International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Investment grade status provides premium: IMF paper
Fund study shows upgrade to investment grade status leads to sharp decline in sovereign spreads
Bailout renegotiation looms following Irish election
Ireland’s new prime minister-elect expected to press for renegotiation of EU-IMF bailout deal; scheduled to meet European Commission head José Manuel Barroso on Friday
G20 leaders pinpoint indicators for global imbalance guidelines
G20 central bankers, finance minister set out indicators to be used in assessing imbalances
Questions that an audit committee should ask
Joanna Grochalska discusses how central banks can get the most out of their audit committees
Rebalancing growth in Asia: IMF paper
Fund study examines case for rebalancing growth in Asia through investment-oriented policies
Merkel names Weber’s successor
German chancellor Angela Merkel nominates economic adviser Jens Weidmann to replace Axel Weber as president of Bundesbank; picks BaFin director Sabine Lautenschläger-Peiter as new vice-president
Without better data, we risk a repeat of the crisis
More analysis of the nature of cross-border financial flows and a global risk map are essential in countering systemic threats, Bernd Braasch argues
IMF’s Shinohara warns emerging markets against overheating
IMF deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara says pressures in emerging economies could lead to slowdown in global recovery
DSK moots reserves role for SDR
IMF's Strauss-Kahn says ‘stockpiling’ special drawing right would create a more stable global monetary order
IMF guilty of ‘group think’, says Fund watchdog
Independent Evaluation Office says IMF’s cohesiveness in period leading up to the financial crisis prevented fund from spotting impending risks
Southern Sudan should adopt currency board: IMF mission chief
Fund’s Sudan mission chief Edward Gemayel says simplicity of currency board system advantageous for soon-to-be country; South preparing to adopt new currency
No new deal on bailout: Trichet to Dublin
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says Irish politicians should not attempt to renegotiate terms of the EU-IMF bailout; opposition leaders critical of ECB’s role
IMF studies G-7 factors in global business cycles
IMF study examines impact of G-7 indicators in driving global business cycles
IMF: Historical debt stats will help plot growth strategy
IMF says its historical public debt database will help policymakers see the relationship between debt and growth; data goes as far back as 1791
Global recovery unbalanced, says IMF’s Strauss-Kahn
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn concerned with unbalanced nature of global recovery
IMF paper identifies Brazilian interest rate regime switch
Fund study says Brazil’s relatively low interest rate level and lack of volatility are owing to regime changes
Central banks break 20-year streak with net gold purchase in 2010
World Gold Council's Fourth Quarter Investment Digest says central bank purchases of gold slightly outweighed sales for first time in 20 years on growing demand for the precious metal
IMF’s Lipsky on measures to stem capital controls
IMF first deputy managing director John Lipsky favours use of macroeconomic policy levers to tackle emerging market capital inflows including capital controls
IMF uneasy on nagging weakness of eurozone’s banks
Fund’s Global Financial Stability Report and World Economic Outlook updates show concern over insufficiency of eurozone stress tests, links between banking and sovereign risks
Safe haven effects caused exchange rate swings: IMF paper
Fund study identifies source of exchange rate volatility during financial crisis
IMF deputy managing director Portugal to leave Fund
Fund’s deputy managing director Murilo Portugal steps down to pursue vacant presidency role at Brazilian Banking Federation
Estonia joins third central bank gold agreement
Bank of Estonia signs agreement limiting central bank gold sales to 400 tonnes a year up to August 2014; follows country’s entry to the eurozone
Political instability hampers growth: IMF research
Fund study shows political instability significantly reduces economic growth
Gold could hit $1,600 in 2011, say analysts
Commentators say investor appetite for the precious metal will continue to soar as concerns over US economy, eurozone sovereign debt issues, persist