Federal Reserve System
Eurozone crisis threatens Canadian financial stability
Bank of Canada links deterioration of risks surrounding global imbalances and the growth outlook to single currency zone’s sovereign debt crisis
Fed calls on banks to step up pay reform
A Federal Reserve review on executive compensation says firms need a more comprehensive review of risks relating to misaligned pay incentives
Broader card payment security measures may minimise fraud: Kansas Fed
Kansas Federal Reserve study on card payment fraud says more can be done to improve the security of card based transactions
Bernanke supports greater macroprudential focus in regulation
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says reform must focus on macroprudential financial regulation in line with Squam Lake report
China bubble unlikely to derail recovery: St Louis Fed's Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says concerns over bubble in China are over exaggerated
Top economists call for central banks to oversee financial stability
Leading thinkers including former Federal Reserve Board governor Frederic Mishkin say central banks should watch financial stability; set of crisis prevention proposals include limits on bankers’ pay
Fed could win fight on monetary policy audit: reports
Media reports saw lawmakers in Congress's lower house could relent on forcing monetary policy decisions to be audited, as lawmakers work to forge swift agreement
Bank’s Posen stoutly defends ECB bond purchases
Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen slams critics who claim bond purchases will impinge upon central bank’s independence; says given low interest rates, bond purchases are essential monetary policy tool
St Louis Federal Reserve: African Americans have endured economic disadvantage
A St Louis Federal Reserve study compares the economic progress of African Americans against white Americans and finds significant differences in access to labour markets
New York Fed - Annual Report (2009)
New York Federal Reserve Bank remitted almost $24 billion to the US Treasury in 2009
Kohn to remain at Fed until September
Vice chairman to stay on as governor until Congress appoints replacement
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries slide after two weeks of gains
Data show holdings of US Treasuries by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve declined this week, cancelling out two week of gains
Bernanke: US should not rely on safe haven status of dollar
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said country should take measures to cut deficit despite unique role in global currency markets
Federal Reserve - Beige Book (June 2010)
The Federal Reserve’s June Beige Book shows economic conditions in the twelve Federal Reserve Districts improved moderately
NY Fed’s Sack on central banks’ role as liquidity providers
New York Fed markets chief Brian Sack says provision of liquidity to markets essential, but unconventional programs must be reviewed
Print more $2 bills, Taco Bell tells Fed
Marketing gimmick calls on customers to “appeal to” Fed to print more $2 notes
Boston Fed - Annual Report (2009)
Boston Federal Reserve's Annual Report shows economic difficulties persisted through last year
Philly Fed: central banks can do more to anchor inflation expectations
Philadelphia Federal Reserve study argues monetary authorities can better anchor inflation expectations by focusing on short term rates
Professional forecasts lose accuracy over time: Philly Fed
Philadelphia Fed study finds that professional forecasters perform better on shorter timescales
Fed scoops prize for best swap lines: BIS
Bill Allen and Richhild Moessner study the effects of central banks’ swap lines and find those established by the Federal Reserve to provide dollar liquidity went furthest in achieving their aims
IMF: Capital, not liquidity, limited post-crisis lending
Fund paper on bank lending finds that capital rather liquidity constraints froze lending following the 2007 sub-prime mortgage crisis
Bernanke praises emerging-market response to crisis
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke praises the Bank of Korea's policy response to the financial crisis
Cyprus: Fed took over-simplistic approach to controlling inflation
Cypriot central bank inflation study finds Fed failed to curb price growth in 1960s, 1970s
Surge in foreign holdings of US Treasuries and agencies ends two-week slide
Data show holdings of US Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve increased $18.2 billion on the back of two weeks of declines