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Riksbank moves into negative rate territory
Sweden’s central bank, the world’s oldest, will on Wednesday become the first since the crisis began to penalise banks for holding deposits
Brussels bids to stabilise derivatives market
European Commission outlines proposals for derivatives-market revamp
Israel takes a step closer to new law
Stanley Fischer’s hard-fought campaign for a central-bank law appears to be nearing its close
Austrian banks well capitalised
National Bank of Austria says stress tests reveal banks sufficiently capitalised to withstand severe recession
NY Fed’s Dudley: central banks must look to lean against the wind
New York Federal Reserve president backs calls for central banks to counter bubbles
Goodhart: central banks unprepared for liquidity support
Charles Goodhart, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, says central banks have to devise common rules for liquidity support after crisis caught them out
Beijing steps up bid for renminbi to become reserve currency
China’s central bank issues rules aimed at enhancing currency’s international status but ex-governor says renminbi will only join euro and dollar after ten years or more
IMF sees signs of recovery in Zimbabwe
International Monetary Fund notes fledgling recovery following Harare mission
Japan appoints new currency policy, regulatory chiefs
Japan’s ministry of finance makes new appointments in its July reshuffle
RBI's Subbarao: India must go for growth
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India says restoring growth to pre-crisis levels and de-mystifying the office of the governor are among his main objectives for his first term at the helm
In return to normality, fiscal order must come first
Governments must put their books in order before central bankers raise rates, say economists
BoE’s Haldane outlines views on capital rules
Bank of England''s financial stability executive director says capital levels were possibly way too low before crash
Bundesbank names new Berlin branch chief
Buba appoints Claus Tigges to manage office in German capital
BIS's Cecchetti moots longer time horizon for monetary policy
Central banks may need to stretch their time horizons for inflation targeting to successfully combat financial instability, says Bank for International Settlements’ Stephen Cecchetti
SNB economist to depart at year-end
Kohli to retire from chief economist role in December
Britain begins to offload state banks
Dunfermline sold and supermarket rumoured to be interested in Northern Rock
Fed's Yellen: rates may stay low for years
Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve and a respected senior US policymaker, has given a bleak assessment of the US economy’s prospects
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
Mexico's Ortiz - crisis shows how far we've come
Ability to cope with turmoil is a sign of success of monetary-policy reform, says Bank of Mexico governor
Bank names special resolution czar
Bank of England's chief cashier to head unit
FSA's Turner moots role for ring-fencing
The head of Britain's banking regulator suggests separating overseas operations ay be necessary for cross-border banks
New Zealand publishes liquidity guidelines
Reserve Bank releases prudential rules
Eurozone inflation negative for the first time
Euro-area inflation has headed below zero
ECB board member speaks on financial crisis role
José Manuel González-Páramo gives a keynote speech at RiskEurope on the role of central banks in a financial crisis.