How Do Central Banks Writeon Financial Stability?

To showcase their increasing focus on financial stability, many central banks and other institutions have started publishing regular reports on financial stability. The paper presents a survey of the available financial stability reports, and proposes a framework for assessing such documents. It illustrates how the framework can be implemented, and uses the findings to identify prevalent practices, recent trends, and areas for improvement.Financial sector;financial stability, financial system, financial institutions, financial systems, financial markets, financial instability, financial services, interest rate risk, stock market, insurance companies, bond, financial intermediaries, financial market, market failure, international financial system, stock market prices, bond spreads, financial policies, stock prices, international standards, hedge, financial intermediation, corporate bond, quality indicators, domestic financial system, borderline financial crises, stock market indices, regulatory authorities, domestic hedge funds, financial fragility, comparative advantage, bonds, services industry, bond market, financial sector performance, stock indices, deposit insurance