United States
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
Bernanke urges government to promote R&D
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says government can support research and development by fostering better climate for private investment
Bernanke on US gains from Mexico trade ties
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says United States has benefited immensely from its strong trade links to Mexico
Fed critic Ron Paul to run for Republican presidential candidacy
Ron Paul announces he wants to be Republican candidate for presidential elections; fierce Fed critic wants central bank abolished
Bernanke to make motion picture debut in “Too big to fail” film
New film chronicles the months leading up to Lehman Brothers’ collapse in 2008; centres on treasury secretary Henry Paulson
China and US could 'step up' cooperation
Zhou Xiaochuan believes increased cooperation between China and the US on financial reform and regulation is possible
Fed’s Duke on the wonders of virtual collaboration
Federal Reserve’s Elizabeth Duke on how Fed is using the web to reach out to the public
Too big to fail must end; FDIC chair Bair
Being labelled a Sifi will not mean being anointed too big to fail, leading to automatic bailouts, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman, Sheila Bair warns
Bernanke sheds light on new macroprudential approach
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke touches on benefits of new macroprudential approach in the United States under the Dodd-Frank Act
Dallas Fed’s Fisher urges policymakers to focus on underlying inflation
Dallas Federal Reserve president Richard Fisher says policymakers should pay greater attention to underlying rather than headline inflation
BIS paper highlights change in bank-lending channel
Bank for International Settlements study shows shift in drivers of bank-lending channel in European and United States pre-crisis
IMF urges emerging markets to tighten monetary policy
IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Asia report says emerging market central banks must tighten monetary policy to stave off inflation; acknowledges limitations of monetary tools
SEC proposes amendments to remove references to credit ratings in rules
SEC makes latest changes to bring legislation into line with Dodd-Frank; proposes numerous changes to the Exchange Act
IMF paper builds US, euro area financial conditions indexes
Fund paper creates financial conditions indexes to forecast economic activity in the US and euro area