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End of Bretton Woods has helped dollar reserves, says ECB paper
The collapse of the Bretton Woods System has resulted in significant upheaval of currency reserve trends, says an ECB working paper co-authored by Barry Eichengreen
Book notes: The Dollar Trap, by Eswar S Prasad
A lively and compelling analysis on currency wars in the wake of the financial crisis – and the likely persistence of the US dollar as the world’s pre-eminent currency
Renminbi as a reserve currency
China’s renminbi is gaining traction as a global currency, which will pave the way for a multiple global reserve currency system. Discussed here by John Zhu, economist, Greater China, HSBC
ECB sees no clear rival to US dollar as global currency
ECB article says a ‘multi-polar’ system with ‘several international currencies playing consequential roles’ is a more likely outcome than an out-and-out replacement for the dollar
Questions mount over Bank of Ghana's involvement in airlift of $3m football bonus
Experts say central bank must have been aware of $3m government operation that breached forex controls imposed by the bank in February
Omani central bank chief still committed to dollar peg
Central Bank of Oman's Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali tells Central Banking journal the peg still offers 'substantial benefits' given Oman's economic structure
Central Bank of Oman's Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali on the dollar, financial stability and Islamic finance
The Central Bank of Oman remains committed to the dollar as it moves to improve governance, liquidity management and Islamic finance in the sultanate, its executive president tells Chris Jeffery
Fed 'policy shocks' cause both dollar and foreign interest rates to fall, Boston Fed paper finds
Expansionary monetary policy shocks by the Federal Reserve leads to dollar depreciation, while similar 'unexpected expansionary announcements' by foreign central banks cause it to appreciate
Major central banks phase out dollar liquidity operations
ECB, BoE, BoJ and SNB will start scaling back the amount of dollar liquidity they offer to market participants in April in response to waning demand
Central Bank of Turkey sells $2.5bn in attempt to halt lira freefall
Central bank buys local currency for an estimated $2.5 billion in one day, upping stakes on strategy that has seen it spend one-third of net reserves since June
Real exchange rates determined by 'cointegrated' factors, Bofit paper finds
Evidence suggests sectoral total factor productivity differentials, real interest rate differentials and real gold prices explain movements in bilateral US real exchange rates between 1970-2006
Reserve managers continue push into diverse currencies
Latest data from the IMF shows non-traditional reserve currencies continue to see their share of global reserve holdings grow; sterling, yen and the Swiss franc fall in favour
Dollarisation and institutional weakness hamper Congolese monetary policy
IMF paper highlights 'fiscal dominance' and 'lack of authority' as among reasons for central bank's ineffectiveness; strengthening current policy framework remains 'first-best option'
Bloomberg launches US dollar benchmark
New US dollar index will represent 10 currencies, including Chinese renminbi and the Australian dollar
Leading central banks make emergency swap lines permanent
Six leading central banks are leaving bilateral swap agreements introduced during the financial crisis in place until further notice; US dollar liquidity-providing operations will continue as normal
Reserve managers continue advance into Canadian and Australian dollars
IMF's latest Cofer data displays increasing popularity of Canadian and Australian currencies as reserve assets, while the euro reverses a previous decline
CLS launches settlement for same-day USD/CAD trades
Settlement risk mitigation firm is due to launch a new settlement session this week for trades settled on a same-day basis
Turkish central bank embarks on daily dollar sales
Announcement follows yesterday's decision to raise interest rates, but fails to stop lira hitting record low against Western currencies
Zimbabwe governor says return of local currency is not on the cards
Gideon Gono issues post-election statement on country's multi-currency regime; tells banks and investors to stop panicking and get on with their boardroom strategies
Yen volatility drives record turnover, central bank surveys reveal
Volume was up across foreign exchange products in the UK and US in April 2013, with nearly $1 trillion traded daily in the US and more than $2.5 trillion in the UK
Euro's international role hampered by continued fragmentation
ECB study finds reserve manager confidence in the euro is recovering, but a leading fund manager says the euro cannot challenge the pre-eminence of the dollar without issuing federal bonds
ECB paper aims to quantify effect of ‘inertia' in reserve currency use
Researchers say dollar's position as the dominant reserve currency is not insurmountable - but force of habit plays a significant role
BoJ's Miyao sees weaker yen as key to ending deflation
Leading proponent of monetary easing highlights a change in the dollar-yen exchange rate as key to hitting Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target