Ndung’u
Kenyan governor Njuguna Ndung’u says automated trading system is an important development for treasury bonds
PNG’s kina is a commodity currency
Bank of Papua New Guinea looks at determinants of kina’s exchange rate
China heads for the exit
People’s Bank of China raises reserve requirement ratio in a move seen as confirming start of policy tightening
Euro counterfeits soar 30%
ECB statistics show 860,000 forged euro banknotes recovered in 2009
How cash flow shocks spread: ECB paper
ECB paper finds local shocks can spread quickly through banks and non-financial firms, even without defaults
Slovakia appoints new governor
Jozef Makúch, an executive director at the Slovak central bank, gets the top job after Ivan Šramko refuses a second term
Fed posts record $46 billion profit
The Federal Reserve says it made a record profit in 2009; NY Fed is pressed to publish AIG records in spiralling political row
SNB will intervene to control franc: Hildebrand
Switzerland's Philipp Hildebrand says he will monitor the performance of the franc; gains have weakened Swiss exports
Corporate debt supports macro liquidity
Bank of Canada looks at corporations’ debt-issuance strategies
Sri Lanka’s Cabraal: bond market deepening in focus
Ajith Cabraal, the governor of the Sri Lankan central bank, outlines the 2010 roadmap for the country’s capital markets
Recovery in French industry and services
Banque de France's December survey shows a small improvement is likely in the next few months
Canada's Wolf on housing sector
David Wolf, an adviser at the Bank of Canada, says housing is disproportionately important in the country
Fed appeals to withhold bailout names
Federal Reserve goes to a US appeals court to overturn ruling forcing it to reveal the institutions rescued to the tune of $2 trillion at the height of the financial crisis
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin (December 2009)
The December installment of the RBA's monthly bulletin contains articles on regulation and domestic economic developments
Systemic risk ebbing away: ECB's Papademos
ECB vice-president says financial system support measures have worked
Inflation costs: Philadephia Fed working paper
Philadelphia Fed paper examines cost of inflation in a DSGE model
Asset fire sales spread shock to emerging markets
A paper from the Centre for Economic Policy Research shows that financial shocks spread from developed to emerging economies through portfolio reallocations in the crisis
HKMA deputy Choi on priorities for 2010
Deputy head of HK central bank discusses priorities, including preparations for an exit