Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Sri Lanka cuts rates
Central Bank of Sri Lanka cuts benchmark borrowing cost to 7.5%, narrows rate corridor
IIF’s Abed: financial stability a central bank task
Institute of International Finance’s George Abed says the crisis casts the role of central banks in a new light
Exit easy for India: Mohanty
Reserve Bank of India’s Deepak Mohanty says the central bank should not be troubled by exit from monetary easing
What living wills should do: Bank’s Bailey
Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England’s head of banking services, explains the form and objectives of recovery and resolution plans
Fed counters criticisms of AIG rescue
Federal Reserve defends itself against charges of mishandling American International Group’s bailout after damning report from Tarp overseer
Brazil rate-setter quits over controversy
Brazilian central bank’s monetary policy director resigns days after revealing rate-setters’ frustration at Lula
Mauritius buys IMF gold
International Monetary Fund sells two tonnes of gold to Bank of Mauritius
Fed’s Kohn rejects bubble claims
Fed deputy acknowledges carry trade but dismisses fears low rates are stoking asset-price bubbles
Bank of Spain – Financial Stability Report (November)
Spanish banks are dealing with the bust in different ways, says central bank’s report
A model to analyse stability
Reserve Bank of New Zealand paper details the development of a cobweb model that will be used in its Financial Stability Report
Buba’s Weber: Germany finance held its own
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says Germany’s financial sector coped well with the crisis overall
Solomon Islands needs new sources of growth: Rarawa
Central Bank of the Solomon Islands’ Denton Rarawa says the country is too dependent on the logging industry
Bundesbank - October Monthly Report
Inflation fell further in Germany in the third quarter, partly due to sluggish investment and consumption statistics
Regulation “not rocket science”: FSA retail markets head
The head of the British regulator’s retail markets division outlines changes made since the crisis; pushes for income verification and affordability checks
Shirakawa cautions on carry trade
Bank of Japan’s governor becomes latest official to warn on dangers of low rates in advanced economies; notes balance-sheet adjustments will impact efficacy of monetary policy
Bank’s Tucker details root-and-branch reform proposals
Bank of England’s Paul Tucker outlines reforms necessary to curb systemic risk build-up
US policy threatens emerging markets: China’s top regulator
Chairman of China’s regulator says weak dollar and low rates are dangerous to the global economy; echoes recent comments from top Japan, HK officials
NY Fed’s Dudley on improving tri-party repos
New York Federal Reserve’s William Dudley says Fed wants to make tri-party repo system more stable
Israelis’ assets back to pre-crisis levels
Bank of Israel publishes new figures detailing the public’s financial assets portfolio
Spain’s Ordóñez plays down dynamic provisioning
Bank of Spain’s governor modest on much-vaunted regulatory tool
India announces payments overhaul
Root-and-branch reform will see Reserve Bank of India investigate the introduction of a new RTGS system, a domestic card initiative and mobile payments settlement
HK’s Tsang fears the Fed
Hong Kong’s chief executive says Federal Reserve is stoking next bubble through near-zero interest rates
Monetary policy impacts effect of fiscal aid
Kansas City Federal Reserve studies the interactions between monetary and fiscal policy
Gold standard did Scandinavia good
Norges Bank examines monetary policy and inflation dynamic of the Scandinavian Currency Union