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CentralBanking.com’s subscribers back Bernanke
More than 70% of voters in favour of Ben Bernanke being reappointed Fed chairman in 2010
Svensson: aim inflation expectations above target
Lars Svensson, one of the defenders of inflation targeting, says above-target inflation needed to spur employment
Richmond Fed hires new general counsel
Richmond Federal Reserve names Michelle Gluck as new chief legal officer
Payments end-users bemoan lack of Sepa dialogue
Payment Systems End User Committee (EUC) labels consultation on the Single Euro Payments Area insufficient
British PM slams plans to soup up Bank role
Gordon Brown labels Conservative Party proposals to disband FSA and hand supervision to the Bank of England “wrong”
HK, Singapore, Malaysia to devise deposit-insurance exit
Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Negara Malaysia and Monetary Authority of Singapore set up group to work on deposit-insurance exit strategy.
Lithuania’s Sarkinas gloomy on banking outlook
Central bank governor believes banking industry’s pain will intensify
Mexico clamps down on bank charges
Bank of Mexico steps up consumer protection with measures promote transparency and competition
Bernanke details Fed exit strategy
Reserve balances key, but Fed chairman fears political interest in fund recipients
Goodyear and Temasek part, strategy differences blamed
Temasek says Chip Goodyear will not be taking over as the new CEO
Korean sovereign fund eyes stock switch
Portfolio at Korean Investment Corporation will be half equities
UK public borrowing soars to June high
Public-sector borrowing soars to £13 billion from £7.5 billion in June 2008 on back of financial rescue
New York Fed appoints new executive vice president
Susan Ward Mink to head human resources department
Marcus named as new SARB head
Former deputy to take over after Tito Mboweni turns down third term
Tories would cull the FSA
Tory opposition plans end to UK’s single regulator
Recession-hit Turkey cuts rates
Central bank surprises markets with a half-point reduction
CPSS and IOSCO to revamp clearing guide
Infrastructure experts and regulators to look at applying 2004 recommendations to OTC markets
Chan named new HKMA chief
Favourite succeeds founding CEO at Hong Kong’s central bank
Frankfurt forces Rome gold backtrack
Government changes plans for a new tax on central bank gold sales
Singapore's central bank posts first ever loss
Global downturn hits MAS in year to March 2009
Eurosystem signs T2S MoU with settlement providers
Central banks and central securities depositories commit to work on T2S
End of the golden age of central banking?
Think tank says central banks face a new era of challenges
Czechs unconvinced by EC regulatory revamp
Czech National Bank strongly criticises the European Commission’s proposal for financial supervision
Nobel Laureates, GS head sign Fed independence petition
Petition signatories now include three Nobel Laureates, Lloyd Blankfein and Laurence Meyer