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FBI thwarts plot to bomb New York Fed
Planned attack on Federal Reserve Bank of New York fails after alleged bomber is given fake explosives by FBI; defendant charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction
NY Fed’s Dudley confident in QE3 benefits
President of NY Fed says third round of QE is needed to catalyse growth; says employment will improve faster as a result of the programme
CLS hires JP Morgan veteran as chief executive
David Puth, the former chair of the New York Fed's FX Committee, will become the next chief executive of CLS next week
NY Fed failed to share Libor low-balling fears with BoE, says King
Governor of the Bank of England says NY Fed did not pass on anecdotal evidence of Barclays’ manipulation of Libor submissions; says recommendations for reform were not a warning of trouble
Sack withdraws resignation and stays on at NY Fed
Brian Sack stays on as a senior adviser to New York Fed president William Dudley; new head of markets group already appointed
New York Fed appoints new head of markets group
Simon Potter named as chief of markets group and manager of the System Open Markets Account; begins new role on June 30
New York Fed report models herd behaviour
Fed staff report models financial market herding behaviour using NYSE transaction data; finds herding is “fairly pervasive” on some trading days
Central bankers need to address problem of ‘groupthink’, says Shiller
Members of central bank committees need to dig deep to assert their ‘moral commitment’ and actively avoid falling into the trap of ‘groupthink’ when making decisions, says economist Robert Shiller
New York Fed article proposes capital regulation framework
Article suggests new framework for regulating capital; attempts to limit risk-taking while preserving creditors’ disciplining incentives
NY Fed's Dudley fears CCP capital 'cliff effect'
Supervisors should ensure the capital regime for cleared trades avoids a sudden leap in risk weights, says New York Fed president
No more Fed letter commitments expected, says Dudley
New York Fed will "stand down" as the CFTC and SEC "stand up", says New York Fed president
New York Fed researchers investigate shadow-banking regulation
Researchers find “uneven” progress towards stabilising shadow-banking system; gaps found between optimal and actual regulation of the sector
Fed research examines supply-side changes in US housing market
New York Fed staff paper studies impact of supply-side changes to US housing market on the creation of a house price bubble
Tucker replaces Dudley as chairman of CPSS
Bank of England’s Paul Tucker to replace New York Fed’s William Dudley as head of international committee responsible for payments, clearing and settlements infrastructure