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ECB’s Stark calls for end to short-term approach to monetary policy
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says central banks should not be distracted by attempts to fine-tune economy; calls for refocus on monetary data
UK banking commission keen on ring-fencing retail operations
Safeguards on retail banking “common sense” chairman claims; Sifis need minimum capital ratio of 10%
Iceland in talks to avoid downgrade following 'no' vote
Governor Már Guðmundsson talks to rating agencies after Icelanders reject second Icesave deal
IMF praises PMA as Palestine bids for statehood
Palestine Monetary Authority “now in a position to carry out functions of a central bank” as the territory bids for statehood recognition as of September
Belgium unveils financial health indicator
National Bank of Belgium designs financial health indicator to monitor risk of company failures; says probability of bankruptcy higher than 25% for least financially sound
Bank’s Haldane warns capital inflows may overwhelm emerging markets
Bank of England executive director for financial stability Andrew Haldane says rapid rate of investment in emerging markets could lead to financial instability
UAE furthers involvement in bank director appointments
New rules will allow the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates to veto candidates for bank director positions
Belgium modernises central bank statute
National Bank of Belgium calls extraordinary general meeting to discuss changes to statute governing central bank; attempts to avoid repeat of historic legal battle debacle over ancient wording
Sepa end-dates should be set in stone: ECB
European Central Bank proposes concrete end-dates for migration to Single Euro Payments Area
Greek debt still the most risky: CMA survey
CMA labels Greek sovereign debt as most risky in the world, second quarter in a row; countries elsewhere in Western Europe performed the best
EBA reveals benchmark for EU stress tests
European Banking Authority to apply 5% core Tier I capital ratio of risk-weighted assets on stress tests; says 90 banks will participate in tests
King attempts to mitigate pay freeze news
Bank of England staff receive memo notifying them of measures
New York Fed auctions off first AIG-related mortgage bonds
New York Federal Reserve sells $1.3 billion of American International Group (AIG) mortgage securities in the first round of auctions
ECB breaks norm with rate hike
European Central Bank hikes interest rates by 25 basis points after two years at historically low levels; warns on second-round effects from commodity price pressures
Treasury Committee’s Tyrie calls for reform of BoE board
Treasury Select Committee chairman, Andrew Tyrie, calls for urgent reform of governance rules at the Bank of England; warns new regulatory powers must be closely monitored
Japan offers ¥1 trillion to firms in disaster-stricken regions
Bank of Japan makes ¥1 trillion available for loans to financial co-operatives and banks in disaster-stricken regions
Portugal seeks bailout, Trichet confident rate hike will only help
Portugal seeks financial assistance from Brussels; European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says rate hike will help build confidence in stricken sovereign
Irish regulator lacked 'capacity and will' pre-crisis admits Elderfield
Ireland's chief regulator has provided more detail on the recent stress tests carried out by the central bank of Ireland and plans to increase the powers of the body
Sweden picks famous faces for new banknotes
Riksbank announces motifs to be emblazoned on new banknotes; include actress Greta Garbo, author Astrid Lindgren and singer Birgit Nilsson
SNB bans Tepco debt as collateral
Swiss National Bank places Tepco debt on its list of collateral excluded from use in open market operations
Basel Committee’s Walter: consensus reached on method to identify Sifis
Basel Committee has now agreed on criteria for banks posing systemic threat; FSB agrees on accelerated timetable for G-20 recommendations
Ireland’s Elderfield: we’ll not haircut senior debt
Matthew Elderfield, Ireland’s head regulator, assures senior bondholders in four banks they will not face “action”
Risk Europe: S&P slammed for linking Greece, Portugal downgrades to ESM
Eurozone bail-out vehicle doesn't hurt existing bondholders, EC official argues
UK FSA and Treasury say covered bondholders should escape bail-ins
British authorities offer six recommendations for regulatory change; signal covered bondholders will not be hit by bail-ins