A central bank’s “job” is price stability and to attempt to keep unemployment near the natural rate of unemployment (~4% in the US). I’d say that those two factors are the best factors in judging whether a CB is doing it’s job.
Quality of jobs matters but that’s not a CB job to worry about.
| 1. |
KfW (Germany) |
26. |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada) |
| 2. |
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) (Netherlands) |
27. |
Svenska Handelsbanken (Sweden) |
| 3. |
Zürcher Kantonalbank (Switzerland) |
28. |
China Development Bank (China) |
| 4. |
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (Germany) |
29. |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp (United States) |
| 5. |
Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - Förderbank (L-Bank) (Germany) |
30. |
Agricultural Development Bank of China (China) |
| 6. |
Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC) (France) |
31. |
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 7. |
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (Netherlands) |
32. |
CoBank ACB (United States) |
| 8. |
NRW.BANK (Germany) |
33. |
Pohjola Bank (Finland) |
| 9. |
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat (Luxembourg) |
34. |
National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait) |
| 10. |
Rabobank Group (Netherlands) |
35. |
DZ Bank (Germany) |
| 11. |
TD Bank Group (Canada) |
36. |
Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel (BFCM) (France) |
| 12. |
Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) |
37. |
U.S. Bancorp (United States) |
| 13. |
DBS Bank (Singapore) |
38. |
National Bank of Canada (Canada) |
| 14. |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (Singapore) |
39. |
Northern Trust Corp (United States) |
| 15. |
United Overseas Bank (Singapore) |
40. |
Qatar National Bank (Qatar) |
| 16. |
Caisse centrale Desjardins (Canada) |
41. |
Samba Financial Group (Saudi Arabia) |
| 17. |
Royal Bank of Canada (Canada) |
42. |
BancoEstado (Chile) |
| 18. |
National Australia Bank (Australia) |
43. |
La Banque Postale (France) |
| 19. |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) |
44. |
Bank of Taiwan (Taiwan) |
| 20. |
Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia) |
45. |
Shizuoka Bank (Japan) |
| 21. |
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (Australia) |
46. |
Banco de Chile (Chile) |
| 22. |
Kiwibank (New Zealand) |
47. |
BNP Paribas (France) |
| 23. |
HSBC Holdings (United Kingdom) |
48. |
Wells Fargo (United States) |
| 24. |
Nordea (Sweden) |
49. |
Standard Chartered (United Kingdom) |
| 25. |
Bank of Montreal (Canada) |
50. |
SEB (Sweden) |