Central Banks
Interview: Andrew Tyrie
The chairman of the UK’s Treasury Select Committee talks to Claire Jones about the future of financial regulation, why he’s a sceptic on Basel and reining in a more powerful Bank of England
Zhou and Carstens new co-heads of IIF crisis prevention group
People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan and Bank of Mexico governor Agustín Carstens to co-head Group of Trustees at Institute of International Finance working group
Eurozone pays tribute to Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Euro area's central bankers mourn the death of the 'euro architect'
Central banks should consider price-level targeting: CentralBanking.com poll
Fifty-three percent of voters in CentralBanking.com poll think central banks should mull switch to price-level targeting framework
Household attitudes are changing: RBA’s Lowe
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Philip Lowe says restraint in household consumption may be a long-term trend
No more bailouts under Dodd-Frank: FDIC’s Bair
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair Sheila Bair says Dodd-Frank Act ensures taxpayer will no longer bear cost of bank failures
Mortgage discounting slows monetary policy pass through: Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada Winter Review 2010–2011 says mortgage-rate discounting slows monetary policy pass-through to lending rates
Bernanke on progress of Dodd-Frank reforms
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke outlines Dodd Frank reforms in financial stability area
The value of active management for central banks
Central bank portfolio managers should not avoid risk but rather have a disciplined approach to managing it, Elisa Vilorio believes
Questions that an audit committee should ask
Joanna Grochalska discusses how central banks can get the most out of their audit committees
The collateral squeeze of 2008
William Allen and Richhild Moessner analyse data from US commercial banks and Morgan Stanley in the months surrounding Lehman Brothers’ collapse
The inflation targeting debate: a case study in FOMC deliberation
Discussions among Federal Open Market Committee members in the mid1990s highlight two important lessons for central bankers, Marvin Goodfriend shows
Financial reform, Fed independence and the political economy of monetary policy
The 2010 Financial Reform Act will weaken the independence of the Federal Reserve. Looking at the central bank’s history and its political economy allows us to appreciate why, Thomas F. Cargill argues
Off with their Fed
The past six months have witnessed the Federal Reserve come under attack on issues ranging from its mandate to its discharge of its duties. Ramya Jaidev reports
Rebalancing growth in Asia: IMF paper
Fund study examines case for rebalancing growth in Asia through investment-oriented policies
FOMC minutes on why yield curve is steepening
Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes explain steep rise in long-term Treasury yields
Bank of Finland paper on boom and bust
Bank of Finland proposes model to measure financial frictions in the Finnish economy
UK Treasury fleshes out new regulatory set-up
UK Treasury details powers of the new macroprudential body; rebrands Consumer Protection and Markets Authority to reflect underlying purpose
ECB overnight lending rockets to 19-month high
Banks’ borrowing from the European Central Bank’s marginal lending facility climbs to $21 billion on Wednesday; sudden move has sparked speculation on bank troubles, analysts say