Central Banking

BoJ paper incorporates financial sector into macro-model

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:55:48 GMT

Bank of Japan study builds a financial sector model in which bank credits are influenced by credit costs, the capital adequacy ratio and other considerations

UK lending weakens for second successive month, says BoE data

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:08:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of England data on Lending to Individuals shows marked slowdown in lending to consumers in December, but small rise in loans issued to household

Atlanta Fed paper finds low elasticity of intertemporal substitution

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:12:19 GMT

Central Banking

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta study shows levels of consumption growth are not very responsive to interest rate movements

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

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

Bank of Canada paper builds alternative oil price forecast scenarios

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:20:21 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Canada study generates forecast scenarios providing more accurate real-time analysis of oil price risks

Japan experiencing slow recovery, says BoJ report

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:15:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Japan’s January 2012 Monthly Report on Recent Economic and Financial Developments shows economic activity in Japan remains more or less flat

ECB in talks with dealers on buying inflation-linked bonds

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Dealers will present their case as to why the ECB should buy linkers as well as nominal bonds in a conference call today

Output volatility rises with firing costs, says Central Bank of Peru paper

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:28:30 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Peru study shows reducing firing costs in emerging markets to level consistent with developed nations can lower output volatility by 15%

ECB paper identifies substantial shift in invoicing patterns following euro adoption

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:14:19 GMT

Central Banking

European Central Bank study shows Norway's trading partners participating in the eurozone used their own currency more frequently than before the introduction of the euro

Belgium central bank paper reviews effects of trade liberalisation in low-wage countries

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:28:01 GMT

Central Banking

National Bank of Belgium study shows low-wage countries experience less movement in labour and output to high-skill-intensity industries as a result of trade liberalisation policies

BoJ report warns of pause in economic activity

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:53:53 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Japan’s Regional Economic Report for January 2012 shows signs that pace of economic growth is moderating

Order flows are strong indicator of forex movement: Norges Bank paper

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:01:44 GMT

Central Banking

Norges Bank study shows order flows in Asian and Australasian countries are a strong indicator of potential exchange rate movements

Bank of Spain paper identifies no regulatory bias in telecoms market

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:58:35 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Spain study finds no evidence of a bias towards rural consumers in US residential local telephone market

IMF paper measures the natural rate of interest

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:22:56 GMT

Central Banking

Fund study says the transformed money demand and observed output gap provides the best information about the natural interest rate

BIS paper reviews Japan’s attempts to internationalise the yen

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:21:32 GMT

Central Banking

Bank for International Settlements study says policy to internationalise the yen in the mid-1980s helped liberalise the country’s economy

Bank of Portugal paper studies public-private sector wage gaps

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:12:56 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Portugal study finds public-sector wage premium in Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain were higher than euro area average

Fed champions more action to revive housing market

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:43 GMT

Central Banking

Federal Reserve publishes review of policies to address impediments in US housing market in bid to revitalise economic recovery

Fed champions further action to revive housing market

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Federal Reserve publishes review of policies to address impediments in US housing market in bid to revitalise economic recovery

Central Bank of Barbados warns of weakness in tourism industry

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:46:32 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Barbados Economic Review says tourists vacationing on the island are spending less despite an increase in arrivals

Global supply chains explain trade collapse, says ECB paper

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:25:25 GMT

Central Banking

European Central Bank study shows intra-group trade reacted more rapidly than arm’s length trade to global trade collapse

RBA paper expects larger spillover effects from mining boom

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:24:39 GMT

Central Banking

Reserve Bank of Australia study says rise in mining investment expected to have larger impact on a broader range of prices in Australian economy

Self-employment fuelled labour recovery, says Central Bank of Chile paper

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:08:11 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Chile study shows the recovery in Chile’s labour market was driven by self-employment rather than job creation in the formal sector

BoE data shows moderate rise in UK lending

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of England data shows lending to individuals in UK increased by £1 billion in November