Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
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
Optimal monetary policy with some pricing power
Boston Fed paper looks at optimal policy in an environment where firms can set some prices
Philadelphia Fed Business Review
Review features articles on monetary policy implementation, banking design and the best way for central banks to transmit information
Korea holds amid concern over government influence
Bank of Korea leaves the cost of borrowing at 2% for 11th straight month; concern that presence of a minister at meetings will curtail independence
Leverage and productivity in emerging European economies
A Centre for Economic Policy Research paper published in December argues that while moderate leverage increases growth, excess leverage can dampen it
Post-crisis bank behaviour: lessons from South America
International Monetary Fund paper uses data from banks in Mercosur trading bloc to investigate longer-term impact of turmoil on industry
FOMC minutes flag inflation uncertainty
Minutes for December meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee underline divergence of views over price pressures
Bank of Finland Bulletin (December 2009)
The Finnish central bank acknowledges the weakness of the economic recovery and explains why the domestic economy has been particularly affected by the crisis
A century of financial crises in New Zealand
Recent analysis from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand suggests that improvements in policy will reduce the risk of a currency crisis going forward
Bakani named new Papua New Guinea governor
Bank of Papua New Guinea’s Loi Bakani succeeds Sir Wilson Kamit
Lawmakers voice fears for gilt demand
Treasury Committee says end to quantitative easing could lead to gilts sales falling short and funding costs rising
Politician seen as likely replacement for Buba’s Fabritius
Reported move raises fears Bundesbank becoming increasingly politicised
Israel’s Fischer asked to serve second term – reports
Stanley Fischer reportedly asked by Israel’s prime minister to serve a second term at the Bank of Israel
Housing cycles and the macroeconomy in the Middle East
International Monetary Fund paper calls for more research into the linkages between house prices and business, and an improvement to the range and precision of data
Cut expenditure as soon as recovery firms: RBI’s Gopinath
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath says spending will have to be reined in to protect and foster the country’s economic growth
Fed’s Duke sees modest recovery ahead
Federal Reserve’s Elizabeth Duke expects credit conditions to thaw throughout the course of 2009