Opinion

BOK running out of reserves

According to this article published by The Korea Times on Monday 26 February, the Bank of Korea is finding it increasingly difficult to boost its reserves as its losses grow.

No economic recovery without political reform

According to this article published by The Zimbabwean on Thursday 22 February, despite Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono's admission of the failure of his fire fighting economic policies, it is abundantly clear that the root cause of the…

Cyprus cb governor's comments

According to an article the Cyprus Mail published this week, recent comments by the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus are unprofessional and undermine the credibility of the institution.

Fed turnover creates challenges

According to this article published by USA Today on Monday 12 February, Ben Bernanke faces new challenges at the Federal Reserve with the departure of key officials.

BoC sees room to improve central bank committees

This article from Reuters, published Monday 12 February, looks at the recent paper "Monetary Policy Committees in Action: Is There Room for Improvement?" noting that central banks have shifted away from the "dictatorial" governor as decision maker, in…

Bernanke in a democratic lion's den

According to this article from Dow Jones, published Tuesday 13 February, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will hope not to become a snack this week when he walks into a Democratic lion's den.

Gono hits bull's eye

This article from the Financial Gazette, published Thursday 8 February, says the heated debate rages on after Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono refused to budge an inch on devaluation.

Nightmares of a central banker

According to this article published by the Ludwig von Mises Institute on Tuesday 6 February, the record of modern central banking is bleak, with monetary policy failing again and again.

ECB seeks to preserve its independence

This article from the Associated Press, published Tuesday 6 February, looks at the debate over whether countries that use the euro should have an influence on its decision-making process.

China factors will be key in 2007 gold market

According to this article from Interfax-China, published Friday 2 February, Chinese factors are likely to have an increasing influence on the gold price this year with the possibility that the People's Bank of China will increase gold reserves.

The RBI's Jekyll and Hyde act

This article from The Economic Times, published Monday 5 February, asks why the Reserve Bank of India's latest monetary policy review reads like a thriller but pulls up short at the last minute.

China aims to spend $200bn of reserves

This article from the Asia Times, published Saturday 3 February, looks at the idea that China's Ministry of Finance plans to issue yuan-denominated bonds to 'buy out' as much as $200 billion from the country's massive foreign reserves.

Interview with SWIFT's Campos

In this recent interview with The Asian Banker, Lazaro Campos, head of the banking industry division at SWIFT says that SWIFT will become part of the domestic securities world before it picks up in payments.

Fed has yet to set target on inflation

According to this article from The New York Times, published Tuesday 30 January, as Ben Bernanke celebrates his first anniversary as Fed chairman, the US central bank is still far away from acting on his major proposal.

Europe's uneven growth challenge

According to this article on the Project Syndicate website, growth has become less evenly balanced throughout the eurozone with the resurgence in German growth.

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