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Renminbi liberalisation, price stability priorities: PBoC
People’s Bank of China says currency internationalisation, price stability top priorities for 2011, following annual meeting
Icelandic central bank, regulator ink deal to collaborate
Central Bank of Iceland and Financial Supervisory Authority sign landmark agreement to work together on oversight in areas including systemic risk
Irish central bank names advisers for stress test exercise
Central Bank of Ireland calls for BlackRock Solutions, Boston Consulting Group and Barclays Capital to assist in stress tests
New highs for CDS spreads on Ireland and Belgium
The cost of insuring against Irish and Belgian state defaults reaches unprecedented levels
Brussels sets the stage for senior debt haircuts
Internal markets directorate publishes consultation paper calling for senior bondholder haircuts in resolution regimes; analysts worry move could further disrupt funding for troubled banks
Haircut fears push up bank CDS prices
Spreads on the credit index for senior European financials widen as EU releases burden-sharing consultation paper
US economists push for ethical code
Academics and practitioners call on American Economic Association to adopt code forcing economists to reveal links to private firms
Fed’s Hoenig labels gold standard “very legitimate” monetary system: reports
Kansas City Fed president quoted as stressing price stability benefits, but notes return to gold would not prevent high unemployment or bank failures
Brazil steps up efforts to ease real gains
Central Bank of Brazil raises reserve requirements on domestic banks' foreign exchange position in bid to halt real appreciation
Obama determined to appoint Diamond to Fed board
United States President Barack Obama pushes for third nomination of Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to Federal Reserve Board
SNB rejects Irish debt as collateral
Swiss National Bank excludes Irish sovereign debt and that of some Irish banks from list of collateral eligible for open market operations
Iceland names new director of operations and human resources
Director to replace Ingvar Sigfússon, set to retire in the coming months
Bidder calls on De La Rue to reveal details of RBI relationship
Oberthur says firm should inform shareholders about recent business with Reserve Bank of India; claims paper scandal has "undermined" ability to win new contracts as a stand-alone firm
Hong Kong lawmakers to enforce mandatory CCP by the end of 2012
Hong Kong joins Japan in mandating central counterparty clearing for OTC derivatives with CCPs and a central repository expected to be set up in the coming months.
Chile unveils strategy for series of interventions
Central Bank of Chile to buy $12 billion-worth of foreign currency in bid to halt peso’s appreciation; peso dips sharply
Brazil’s Tombini sets out inflation fighting credentials with calls for lower target
Central Bank of Brazil governor says country’s inflation target should be similar to those of other leading emerging market economies
IMF takes final step in changing SDR basket
Fund sets exchange rate for SDR; continues to peg unit of account to yen, dollar, euro and sterling
Eurozone inflation climbs above 2%
First time since autumn 2008 that inflation has been above European Central Bank target
Philippines’ central bank takes ownership of golf course: reports
Central Bank of the Philippines takes over local golf club resort following default on loan by failed lender, local media say
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HKMA unveils measure to smooth burgeoning renminbi flows
Hong Kong Monetary Authority reveals four measures to steady renminbi flows into territory; renminbi flows rocket over 200% compared to end-2009
Yeritsyan rejoins Armenian central bank in reshuffle
Armenian economy minister Nerses Yeritsyan returns to central bank as vice-chairman; former vice-chairman Vache Gabrielyan becomes finance minister
RBA’s Edey elected head of influential OECD committee
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Malcolm Edey selected as chair of financial markets committee
Ukraine’s Stelmakh bows out
National Bank of Ukraine governor Volodymyr Stelmakh tenders resignation over a year past expiry of term; first deputy governor Serhii Arbuzov named his replacement