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Ten trends in large-value payment systems
A new paper published by the New York Federal Reserve highlights ten trends in the development of large value payment systems worldwide.
US regulator approves Basel II for smaller banks
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), one of the US's regulatory agencies, on Wednesday approved a version of the Basel II framework designed for the country's smaller banks.
NY Fed revamps organisational structure
The New York Federal Reserve on Thursday announced a raft of changes that will see the creation of two new groups and the promotion of three officials to the role of executive vice-president.
Fed keeps rates on hold
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted on Wednesday to hold rates for the first time since August following a sequence of eight straight cuts.
Fed's Kohn advocates exchange-rate flexibility
Donald Kohn, the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, has said that the gains from monetary policy would be better achieved with more exchange-rate flexibility.
San Francisco Fed - Annual Report 2007
The San Francisco Federal Reserve in 2007 launched an initiative to help homeowners in hard-hit communities to avoid foreclosure, the institution states in its latest Annual Report.
Fed accused of stalling on Chinese bank licences
Chinese officials have said the Federal Reserve is delaying the approval of banking licences for two of its biggest banks as part of a political ploy.
Fed's Lacker: US may avoid recession
Growth has been slow for 2008, but the US has avoided a recession and the odds of a severe downturn appear to have fallen, said Jeffrey Lacker, the president of Richmond Fed.
The Fed on the 1987 crash
The Federal Reserve has assessed its response to the 1987 stock market crash.
RBA's Stevens negative on US and Aussie outlook
Both the United States and Australia face significant, but different, economic challenges, Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, said on Friday.
Beige Book backs up Bernanke comments
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book indicates the US manufacturing sector is passing on higher input costs to customers.
Fed details banks' balance sheet developments
The Federal Reserve has published an account of the profits of and balance-sheet developments at US commercial banks in 2007.
Futures markets still a useful tool: Bernanke
Policymakers should still look to futures markets to derive their price forecasts of key commodities despite their inaccuracy, Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said.
Kansas City Fed uncovers optimal inflation rate
Central bankers should aim for inflation of between 0.7% and 1.4% a year, research published by the Kansas City Fed states.
Investment banks must face same rules: Geithner
Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve who played a key role in the Bear Stearns bailout, has said the major investment banks must be regulated in the same way as their commercial peers.
Fed faces quandary after jobless rate surges
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may have to make another rate cut later this month after unemployment shot up at its fastest rate for 22 years.
Moral hazard talk reveals Fed divide
Comments from regional Federal Reserve presidents have underlined a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) split over the central bank's support of Wall Street, particularly its bailout of Bear Stearns.
Nobel laureate foresees dollar crisis
The value of the greenback could collapse within the next five years without reform of the global monetary system, Robert Mundell, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, has said.
Present doesn't mirror 1970s: Bernanke
The differences between the US economic landscape of the mid-1970s and the present are more pronounced than the similarities, Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said.
Lower loan costs to stem foreclosures: Boston Fed
Making mortgage payments temporarily affordable for Americans with negative housing equity is the best way to prevent foreclosure, research published by the Boston Fed finds.
NY Fed analyses large-value payments trends
The evolution of central bank policies is one of the main forces behind changes in large-value payment systems, research published by the New York Federal Reserve finds.
Bernanke hints at June rate hold
The Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) rate-slashing cycle, which has seen rates fall by 325 basis points since September, looks to be at an end.
Boston Fed's subprime facts
The Boston Federal Reserve's research into subprime mortgages has so far uncovered seven facts relating to the crisis.
Keep a closer eye on money markets: Fed's Kohn
The recent financial market turmoil has shown that greater attention should be paid to money markets, Donald Kohn, the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, says.