Central Banks
Venezuela’s Chavez orders diversification of reserves
Hugo Chavez has asked the central bank to repatriate gold reserves and diversify holdings amid “global crisis of capitalism”; controversial president also plotting to nationalise gold industry
Carney discusses handling of global debt crises
Testifying before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Carney discusses the handling of debt crises in both the US and the eurozone
RBI advisory committee split over rate hike
Minutes of Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee shows divisions over central bank’s decision to raise interest rates
Barbados moves back into the black
Central Bank of Barbados reports $1.5 million profit for 2010 due to a higher return on securities sales and cost reductions
Vote now: Should Greece leave the euro?
CentralBanking.com is running a poll to gauge readers' thoughts on the breakdown of the eurozone
Ireland’s Honohan on risks of increased globalisation
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says greater globalisation boosted Ireland’s economy but also left it open to debt vulnerabilities
Risks to Korean banking sector have declined: IMF paper
Fund study says Korean banks face less financial and contagion risk since the financial crisis
Outlook rosier towards the East: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says macroeconomic fluctuations look better in the east than west
European markets plummet as bank taps ECB dollar swap line
European Central Bank extends $500 million loan to unknown bank as equity markets move lower on concerns over health of banking sector
New dawn of cooperation in Cyprus
Relationship between finance ministry and central bank set to be much closer after government reshuffle; working together to consolidate fiscal situation in Cyprus
European ABS purchases pushed yield curve lower: Fed paper
Federal Reserve study says European acquisitions of asset-backed securities contributed to decline in US bond yields pre-crisis
New policy approaches should ‘stimulate’ risk-taking: BoE’s Haldane
Andrew Haldane uses historical examples to show macroprudential policy, used to stimulate risk-taking, can work
Iceland raises rates in light of weaker króna
Central Bank of Iceland raises interest rates by 25 basis points to curb inflationary pressures from declining króna
Treasury Committee launches inquiry into Financial Conduct Authority
UK Treasury Committee launches inquiry into accountablility of the Financial Conduct Authority; hot on the heels of a similar investigation into the Bank of England
Bank votes unanimously to hold rates
Bank of England minutes show Monetary Policy Committee members Martin Weale and Spencer Dale drop vote to raise rates due to downside risk from euro area
Swiss franc rallies as SNB shows no sign of euro peg
Swiss National Bank intensifies battle against strong Swiss franc by injecting further liquidity into markets; pass on euro-peg moves currency 1% higher
Policymakers must act together, says Lagarde
Lagarde urges policymakers to "act boldly, act together and act now" to restore confidence in the global financial market
RBI’s Mohanty on success of new monetary policy framework
Reserve Bank of India executive director Deepak Mohanty offers positive feedback on central bank’s new operating framework
Limitations of credit default swaps as predictor of default: BoC paper
Bank of Canada study says credit default swaps are unable to encompass all bank transactions when assessing default probability during crises