Central Banking

Inflation-targeting central banks should be dissuaded from dual mandate, says St Louis Fed paper

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:26:44 GMT

St Louis Federal Reserve study says how Federal Reserve should respond to aggregate supply shocks is unclear if it is to pursue inflation targeting under a dual mandate

Dominican Republic confident in new inflation target; holds rates

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:07:28 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic leaves rates unchanged at first meeting since introducing a new inflation targeting framework; says it will meet 5.5% inflation target by the end of 2012

Central Bank of Iceland paper highlights limitations of inflation indexed bonds

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:01:59 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Iceland study shows inflation index-linked bonds in US, UK and Iceland are unreliable measures of the real interest rate

Fischer calls Israeli economy a ‘miracle’

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:16:52 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Israel governor says peace deal is needed to achieve the growth and prosperity the country deserves; refuses to set timeline for returning interest rates to 'normal level'

BoE's Posen continues crusade for SME credit

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:43:16 GMT

Central Banking

Posen laments decline of political interest in plans for credit easing for SMEs in the UK; reaffirms his drive to improve the provision of finance for smaller non-financial corporations

RBI's Subbarao highlights new ‘trilemma' facing central banks

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:26:04 GMT

Central Banking

Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says policy contribution of central banks to sustainable sovereign debt policies must be clarified to maintain independence

Bargaining power in Swiss repo market more pronounced during crisis, says SNB paper

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:51:09 GMT

Central Banking

Swiss National Bank study shows the central bank was able to negotiate a significantly higher price with banks for repurchase agreements during the financial turmoil

Colombia's Uribe explains why he is still raising rates

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:14:00 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Colombia governor, José Darío Uribe, says rapid credit growth and inflation risks outweighed concerns about global economy; adds monetary tightening has worked elsewhere

Central Bank of Turkey predicts inflation target overshoot until 2013

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Turkey says inflation will not return to 5.5% target until mid-2013; officials want to prevent "unfavorable fluctuations" in economic activity by acting too soon

Commonwealth of Independent States group discusses policy responses to eurozone crisis

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:05 GMT

Central Banking

Commonwealth of Independent States hold first regional FSB consultative group meeting; members including Russia and Ukraine discuss possible policy actions to counter eurozone crisis

NY Fed paper sheds light on causal determinants of inflation expectations

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:08:07 GMT

Central Banking

Federal Reserve Bank of New York study says consumers may be revising their inflation expectations in response to inaccurate information

FSB regional group discusses policy responses to eurozone crisis

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Commonwealth of Independent States hold first regional FSB consultative group meeting; members including Russia and Ukraine discuss possible policy actions to counter eurozone crisis

BoE report captures impact of QE policy

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:41 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of England’s Asset Purchase Facility report shows government bond yields and market spreads eased as a result of the central bank’s stimulus measures

Bernanke to give student lectures

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:09:06 GMT

Central Banking

Chairman of the Federal Reserve will deliver a series of lectures to university students in the US

Central bankers gather in Davos for World Economic Forum

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Central banking is a hot topic at this year's World Economic Forum; attendees of the event discuss issues in Russia, Poland, China and more

Sarb proposes further adjustments to open market operations

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

South African Reserve Bank wants to allocate amounts tendered by banks in repo auctions on a pro rata basis, to enhance efficiency of its monetary policy operations

Monetary policy can ease sovereign risk, says IMF paper

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:57:41 GMT

Central Banking

Fund study shows sovereign risk becomes a critical determinant of macroeconomic outcomes if the central bank is constrained in counteracting higher risk premiums

Core inflation is a poor forecaster of future price levels, says Brazilian research

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:57:08 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Brazil study finds core inflation is a poor directional indicator for future headline inflation

Bernanke to give student lectures

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:09:00 GMT

Central Banking

Chairman of the Federal Reserve will deliver a series of lectures to university students in the US

Fed communication overhaul reveals split in rate forecasts

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:37:00 GMT

Central Banking

Federal Reserve survey of individual policy-makers’ interest rate expectations shows five-year split on when to make first federal funds rate rise; Fed falls short of inflation target

Bangladesh Bank calls on government to borrow less

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:55:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bangladesh central bank wants to bring inflation to single digits and halt foreign currency reserve “depletion”; hopes government borrowing will not “crowd out” available liquidity in banking system

BoE minutes show split over QE

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:21:31 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of England minutes show Monetary Policy Committee says further expansion of asset purchases is likely to be required, according to some members

Thailand blames floods and ‘likely’ eurozone recession for rate cut

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Thailand drops benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3%; says recession now "likely" in the eurozone

King sees ‘no reason to despair’ over world economy

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:51:00 GMT

Central Banking

Governor of the Bank of England acknowledges ‘serious’ situation global economy is in, but says there is a way forward; despite fall in inflation the year ahead will not be easy, King says

RBI’s Subbarao says eurozone situation better than expected

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India says Indian corporates report better conditions in Europe than feared; central bank lowers cash reserve ratio for banks to ease liquidity situation