Central Banks
On the record: Paul Volcker
The former Fed chairman tells Congress that the central bank must take the leading role in regulating the financial system
How can central banks avert the next crisis?
Claire Jones moderated Central Banking’s first ever live webinar, which was sponsored by BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Restoring normality to the financial system
John Nugée identifies six key areas that central banks need to consider in attempting to establish the new normal
Negative interest rates for the euro area?
Recent Taylor rule studies have suggested the Fed should have negative interest rates. Janko Gorter, Jan Jacobs and Jakob de Haan investigate the same question for the euro area.
Interview: Marion Williams
Blair Baker spoke to the governor of the Central Bank of Barbados about the how the crisis has affected the island economy and the challenges she faces
How Yam secured his place in history
Tony Latter assesses the career of the recently retired Joseph Yam at the helm of the Hong Kong’s monetary authority.
A trans-Tasman comparison
Rodney Dickens argues that the New Zealand central bank is reverting to bad old habits.
Revisiting Asia’s sovereign wealth strategy
Donghyun Park outlines the impact the crisis on Asia’s sovereign wealth funds.
China’s precarious balancing act
Hui Feng argues that monetary accommodation will remain in place for some time
Crisis calls for more active regulation : MAS head
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Heng Swee Keat calls for central banks to examine business models and strategies
Spain should hold on tightening fiscal policy
R. Anton Braun, University of Tokyo, compares the current Spanish recession with Japan in the 1990s and looks at the impact of fiscal policy measures
Buba's Weber cautions on leaning against wind
Bundesbank's Axel Weber adds that financial stability is not just a buzzword
Special measures working: BoJ
Minutes of October meeting underline policymakers' faith in unconventional policy tools
HKMA policy eased post-Lehman stress
Hong Kong Monetary Authority looks at the effectiveness of its policy response to the dislocations and stress in the local interbank and FX swap markets after Lehman collapse
Bank compromises with £25 billion QE expansion
Bank of England rate-setters vote for moderate expansion of quantitative easing, citing conflicting economic pressures
CIC set to shift focus to emerging markets: academic
Academic with ties to Beijing's sovereign wealth fund says China to turn to Africa, Middle East and Asia