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Canadian balance sheet shrinks as liquidity programs expire
Bank of Canada reports a C$7.2 billion balance sheet contraction in 2009 as rebound in global economy reduces demand for central bank funds
NY Fed displays Maiden Lane holdings
New York Fed opens up on holdings of Bear Stearns and AIG bailout vehicles, provides details to improve access to information
IMF: credit markets key to economic recovery
IMF study shows that a healthy financial sector is essential to a speedy recovery in the economy
Kim opens new chapter for Bank of Korea
Recently appointed governor of the Bank of Korea sets out future strategy for bank and country
Fed’s Duke warns community banks are under threat
Governor Elizabeth Duke highlights some of the dangers posed by troubled real estate markets on community banks
RBNZ: inflation targeting no guarantee of stability
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Monthly Bulletin shows more than targeting inflation alone is needed to ensure macroeconomic stability
Fund takes charge on better financial data
IMF will up the frequency of data on international investment positions, and recommend that members add soundness indicators and tables showing duration before debt maturity
Denmark shoots down covered bonds idea
Danish governor argues against reforms to adjust requirements on covered bond collateral but concedes change is necessary
NY Fed’s Sack warns of excessive reforms
New York Fed’s Brian Sack discusses lessons from the crisis but cautions reforms may be superfluous
RBA goes back to class
Reserve Bank of Australia paper shows that ‘learning’ component makes up for short comings of rational expectations model
BoE study justifies interest-rate cuts
Bank of England research finds rate cuts warranted as risks of high rates outweigh the cost of short term inflation
Bangladesh Bank switches to solar power
Central bank lights up on green energy
Iceland climbs into profit; postpones pay rises
Central Bank of Iceland makes a modest profit for 2009, compared with sizable loss of the previous year; postpones wage hikes until summer
RBA’s Stevens pledges new regulation
Governor Stevens compares the troubles in financial markets to a patient in cardiac arrest, but claims new regulation will be the cure
Abu Dhabi SWF chief’s body found
Body of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority head Sheikh Ahmed Zayed al-Nahyan found after four day search following glider crash in Morocco
Boston Fed measures effect of equity extraction on consumption
Boston Fed research shows equity extraction as significant driving force for consumption during US housing boom
Trichet: credit agencies essential
In reply to a question from MEP Nikolaos Chountis, Jean-Claude Trichet highlights the importance of rating agencies
Goodfriend: interest on reserves best exit policy
Marvin Goodfriend offers Congress advice on how to exit from the Fed’s accommodative stance without disrupting markets
RBA offshoot let standards slip in bribery scandal: report
Independent auditor says Australian central bank’s polymer subsidiary Securency failed to uphold its standards in dealing with its foreign business agents
Basel issues draft code on supervisory colleges
Principles seek to promote information exchange and incorporate latest regulatory trends
Bank’s Haldane moots structural change to recover social costs
Bank’s executive director for financial stability labels banking pollution “a real and large social problem”; says officials must look at architecture of financial system to resolve it
Warsh acknowledges Fed’s quasi-fiscal action
Governor suggests Fed’s crisis-fighting measures may have tested the boundaries of central bank’s ambit
Norges Bank’s Gjedrem on rate decisions
Svein Gjedrem offers cautious outlook for growth following rate decision last week
IMF: global inter-connectedness aggravated recession
IMF paper shows global interconnectedness increased output volatility during recession as trade-dependent economies were worst hit