Christine Lagarde
IMF managing director saga continues
IMF rebukes New York Times for article on Fischer; Strauss-Kahn’s immunity pleas revealed; candidates continue battle for international support
Fischer joins IMF race
Governor of the Bank of Israel announces candidacy to become IMF managing director; calls chance to run an “extraordinary and unplanned opportunity”
IMF race: Colombia backs Carstens, Lagarde ‘confident’
IMF leadership campaigns continue; Mexico central bank chief receives Colombia backing, Christine Lagarde is 'confident' following meetings with China
Strauss-Kahn follows through with not-guilty plea
Ex-head of the IMF sticks to earlier rebuttal of charges and enters not-guilty plea; trial could take months
IMF candidates battle to win support
Lagarde and Carstens visit Brazil; Merkel supports non-European candidate in the future
Lagarde confirms IMF candidacy, Brics unhappy
Finance minister of France throws her hat into the ring as candidate for next managing director of IMF; Brics condemn practice of choosing leader based on nationality
IMF leadership race heats up
Central bankers from around the world have differing views; Lagarde still leads
Strauss-Kahn bows to pressure and quits
Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns from his post as managing director of the IMF; continues to deny all allegations
Brussels and Paris push for European monetary fund
Finance ministries of France and Germany begin devising proposals for Europe’s own Fund, body would be geared at removing bailout security net as well as providing help to euro countries
Fed is investigating Goldman, hedge funds: Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank is looking into cross-currency swaps carried out by Goldman Sachs alleged to have helped Greece hide the extent of its debt
France’s Noyer likely to win second term
French central bank governor looks set to be given a second term after glowing endorsement from economy minister
Central counterparties for CDS compared
Ad hoc industry group comprising both buy-side and sell-side publishes report on credit-default-swap central counterparties
Brussels bids to stabilise derivatives market
European Commission outlines proposals for derivatives-market revamp
BoE's Tucker: end bickering over CDS clearing
Paul Tucker, the soon-to-be deputy governor responsible for financial stability at the Bank of England, has called on officials to stop feuding over plans to create a central counterparty for credit default swaps (CDS).
Trichet pushes for greater regulatory role
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has called for European Union to grant his institution a greater regulatory role.
France to ECB: lead charge for derivatives market
Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, has called on the European Central Bank to spur efforts to set up a eurozone-wide financial infrastructure for derivatives, further scuppering US efforts to create a global market for the instruments.
Interest rate gap too large, says France
Christine Lagarde, the French minister of finance, has issued a guarded warning to the European Central Bank (ECB) not to raise rates.
Trichet notes exchange-rate instability fears
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has acknowledged that he is concerned about exchange rate volatility given the current value of the euro.
EU will avoid downturn: Juncker
Europe will not follow the United States into recession said Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister and finance minister, on Monday.
France's Noyer backs SocGen despite €5bn fraud
Christian Noyer, the governor of the Banque de France, said on Thursday that he was "not at all worried" about Societe Generale, the second largest French bank, despite it falling victim to the biggest fraud in banking history.
France renews onslaught on ECB policy
The French government has resumed its campaign calling for the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut rates.
Zhou parries appreciation calls
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, said that the central bank could widen the renminbi's trading range if deemed necessary.
EU discusses regulatory response to crisis
EU finance ministers met in Luxembourg on Tuesday to consider a regulatory response to the financial crisis.