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New York Fed promotes five senior vice presidents
The New York Federal Reserve announced the appointment of five new senior vice presidents and ten vice presidents on Monday.
Banknote supplier halts deliveries to Zimbabwe
The dire political situation in Zimbabwe has prompted Giesecke & Devrient, a German banknote supplier, to stop delivering banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
We must be able to let a Bear go bust: Paulson
Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, called on Wednesday for a regulatory system that can withstand the failure of a large and complex financial firm.
CNB - 2007 report on financial supervision
The Czech National Bank discusses implementation of Basel II and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in its latest regulatory review.
Policy must consider credibility: Canada's Carney
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, has stressed that central bankers must consider the impact that greater monetary-policy flexibility has on credibility.
Inflation targets impact medium-term expectations
A research paper published by the Bank of England finds evidence that the introduction of inflation targeting has caused both the general public and professionals to anchor their expectations, rather than basing them on current retail price index…
Bank and FSA not to blame for Rock: Lord George
Lord Edward George, a former governor of the Bank of England and a director at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), believes that Northern Rock's management was responsible for the collapse of the mortgage lender.
Bahrain's governor appoints new adviser
Rasheed Al-Maraj, the governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, has appointed Michael Taylor, a former head of banking policy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as his adviser.
UK Treasury publishes financial stability reforms
The UK Treasury on Tuesday further outlined plans to strengthen financial stability and protect depositors.
Eurozone inflation surges to 4%
Euro-area annual inflation is expected to have soared to a fresh high of 4% in the year to June, data released Monday revealed.
Weaker unions will limit inflation: BIS's Knight
The outgoing head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) offered some succour to central bankers on Monday, saying that the decline of unionisation will mean the second-round effects of the recent surge in global food and commodity prices will…
BIS's Knight to leave on 1 July
Malcolm Knight, the outgoing general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is to step down three months ahead of schedule.
BIS calls for countercyclical framework
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has called for regulators and central banks to work together to limit procyclicality.
SARB's Mnyande on recent economic developments
Monde Mnyande, the chief economist of the South African Reserve Bank, has set out why CPIX inflation is unlikely to return to within the central bank's inflation target range before 2010.
Cross-border payments in Europe
A survey carried out by the Netherlands Bank finds that Dutch consumers pay differently for their cross-border purchases than for their domestic purchases.
RBA's Debelle on open market operations
The market turmoil of recent months makes it an opportune time give a speech on how Australia's central bank conducts its open market operations, said Guy Debelle, the assistant governor for financial markets at the country's Reserve Bank.
Ten trends in large-value payment systems
A new paper published by the New York Federal Reserve highlights ten trends in the development of large value payment systems worldwide.
Taiwan raises rates
Taiwan's central bank has increased its key policy rates by 12.5 basis points each as part of a raft of monetary policy measures aimed at controlling inflation, which is now at a seven-year high.
Estonia circulates improved notes
The Bank of Estonia on Thursday released into circulation new EEK25 ($2.52) and EEK500 ($50.30) notes with enhanced security features.
Egypt hikes rates to combat rampant inflation
The Central Bank of Egypt hiked its benchmark rate half a point and its discount rate a full percentage point on Thursday in a bid to combat inflation, now at a 19-year high.
Canada to accept US Treasuries for the first time
The Bank of Canada will accept US Treasuries as collateral for the first time ever on Monday.
Candidates touted to succeed BIS's Knight
Jaime Caruana, the director of the monetary and capital markets department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a former governor of the Bank of Spain, is reported to be the frontrunner to replace Malcolm Knight, the outgoing general manager at…
The determinants of euro's global currency role
A research note from Deutsche Bank finds four factors that would lead to a rise in the use of the euro as an international currency by 2010.