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ECB closes in on inferior collateral with new haircut scheme

Central Banking | 29 Jul 2010 |secure

European Central Bank’s new discount schedule increases haircuts levied on troublesome collateral, such as asset-backed securities; analysts expect move to discourage pledging of risky assets

Topics: Open-market operations, European Central Bank, Asset-backed securities, Eurozone, Greece, crisis, ratings

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EU stress tests detail exposure to Piigs debt

Central Banking | 26 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: Stress tests, Europe, Deutsche Bank, Greece, Spain, Italy, ireland, Portugal, Deutsche Bundesbank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, banks

ECB will always end up bailing out sovereigns: Buiter

Central Banking | 22 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: Greece, crisis, Germany, bailout, Eurozone, Europe, ECB, Willem Buiter

South Africa’s Gordhan stands up for inflation targeting, flexible rand policies

Central Banking | 13 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: South African Reserve Bank, South Africa, Dollar, Greece, Eurozone

ECB bond purchase effect wearing off, warns IMF

Central Banking | 08 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: IMF, European Central Bank, Greece, Committee of European Banking Supervisors, growth, Asia, People's Bank of China, emerging markets

Differing sovereign debt haircuts to be included in EU stress tests: reports

Central Banking | 07 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: Europe, Stress tests, Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Greece, crisis

Greek debt crisis sparks widening of almost all global CDS spreads

Central Banking | 05 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: Greece, crisis, Venezuela, credit default swap, Belgium, Europe, Middle East, Korea, South, United States, Iraq, Vietnam

ECB handled Greek crisis well: CentralBanking.com readers

Central Banking | 05 Jul 2010 |secure

Topics: European Central Bank, Plosser, Weber, Trichet, Eurozone, crisis, Greece

Greece’s Provopoulos: fiscal policy has its limitations

Central Banking | 25 Jun 2010 |secure

Topics: Bank of Greece, Greece, Provopoulos

Bank of Finland Bulletin (2010/1)

Central Banking | 18 Jun 2010 |secure

Topics: inflation, Bank of Finland, Greece, GDP, unemployment, exports

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