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Danes set to avoid euro vote – report
Report says Copenhagen will not hold euro referendum on waning support for single currency
Blanchflower slams Bank’s MPC for group-think
Economist David Blanchflower accuses group of being hobbled by “iron fist” of governor
Poland considers quantitative easing
National Bank of Poland says it may buy banks’ bonds as part of a raft of measures aimed at shoring up stability
Harmonised card schemes crucial for Sepa success: Tumpel-Gugerell
European Central Bank's Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell says more card schemes needed to foster competition
Fed’s Evans states case for independence
Chicago Federal Reserve’s Charles Evans warns Congress risks fuelling inflation if limits placed on Fed independence
Central banks on hold
Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Bank of Korea all keep policy fixed
First consultations held on currency for East Africa
Bank of Tanzania hosts first meetings on plans for East African Monetary Union
UN agency calls for global monetary reform
UNCTAD says capital controls needed to curb financial excess, dollar’s role as global reserve currency “increasingly challenged”
Greenspan blames “human nature” for crunch
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan sceptical that another crisis can be avoided until humans learn to accept cyclical nature of capitalism
Card payments continue to soar
Latest World Payments Report sees non-cash payments growing to 250 billion
Triple A ratings safe for now
Moody’s says Aaa countries have stable outlooks
Banks agree to expand central clearing for derivatives
Fifteen banks commit to more central clearing for certain derivatives in bid to fix industry’s tarnished reputation
Gold prices breach $1,000
First time metal rises above $1,000 per ounce since February
Crisis set to change inflation targeting: CentralBanking.com subscribers
CentralBanking.com snapshot shows most think inflation targeting will change. Almost a third believe crisis marks end of framework
ECB’s González-Páramo questions market rally
European Central Bank executive board member takes unusual step of commenting on market prices, hints degree of optimism unwarranted
Basel outlines plans to tighten bank regulation
Central bank governors and heads of supervision agree on raft of measures to rein in banks
Turkey can do without Fund’s loans – Yilmaz
Central Bank of Turkey’s Durmus Yilmaz says improving balance of payments means it may not need IMF loans in the future
PBOC’s Su in Taiwan for bill-financing talks
Su Ning, a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), visits Taiwan to discuss the development of bill financing markets
Euroclear will add markets by T2S launch
Chief executive sees expansion before European Central Bank goes live with settlement service
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
ECB announces exit strategy
Trichet sets out cornerstones of retreat from extraordinary policy action
US Treasury outlines banking reforms
Treasury wants standards to be as uniform as possible across jurisdictions
Cautious policies still necessary: Strauss-Kahn
International Monetary Fund head stresses economic conditions remain rocky
Call for "binding" pay rules on banks
Brown, Sarkozy and Merkel say G20 must act on pay, speculation