Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Bank of Estonia – Financial Stability Review 2/2009
Bank of Estonia says borrowers’ capability to repay debt is the main risk to stability
Bank of Italy – Economic Bulletin January 2010
Bank of Italy – Economic Bulletin January 2010 Bank of Italy says recovery will be sluggish in 2010 and 2011
Shirakawa pledges to keep policy loose
Japanese governor Masaaki Shirakawa reiterates the central bank’s commitment to tackle deflation as figures show more people expect prices to fall over 2010
Bernanke appeals to keep Fed’s oversight powers
Federal Reserve chairman makes the case for the central bank to retain banking supervision in letter to lawmakers; Volcker supports systemic role
Brazil names new head of foreign affairs
Central Bank of Brazil appoints Carlos Araujo to lead international affairs as current head Maria Celina Arraes returns to UN post
RBI's Mohanty bemoans inflation measures
Reserve Bank of India's Deepak Mohanty wants robust primary measure of inflation
Bank of Korea - Financial Statement Analysis (Q3 2009)
Analysis points to low growth in the three months to September 2009, but notes some reasons for optimism
Israel’s Hizkiyahu on financial regulation architecture
Bank of Israel’s Rony Hizkiyahu says move from sectorial to functional regulation key
Italy's economy in the crisis
Bank of Italy looks at the effects of the crisis on the Italian productive system
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