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Bernanke on the causes of the oil price surge
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, told Congress on Tuesday that soaring oil prices were most likely the result of supply and demand factors, not speculation.
Fed tightens lending standards
The Federal Reserve on Monday approved a series of measures which it hopes will protect consumers against the sort of misleading lending practices considered partly responsible for the subprime crisis.
UK inflation surges to 16-year high
British headline inflation rose to 3.8% in the year to June, its highest level since 1992.
Japan lowers growth forecast
The Bank of Japan has revised down its growth estimate for this year on the back of flagging business fixed investment and poor private consumption figures.
Olympic banknotes spark queues in Hong Kong
The release of special banknotes to mark the Beijing Olympics has prompted queues outside the Bank of China's Hong Kong branches.
Canada holds rates, warns on inflation
The Bank of Canada on Tuesday opted to keep rates at 3% but warned inflation was set to soar above 4%, double the institution's target.
Globalisation and the euro area
Globalisation has benefited the euro area in several ways, research published by the European Central Bank shows.
New insights on stock returns
A paper by Banque de France aims to give new insights about short- and long-run dependencies in stock returns.
Central Bank of the UAE - Annual Report 2007
Financial markets in the UAE witnessed an increase in trade volumes during 2007, the latest edition of the Central Bank of the UAE's Annual Report states.
BoE's Jenkinson on innovation and risk
Nigel Jenkinson, the executive director responsible for financial stability at the Bank of England, highlighted a number of frictions and market imperfections that lower the effectiveness of financial innovation.
UAE's Suwaidi wins fifth term
Sultan Bin Nasser al-Suwaidi, the governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emriates (UAE), will serve another four-year term.
UAE speeds up cheque processing
The Central Bank of the UAE has introduced a new cheque-clearing system that will vastly reduce the time taken to process cheques.
King declines bumper pay hike
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England who has repeatedly called on UK employers to avoid hiking wages in line with rising inflation, has refused a salary increase that would have seen his pay soar by more than a third.
FDIC seizes Californian bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a US regulator, has taken control of IndyMac, a California-based lender with total assets of $32 billion.
Fed will lend to Fannie and Freddie
The Federal Reserve has authorised the New York Federal Reserve to lend to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that insure half of the US's home loans.
HKMA's Yam on Asia's prospects
Asia is a region of rising global importance, particularly in terms of finance, says Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
ECB publishes payment systems report
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Friday released its first payments systems and market infrastructure oversight report.
On the roots of housing bubbles
Regions or economies with a low share of owner-occupied houses are more prone to housing bubbles that are driven by locally unstable rent dynamics, research published by the Central Bank of Turkey argues.
Price risks outweigh growth threat: SF's Yellen
Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, has said that the threat of inflation spiralling is now greater than the risk of a rise in unemployment.
Canada names special advisers
The Bank of Canada has appointed two economics professors as its special advisers on monetary policy for the coming year.
Chile hikes by half a point
The Central Bank of Chile on Thursday raised its key rate half a point to 7.25% on the back of a deteriorating inflationary outlook.
Swiss regulator heeds calls for tougher rules
The Swiss Federal Banking Commission, the industry regulatory, has written to the country's two biggest banks to outline plans to enforce more stringent capital requirements.
Kenya governor caught up in hotel probe
Njuguna Ndung'u, the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, is reportedly facing allegations of defamation and has become embroiled in investigations into the controversial sale of a Nairobi Hotel.
Denmark bails out bank
The National Bank of Denmark has agreed to provide $158m-worth of emergency financing to Roskilde, a bank.