Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Influences on crisis fighting in emerging markets
International Monetary Fund examines why some emerging-market economies took special-liquidity-easing measures during the crisis
Chakrabarty: mobile payments uptake low in India
Reserve Bank of India’s Kamalesh Chakrabarty says mobile banking yet to take off
Kuwait SWF sells Citi stake for $1.1 bn profit
Kuwait Investment Authority announces sale of its Citigroup share; follows Singapore GIC’s sale of Citi stake in September
Japan’s recovery to be moderate: Shirakawa
Bank of Japan’s Masaaki Shirakawa cautious on economic recovery
Eurozone lending tightened in October
European Central Bank reports decrease in the growth of credit to the private sector
Exit from extraordinary measures “straightforward”: NY Fed’s Sack
Brian Sack, the New York Fed's markets chief, says creating emergency facilities was harder than withdrawing them will be
Monetary policy in preventing boom-bust housing cycles
Bank of Canada paper argues that central banks should react less to inflation and more to output to avoid making boom-bust cycles worse
Fed data points to rise in GSE holdings
Data show official sector viewing agency debt more favourably; marks about-turn from autumn 2008 sell-off
US must adapt to maintain role in global debate: NY Fed VP
New York Federal Reserve’s Checki notes US’s hand in global developments is not as strong as it once was; says policy must reflect this
Turkey gets sovereign debt, currency upgrades
Fitch Ratings raises Turkey’s long-term sovereign debt and currency ratings to BB+, taking them just outside investment grade
Fed behaviour matches optimal target rule
A discussion paper on the Fed and monetary policy rules argues that an optimal target rule, rather than the Taylor rule, best explains the central bank’s policy behaviour
US and UK too slow in tackling bubble: BoJ’s Yamaguchi
The Bank of Japan deputy governor says authorities’ task was complicated by the expansion of the shadow banking industry
Bunning labels Bernanke “definition of moral hazard”
Kentucky senator says he will do everything in his power to stop Ben Bernanke winning a second term
China Investment Corporation to invest in Apax: reports
China’s sovereign wealth fund reportedly set to inject in private equity group
IMF backs HK peg weeks after bubble warning
International Monetary Fund says it supports peg; support comes after research paper cites risk of bubbles from currency strategy
Bank of England moots corporate bond sales
Bank of England proposes extension to quantitative-easing programme to cover corporate bond sales in bid to boost liquidity
Debt managers responded to crisis with flexibility
National Bank of Denmark’s Jens Thomsen says debt management offices better accommodate investors’ needs as a result to the crisis
Turkish credit conditions improving
Central Bank of Turkey’s policy minutes show strains in the country’s credit markets are easing
BoE should keep close eye on bubbles: Dale
Bank of England’s Spencer Dale says the central bank’s current policy stance increases the likelihood that asset prices may move out of line with their fundamental values
Unconventional policy affects both sides of balance sheets
Bank of Japan looks at the size and composition of its balance sheet during its quantitative-easing period
Real economy and fiscal credibility crucial: Trichet
ECB chief says financial sector must put the real economy at the centre of its objectives, while governments have to cut spending to keep credibility
Journal of Economic Review – Riksbank
Riksbank’s third-quarter journal contains articles on the similarities between fiscal and monetary policy, and Swedish money-market premiums
North Korea drastically revalues currency
Reports say that the country has slashed two noughts off its currency; imposes a cap on exchanges into new money
BoJ rate-setter hints at further loosening
Bank of Japan MPC member says the central bank is open to further monetary easing, depending on the situation in markets