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Fed official on regulating derivatives markets
Patrick Parkinson, the deputy director of the Federal Reserve's research and statistics department, has told the US Senate how he believes derivatives markets should be supervised.
IMF assesses money's role in policy
The International Monetary Fund has published research looking at the role of money in monetary policy.
Chicago Fed investigates payments fraud
The Chicago Fed has published a note assessing the debate over payments systems fraud.
For how long can the US deficit be sustained?
Federal Reserve research suggests that it would take many years for the US debt to reach a level that would test global investors' willingness to extend financing.
GCC should drop dollar peg: Fed adviser
A prominent US economist with Federal Reserve experience has said it makes sense for Gulf states to abandon their dollar pegs.
Goodhart predicts "annus horribilis" for BoE's MPC
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is in for a terrible year, Charles Goodhart, a former member of the committee, said.
Number of counterfeit euro notes surges
The number of counterfeit banknotes recovered in the eurozone soared by 5.4% in the first half of 2008, the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday.
UK rates stay at 5%
The Bank of England held its key rate at 5% for the third straight month on Thursday.
EBRD - Sustainability Report 2007
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Sustainability Report details the development bank's investments in 29 countries across central Europe and Asia.
Community banks can thrive: RBA's Stevens
A role still exists for the community banking model, says Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
How to predict global stock returns
Short interest rates and term spreads are fairly robust predictors of stock returns in developed markets, research published by the Federal Reserve finds.
Euro debt issuance hit by market turmoil
The euro lost ground as a currency of debt issuance in 2007, a result that the European Central Bank said may reflect the continued fallout from the credit crisis.
Norwegian SWF mulls emerging-market portfolio
Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global is looking to invest in emerging-market stocks, say media reports.
BoE rate low but homeowners face price surge
UK mortgage costs hit an eight-year high at the end of June despite the Bank of England's key rate remaining at 5%, its lowest level for more than two years.
US lists advanced Basel II qualification rules
The four US regulatory agencies responsible for Basel II have detailed how firms may qualify to use the advanced approaches of the framework.
Canada calls time on money injections
The Bank of Canada has said it will withdraw liquidity from the system on signs that money-market tensions are abating.
Cleveland Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Policymakers could examine past crises to reveal deeper issues behind recent events, an essay that opens the latest issue of the Cleveland Fed's Annual Report suggests.
Differences between Fed and ECB overplayed
The divergences between the Fed's dual mandate and the European Central Bank's (ECB) task of maintaining price stability have little impact on policy in the medium- to long-term, notes Ignazio Visco, a deputy director general at the Bank of Italy.
Canadian businesses still strong
Despite the recent slowdown in Canadian growth, there are no indications of widespread weaknesses across the country's firms, the latest edition of the Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey finds.
HKMA's Pang praises BIS's Asian office
Peter Pang, a deputy chief executive at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has commended the Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) Representative Office in Asia.
SARB mints Mandela coin
The South African Reserve Bank has issued a R5 (64) coin to commemorate the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, a former president and anti-apartheid campaigner.
Lebanese banks compliant, insists governor
Riad Salame, the governor of the Bank of Lebanon, has countered allegations that the country's financial institutions illegally supported Hezbollah, a militant group.
Strengthen central bank, IMF tells Burundi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday advised the Burundian authorities to grant the central bank's independence and enhance the institution's internal controls.
SEC memorandum a short-term fix: Bernanke
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) and the Federal Reserve, introduced Monday, is only meant to address the short-term issues surrounding the regulation of investment banks, Ben Bernanke, the…