Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Stability role will turn up political heat – Ortiz
Enhanced stability mandate likely to be accompanied by more political scrutiny, says Bank for International Settlements chairman and governor of the Bank of Mexico
BIS volume on household debt-policy implications
The Bank for International Settlements has published a volume of speeches and papers delivered at a seminar on the implications of household debt for monetary policy and financial stability, held in March 2008 in Seoul.
Measuring financial stability
Difficulties in measuring financial stability should not delay the implementation of an operational framework, research published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) argues.
Inflation-targeting central banks communicate more
Central banks operating under inflation-targeting frameworks tend to provide more information than entities operating under other frameworks, a new paper from the Bank for International Settlements reveals.
Lat Am's progress highlighted by crisis: BIS
The development of Latin America's financial markets and policymakers' enhanced credibility have been underscored by the region's ability to withstand the worst ravages of the crisis, a paper published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said.
Should monetary policy lean or clean: a reassessment
The current turmoil has undermined the view that central banks can deal with bubbles and imbalances after they burst, argues William White
Interview: William White
Claire Jones speaks to William White about the lessons from history in getting out of the current crisis and the need for thinking more long term about the consequences of policymaking
Global factors in the Great Moderation
Research from the Bank for International Settlements claims that relative price adjustments taking place in the global economy are important sources of the lower rates of inflation which have been observed in recent decades.
Statistics hole plugged with securities guide
In response to calls from officials from around the globe, a comprehensive data set for international securities markets has been compiled by statisticians at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the…
NY Fed's Dudley to fill Geithner's boots at CPSS
William Dudley, the president of the New York Federal Reserve who took over from Tim Geithner earlier this year, will also replace his former boss as chairman of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems.
Renminbi's exchange-rate impacts China's trade
China's trade balance is sensitive to fluctuations in the renminbi's real effective exchange rate, new research from the Bank for International Settlements posits.
BIS stats highlight extent of capital flight
Data posted from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Wednesday provided fresh evidence for the doom-mongers on central and eastern Europe, and went some way to explaining recent movements in exchange rates.
Research puts a price on systemic threat
Research from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) estimates that the cost of insuring against steep losses at major American banks had increased to up to $250 billion as of July 2008.
Data on home-host banking activity inadequate
Data on international banking activity remain largely inadequate for surveillance and policymaking purposes, new research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) posits.
Japanese companies with strong ties lose out
Japanese firms with strong bank ties are less profitable, finds a new paper from the Bank for International Settlements.
Crisis predictable, mirrors previous episodes: BIS
Economists at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have found that the current financial turmoil was, like other bouts of market stress, preceded by easily identifiable build ups in credit expansion and risk-taking.
BIS Quarterly Review, March 2009
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published its latest Quarterly Review on Monday.
Crockett on lessons from history
Sir Andrew Crockett, a former general manager of the Bank for International Settlements now at JPMorgan, a bank, warns that officials must acknowledge the benefits of innovation and the inconsistencies between macro- and micro-level fixes.
Balassa-Samuelson revisited
A new paper from the Bank for International Settlements finds that Balassa-Samuelson effects are clearly present in 11 euro accession countries and that these explain around 24% of inflation differentials vis-a-vis the euro area.
Monetary policy should respond to risk-taking
Unless monetary policy regimes respond to increased levels of risk-taking by market participants, fluctuations in the business cycle might be amplified in future, argues a paper from the Bank for International Settlements.
Caruana gets top job at BIS
Jaime Caruana, the director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) monetary and capital markets department, will succeed Malcolm Knight as general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Caruana, Ortiz, Ingves interviewed for BIS job?
Jaime Caruana, Guillermo Ortiz and Stefan Ingves are the candidates for the top job at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a leading German financial daily reported on Friday.
US was prone to housing meltdown
The housing meltdown happened in the US, in part, because of its tax, legal and regulatory systems, research published by the Bank for International Settlements finds.