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BIS calls for greater vigilance over sovereign risks
Bank for International Settlements Quarterly Review warns weaker global growth outlook risks fuelling sovereign debt crisis
Riksbank was ‘wrong’ to raise rates: Svensson
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson says Riksbank miscalculated repo rate path and should have followed Federal Reserve with accommodative stance
Housing bubble fuelled by light-touch regulation: IMF paper
Fund study shows light-touch regulation of independent mortgage originators fuelled the US housing bubble
NY Fed paper identifies causes of US housing bubble
New York Federal Reserve study shows US housing boom was driven by lower lending standards and overly optimistic investors
Domestic factors major contributor to global crisis: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says contribution of systemic contagion effects from US markets towards global crisis are overplayed
US lawmaker presses for change to FOMC voting system
Congressman Barney Frank to introduce bill that calls for replacement of regional Fed presidents on FOMC with four external members; calls Fed presidents a "self-perpetuating" group
Fed policy must be state contingent: Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard calls for FOMC to discard fixed dates for setting policy
G-7 leaders pledge co-ordinated effort to tackle economic crisis
G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors say concerted effort will be made to co-ordinate action against global economic slowdown
The future of central banking: CB.com panel
Robert Pringle moderates a panel assessing the future of central banking in a post-financial crisis world
OECD asks central banks to hold rates
OECD asks for rates hold and revises growth forecasts downwards; chief economist says further QE in the US "could be appropriate”
Case for QE3 mounts as US economy weakens
Federal Reserve presidents Charles Evans and John Williams make case for further quantitative easing, as latest Beige Book report reaffirms slowdown in US economic activity
Top officials discuss economic gloom in Italy
Key votes reveal lack of confidence in US economic policy and the future of the eurozone
Communication on employment key to Fed credibility: Kocherlakota
Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Narayana Kocherlakota says difficulties in quantifying maximum employment pose challenges for FOMC
Global financial linkages amplified US shocks: IMF paper
Fund study says close financial and trade links between Europe and US magnified effects of US housing market bubble
FOMC minutes show disagreement remains
Division persists among top US officials regarding future monetary policy
Trichet preaches sustainable long-term growth
Jean-Claude Trichet urges policymakers to aim for sustainable growth
Philly Fed paper investigates relationship between oil prices and exchange rates
Working paper shows little systematic relation between oil prices and the Canadian-US dollar exchange rate
Lagarde calls for urgent action
Lagarde sets out plans for Europe, the US and on a global scale to support 'fragile' recovery
Baby boomers sell-off may depress equities: SF Fed paper
San Francisco Federal Reserve study says demographic shifts in US may present headwinds for stock markets
Sarb’s Marcus calls for unified commitment to recovery from Western leaders
South African Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus says lack of confidence and trust leadership in US and Europe has undermined the global recovery
Speculation intensifies over Bernanke's forthcoming Jackson Hole speech
Markets will be looking for signs of a third round of quantitative easing ahead of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s much anticipated speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, writes Blair Baker
Allan Meltzer awarded Truman Medal
American economist Allan Meltzer to become only the fourth person to receive the distinguished Truman Medal for Economic Policy
PboC adviser calls for urgent reform in the West
People’s Bank of China adviser Li Daokui says Europe and the US must introduce further reforms to address their chronic economic problems
CFTC repository rule won't save regulators from data leak bills, say European supervisors
The CFTC's attempt to protect non-US regulators from an indemnity clause in the Dodd-Frank Act will fail, European regulators fear