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ECB's Constâncio: grant CCPs access to central bank liquidity
European Central Bank's Vítor Constâncio says central counterparties should get access to central bank liquidity so long as they're regulated
IMF/ World Bank meetings: lack of resolution regimes a key concern
Cross-border resolution regime deemed crucial by officials and bankers, but many sceptical progress can be made
ECB sets stage to tackle ‘addicted banks’
European Central Bank publishes toughened rules that will allow it to limit individual banks’ access to short-term funds and exclude asset classes
Diamond, Mortensen, Pissarides win Nobel Prize
Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides share Nobel Prize in economic sciences for work on labour market search frictions
RBNZ, NZX ink MoU on connected clearing system
Reserve Bank of New Zealand agrees with Wellington-based stock exchange on separate but connected clearing and settlements systems
Shirakawa flags limits of monetary policy
Bank of Japan governor says loose monetary policy is a necessary condition for recovery, but its efficacy is limited and may have unintended consequences
DSK expects quota reform in 'days, weeks'
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says members close to reaching agreement on quota reform
Take responsibility: ECB’s Bini-Smaghi to EMEs
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi says emerging markets seeking bigger global role must take responsibility for imbalances
Buba’s Nagel set to replace Sarrazin
Western states pick Bundesbank head of market operations Joachim Nagel to take Thilo Sarrazin’s place on executive board
Czech National Bank withdraws smallest banknote
Czech National Bank says Kc50 note will be replaced with coin in April; cites cost of replacing notes and change in value
RBNZ advances new regulatory framework
Reserve Bank of New Zealand broadens financial oversight over non-bank activity; says expiry of retail deposit guarantee scheme will balance risks
Irish bonds sixth riskiest: report
Credit default swap spreads on Irish bonds spike more than any other in third quarter; Portugal also among ten riskiest sovereign issuers
UK arrests two in Securency raids
Officials take two men into custody in Securency graft probe as coordinated raids unfold in Australia, Britain and Spain
Ireland’s Elderfield rules out senior debt haircuts
Holders of senior debt must not be forced to shoulder losses, but issuing banks could negotiate with them, says Central Bank of Ireland’s Matthew Elderfield
Vietnam proposes lifting gold ban to stem inflation
State Bank of Vietnam head of foreign exchange Nguyen Quang Huy says restrictions on gold imports may be lifted if domestic prices are unsustainable; move could help contain inflation
Angola appoints new governor
Commercial bank head José de Lima Massano joins National Bank of Angola following government reshuffle
Recovery has lost steam and risks remain high, IMF warns
IMF's latest financial stability report strikes a cautionary note about the stalled economic recovery
Pay attention to monetary aggregates: Canada’s Macklem
Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem says interest rate transmission blockages make money, credit data key in crisis; adds voice to growing chorus of central bankers
US Treasury slashes forecast for cost of Tarp
US Treasury estimates cost of government bailout at $30 billion, less than a tenth of original forecast
Brussels crafts principles for bank account access
European Commission consults on principles to ground law granting universal access to basic bank accounts; 6% of adults do not have a bank account
Anglo bailout prompts Ireland downgrade
Fitch knocks Irish debt one notch; says higher bailout cost will impair fiscal consolidation plans
Japan edges towards zero bound
Bank of Japan cuts benchmark rate to 0% to 0.1% range, announces further stimulus
RBI names working group to review key open market operations
Reserve Bank of India names working group members assessing liquidity adjustment facility; six out of ten from central bank
IIF calls for accord to fix imbalances
Institute for International Finance (IIF) says major economies must broker agreements on critical macroeconomic and exchange-rate issues