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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
Nigerian governor under parliamentary fire
Governor Sanusi taken to task for bank bailout
Post-downturn, Fed's Plosser wants pacy hikes
Philadelphia Fed head says raising rates fast will be key
ECB holds rates at 1%, ups growth and price estimates
European Central Bank expects economy to grow by 0.2% next year, inflation to rise by 1.2%
New Japan government pledges to let central bank alone
No interference in Bank of Japan's monetary policy
Bleak new outlook from Eichengreen and O'Rourke
Respected economists still find few green shoots
Nigeria holds, outlook remains uncertain
Healthy growth at home dependent on global conditions
UK lends IMF SDR9.92 billion
Provision part of EU commitment made at April G20 meeting
Nigeria pledge on bank failures
Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria's new central bank governor, announces new measures to prevent commercial bank failure
Outlook positive for Lucky Country
Australia's CB governor positive on economy going into 2010