United States
IMF: global stock markets sensitive to US monetary policy shocks
Fund study finds strong relationship between global stock prices and US monetary policy
Atlanta Fed names new second in command
Retirement of Atlanta Federal Reserve first vice-president Patrick Barron sparks reshuffle in retail payments office
Boston Fed finds evidence of sticky wages
Boston Federal Reserve paper shows that wage adjustments in the United States are very infrequent
Credit card rewards boost spending: Chicago Fed
Chicago Federal Reserve study shows that credit card cash-back rewards can boost spending but effect on total consumption is relatively minor
Merkel enraged at vote to scrap US-EU Swift data deal: WikiLeak
Leaked wire from US embassy in Berlin says Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was furious at German MEPs' decision to reject Swift data sharing deal with United States
Supervision of Israel’s housing market paramount: Fischer
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer warns against complacency in supervision of mortgage-lending industry in Israel
BoE paper: capital inflows primary cause of US housing bubble
Bank of England study shows large capital inflows had a greater effect than monetary policy in generating housing bubble in United States
Adia appoints new chief financial officer to real estate wing
Jim Hime joins Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund from real estate investment firm Lionstone Group
Bernanke says Fed’s supervisory role creates synergies
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says financial supervision at central banks provides benefits for macroeconomic management
MAS: capital inflows pose serious risks to emerging markets
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Stability Review warns accommodative monetary policies present substantial inflationary risks to emerging economies
Shirakawa draws parallels with QE in Japan, US
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says same aims underlie Japan's monetary easing scheme and Federal Reserve's asset purchase programme
Bank of Canada to government: cut tax, don’t spend
Bank of Canada study shows tax cuts are better than government spending for boosting the economy
Bernanke: QE2 a misleading moniker
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says $600 billion Treasury purchase scheme not officially quantitative easing
RBA’s Battellino: US households worst off from recession
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says US households share greater burden with every recession
St Louis Fed: Chinese house prices have minimal effect on savings rate
St Louis Federal Reserve study says rising housing prices in China do not explain the high savings rate of households
Fed’s Hoenig: US housing policy badly flawed
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says government intervention in housing markets was counterproductive
IMF: dollar volatility influences Gulf risk premia
Fund study shows US inflation and consumption drive risk premia in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Fed’s Tarullo defends US record on Basel II
Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo dismisses criticism over US implementation of minimum capital requirements under Basel II; says Basel III will only be effective if applied rigorously by all countries
Fed’s Warsh advocates pro-growth fiscal policy in US
Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh says pro-growth fiscal policy will spur long-term investment
New York Fed announces QE2 purchase plan
New York Federal Reserve sets schedule for $105 billion-worth of purchases of Treasuries over the next month
Fed's Fisher lambasts QE2
Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher claims QE2 will not create jobs, just spur speculation; comments highlight threats to Bernanke consensus when Fisher and others become FOMC voters in 2011
Michael Bordo: Fed failed as lender of last resort
Federal Reserve did not fulfil its role as lender of last resort
Eugene White: Fed supervision increased probability of crises
Fed’s increased role in banking supervision during the early part of the last century altered behaviour of banks and regulators
India’s PM backs QE2
Backing from Manmohan Singh follows attacks from other emerging markets