Central Banks
Ex-RBI’s Reddy: roll back financial globalisation
Former governor of the Reserve Bank of India calls for creation of new Bretton Woods institution
Gold hits new high, Sri Lanka latest to reveal purchases
Price soars on Monday to fresh peak; central bank says it bought gold to diversify reserves
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
Interview: Heng Swee Keat
In an exclusive interview, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore discusses the impact of the financial crisis and how monetary and regulatory policies will change as a result
UBS bailout a success so far: head of SNB rescue
Head of Swiss National Bank's stabilisation fund divulges details of UBS bailout, says central bank will take hold-to-maturity approach
Chiang Mai a complement, not substitute to IMF aid
Senior ASEAN official stresses that the regional reserve pool is not intended to replace support from other multilateral agencies
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
How global imbalances exacerbated the crisis
Riksbank's Barbro Wickman-Parak says imbalances contributed to the rise of complex instruments and structures
Asset price bubbles “catastrophic”: UK Chancellor
Alistair Darling, chancellor of the exchequer, says bubbles must be tackled before they get out of hand
Hong Kong needs “real” central bank: opposition politician
Co-founder of Hong Kong's main opposition says Hong Kong Monetary Authority must be given greater powers if territory is to maintain status as global financial centre
Rate decisions this week
The majority of central banks that reviewed rates this week made no change, pointing to the need for a sustainable recovery
Interview: Robert Mundell
The Nobel Prize-winning economist tells Robert Pringle floating exchange rates lies at the heart of global financial instability