Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Italy’s Draghi welcomes Islamic finance
Bank of Italy’s Mario Draghi says sharing information crucial to the smooth integration of Islamic finance
Bank of Israel – Third Quarter Inflation Report 2009
Report shows inflation slowed as a result of rate hike
Recovery will be shaped like a tick: Fed’s Fisher
Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Fed, explained why there would be no V-shaped economic recovery
Czechs set fixed time for policy announcements
The Czech National Bank will announce monetary policy decisions at 1 p.m. starting next February
ECB appoints new directors general
The ECB names new heads for information systems and human resources
Norways’s Qvigstad on the art of communication
Norges Bank’s Jan Qvigstad outlines criteria for good central bank communication
Price volatility lower in inflation-targeting countries
Reserve Bank of Australia compares inflation volatility in inflation-targeting and non-inflation-targeting countries
Evaluating monetary policy
Risksbank’s Svensson on the difficulties of measuring the right rate for inflation targeting
Multilaterals define systemic importance
Report suggests an initial framework that can be adapted by individual countries
Fed’s Tarullo warns against another Glass-Steagall
Fed governor Daniel Tarullo says split between investment and commercial banking would do little to abate too-big-to-fail problem
Fed poll positive on lending standards but demand still weak
The Federal Reserve’s loan officer opinion survey shows demand for loans in most areas is still weak ; proportion of banks tightening lending standards declining
Output does not rebound, but recovers in the long run
A new working paper from the IMF argues that the absence of simultaneous banking and currency crisis and high levels of investment shore up output in the medium term
Swiss stability maintained through tighter regulation: SNB board member
Thomas Jordan, a member of the Swiss National Banks’ governing board, also says record low interest rates could lead to excessive behaviour in mortgages and real estate again
Record profits for Norway’s Government Pension Fund
Third-quarter returns for Government Pension Fund – Global came to 13.5%
Tuma pulls out of EU race
Zdenek Tuma commits to Czech National Bank after political parties split on nomination
Ex-RBI’s Reddy: roll back financial globalisation
Former governor of the Reserve Bank of India calls for creation of new Bretton Woods institution
Czech’s Tuma to become next EU commissioner?
Prime minister nominates Czech National Bank governor for Brussels role, but politicians could yet pick other candidates
Social contract needs a revamp
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane finds that social contract between banks and the state needs to revised
RBA’s Lowe: approaches to financial stability vary
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Philip Lowe says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to financial resilience
Bagehot in the beginning
Norges Bank research charts the development of lender-of-last-resort support in the mid-19th century
Israel’s Fischer held in line with majority view
Bank of Israel minutes show governor’s decision to hold was backed by majority of officials
Financial regulation needs unorthodoxy – Gopinath
Reserve Bank of India’s Shyamala Gopinath says financial regulatory framework needs to move away from orthodoxy
Pillar 3 crucial for bank safety
Bank of Finland examines the combined effect of the Pillar 1 minimum capital requirements and Pillar 3 disclosure requirements of Basel II on bank safety
Hungary split on cut
Rate-setters from the National Bank of Hungary were divided over the size of the cut required, according to minutes of the October policy meeting