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NY Fed’s Dudley: US jobs market still has bright future
New York Federal Reserve president William Dudley offers positive outlook on jobs despite continued stresses in economy
RBI’s Chakrabarty pushes for greater funding to India's SMEs
Reserve Bank of India's Kamalesh Chakrabarty discusses long term goals for microfinance in India
ECB's Trichet: ESRB will deliver macroprudential oversight
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet outlines role of European Systemic Risk Board in supervisory framework
Weber calls for broader scope to Basel III
Bundesbank President Axel Weber says new Basel rules should incorporate a macroprudential element to overcome systemic risks
IMF’s Lipsky: IMF should be at core of global financial safety net
IMF first deputy director John Lipsky says Fund is best placed to introduce global safety net
RBA’s Edey: price competitiveness sparked by special rates on term deposits
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor says demand for liquid paper has led to special rates for term deposits
Malta's Bonello: Basel II amendments ambitious and far-reaching
Central Bank of Malta governor discusses new proposals to amend the Basel II requirements following lessons from financial crisis
BOJ's Kamezaki: Japanese deflation imminent threat
Bank of Japan board member Hidetoshi Kamezaki says the risks of deflation must be widely acknowledged in the economy
RBA’s Ellis: build more houses
Reserve Bank of Australia financial stability head Luci Ellis says more housing needed to offset rapid rise in house prices
Bini Smaghi defends ECB policy to dump rating agencies
ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi attacks rating agencies for role in Greek debt crisis
Yilmaz confident Turkey can keep up with other emerging markets
Central Bank of Turkey governor Durmas Yilmaz says country’s lack of toxic assets has paid off during the recovery
RBI’s Subbarao: Tobin tax benefits “debatable”
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says India will hold back on capital controls
RBA: Lowe revises Australian economy recovery upward
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Philip Lowe links renewed growth in Australia to improved terms of trade
Fed’s Kohn: US still vulnerable from global imbalances
Federal Reserve vice chairman Donald Kohn says fiscal restraint needed in US to level global imbalances
Iceland firmly under IMF cover: Sighvatsson
Central Bank of Iceland deputy governor Arnór Sighvatsson warns against premature exit from IMF support
Ma signals further reforms in China's rural areas
People's Bank of China deputy governor Ma Delun outlines new financial reform in China's rural areas
ECB’s Tumpel-Gugerell defends fair-value accounting
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell says fair-value accounting standards must be upheld despite amplifying crisis
Bernanke: happiness is relative
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke sets out his view on the economics of happiness and the Easterlin paradox
Bernanke on the success of stress testing program
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says stress testing helped return credibility to banking sector
Riksbank’s Svensson concedes further cuts unlikely
Lars Svensson explains the banks decision to leave its benchmark rate at 0.25% until December 2010, after previous calls to cut the rate further
Fed’s Rosengren: full US recovery years away
Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren identifies several challenges towards economic recovery in the United States
Malaysia's Mahathir: Islamic finance must not follow western banking model
Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir calls for more regulation of banking sector and repudiates western model on banking
ADB's Kuroda pushes agenda for economic integration in Asia
Asian Development Bank president Kuroda hails Asian rebound but calls for commitment on wider integration of region
Fed's Duke challenges the myths on women and money
Federal Reserve's Elizabeth Duke dismisses view that women are poor at holding the purse strings