United States
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
Fed historian Meltzer scoops 2011 Bradley Prize
Author of definitive history of the Federal Reserve Allan Meltzer to receive a 2011 Bradley Prize
New York Fed RMBS sales go smoothly
Auctions of AIG legacy portfolio delivering a solid result for the Fed
Standard & Poor’s changes US outlook to negative
Rating agency cites growing deficit and debt as rationale behind the change
Chicago Fed’s Evans warns against leaning on asset-price bubbles
Chicago Federal Reserve president Charles Evans says use of monetary policy tools to address systemic stability will burden Fed’s dual mandate
PboC’s Yi warns advanced economies about risks to recovery
People's Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang says advanced countries should not lose focus on growing vulnerabilities in financial sector
FSB reviews OTC reform
Financial Stability Board progress report says implementation of OTC derivative reform varies across countries
Fed Beige Book reveals concern over impact of Japanese tragedy
Federal Reserve releases Beige Book; shows improved economic activity across the US but concern over impact of tragedy in Japan
Non-US sovereigns should collateralise swaps, say US bank regulators
Progress towards sovereign collateral posting has been slow. Now, US regulators are proposing to make it mandatory - for all non-US entities
Fed’s Yellen dismisses monetary policy link to commodity market boom
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen denies claims accommodative US monetary policy is exacerbating boom in commodity markets
Fed’s Raskin calls for greater diversification of banks
Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Sarah Raskin says more diversified banking system will reduce risk of further crises
Consumers move back to cash payments: Boston Fed paper
Boston Federal Reserve study finds evidence of decline in credit and debit card usage and increase in cash payments during financial crisis
New York Fed auctions off first AIG-related mortgage bonds
New York Federal Reserve sells $1.3 billion of American International Group (AIG) mortgage securities in the first round of auctions
Risk Europe: Tension between the ESRB and ECB, says Belgium's Reynders
Europe's new systemic risk watchdog is already clashing with the ECB - but the ESRB's powers may need to be expanded, says Belgian finance minister, Didier Reynders
Bernanke pledges tough oversight of CCPs
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says reforms to financial market infrastructure will help strengthen supervision of central counterparties
Risk Europe: Dodd-Frank rating requirement has competitive implications under Basel III
Requirement under the Dodd-Frank Act to eliminate any reliance on external credit ratings could put US banks at a competitive disadvantage under Basel III, says the Basel Committee’s Stefan Walter
Uncertainty clouds US labour market: NY Fed’s Dudley
New York Federal Reserve president William Dudley says there are conflicting signals over state of US labour market
Fed reveals details on emergency funding recipients
Federal Reserve releases information on banks’ discount window activity during crisis; ends 28 month-long dispute with Bloomberg
Financial Stability Board publishes survey responses
Comprehensive survey answers reveal FSB member countries’ plans to conform with the G-20’s recommendations for strengthening financial stability
Bullard calls for “last in, first out” approach to Fed exit strategy
St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says offloading assets from Fed's balance sheet before raising interest rates is his preferred exit strategy from accommodative monetary policy stance