United States
Bernanke warns Congress on fiscal deficit
Fed chairman warns limiting debt ceiling self defeating, says US must choose between “careful and deliberative process” of financial policy change or “much more painful” crisis response
Risk & Return Brasil: Supervisors need to be more curious, says Donizeti
Authorities should put less faith in numbers and what they are told by banks, says top Brazilian supervisor
US dollar leading currency peg: ECB paper
European Central Bank study shows US dollar continues to dominate as most used exchange rate currency anchor
Beige Book signals slowdown in some districts
Federal Reserve reports deceleration in economic activity in four of 12 districts
BIS data highlights US banks’ exposure to Greece
Bank for International Settlements data reveals United States’ heightened “potential exposure” to Greek default
Exit strategy communication key: Philly Fed’s Plosser
Philadelphia Federal Reserve president Charles Plosser says clear communication of Federal Reserve policy will be essential to exit strategy
US banks at risk of downgrade following Dodd-Frank
Credit rating agency Moody’s launches review of eight banks’ ratings after legislation makes uncertain implicit promise of government support in event of failure
Yellen sees signs of exuberance in corporate debt markets
Comments highlight Fed’s methods for monitoring imbalances; rate hikes “last resort” to tackle financial excess
Reserve managers must reconsider strategies: CentralBanking.com panel
Central bank reserve managers must think about diversification to better prepare for future crises, panellists say
Fed research director to retire
David Stockton, director of the division of research and statistics, will leave the Federal Reserve Board at the end of September after 30 years
Bank reserves do not affect lending levels: NY Fed paper
New York Federal Reserve study says bank lending levels are independent of amount of reserves in banking system
Zero-policy rates 'ill-serve' emerging markets: BIS's Caruana
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana says near-zero interest rates are a disservice to emerging market economy borrowers
Emerging Asia dominates external shocks to Australia and New Zealand: IMF paper
Fund study finds evidence of strong spillover effects from emerging Asia to Australia and New Zealand
Fed took 'gamble' with QE: Reinhart
Federal Reserve former director of monetary affairs Vincent Reinhart pins volatile oil prices on Fed’s quantitative easing programme
Fed veteran joins Barclays
Former Federal Reserve director of monetary affairs Brian Madigan appointed senior policy adviser at Barclays Capital
Basel III bank capital rules may squeeze lending: IMF
Fund study finds evidence suggesting new Basel III framework will diminish the issuance of loans from banks
Fed to kick off annual stress-testing programme 'towards end of the year'
FRB building models to compare and benchmark bank results from late 2011
Interview: Kevin Warsh
On the eve of his departure from office, the Fed governor talks to Blair Baker about the forces behind the financial crisis and why we remain far from fixing the system
New chief economist for SEC
Vanderbilt professor Craig Lewis named SEC chief economist and director of RiskFin Division
Crisis measures improved financial market conditions: Chicago Fed paper
Chicago Federal Reserve study shows Fed crisis measures led to significant improvement in financial market conditions
Fed minutes reveal split over exit strategy
Minutes from Federal Open Market Committee meeting show division among ranks over monetary policy exit strategy
SEC approves credit rating agency reforms
Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously votes in rules and amendments for greater transparency of credit rating agencies' operations
IMF could remove Strauss-Kahn from post if required
IMF rules allow for removal of managing director “when the executive board so decides”
Kohn apologises for financial crisis
Former Federal Reserve vice-chairman and external FPC member Don Kohn apologises for failures that led to financial crisis; says FPC will need to ensure new tools are not circumvented by markets