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Trichet: fixing public finances precursor to price stability
Jean-Claude Trichet calls for member states to put public finances in order
Kim opens new chapter for Bank of Korea
Recently appointed governor of the Bank of Korea sets out future strategy for bank and country
Fed’s Duke warns community banks are under threat
Governor Elizabeth Duke highlights some of the dangers posed by troubled real estate markets on community banks
Denmark shoots down covered bonds idea
Danish governor argues against reforms to adjust requirements on covered bond collateral but concedes change is necessary
NY Fed’s Sack warns of excessive reforms
New York Fed’s Brian Sack discusses lessons from the crisis but cautions reforms may be superfluous
RBA’s Stevens pledges new regulation
Governor Stevens compares the troubles in financial markets to a patient in cardiac arrest, but claims new regulation will be the cure
Goodfriend: interest on reserves best exit policy
Marvin Goodfriend offers Congress advice on how to exit from the Fed’s accommodative stance without disrupting markets
Norges Bank’s Gjedrem on rate decisions
Svein Gjedrem offers cautious outlook for growth following rate decision last week
Fed: credit availability increases among consumers
Federal Reserve director discusses developments in credit scoring study with Congress
Yellen: Fed won’t inflate debt away
San Francisco Fed’s Janet Yellen tells LA town hall inflation will not run rampant so long as Fed retains independence
Lockhart: Fed inflation anchor under threat
Atlanta Fed’s Dennis Lockhart warns that inflation expectations may be dislodged as a result of accommodative Fed stance
Svensson: Riksbank needs to be more forceful
Riksbank deputy Lars Svensson explains Sweden’s response to crisis and draws on lessons for future
Bernanke: too-big-to-fail problem “unconscionable”
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke calls for a revision of regulation on firms, which are “too big to fail”
Fullani: reassures parliament on steady recovery
Bank of Albania governor Ardian Fullani reassures lawmakers of continued growth following IMF performance review
Sweden’s Ingves explains decision to hold rates
Stefan Ingves the Riksbank’s governor offers reasons holding back on rate rise despite signs of strong economic recovery
BoE’s Sentance: rate policy to offset fiscal tightening
Bank of England’s Andrew Sentance says monetary policy can compensate for the negative impact of fiscal tightening on demand
ECB’s Stark contests IMF paper
Jürgen Stark argues that an inflation target at the 4% level would do more harm than good
RBA: credit card reform in Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia‘s assistant governor discusses the challenges regulators face in the market for credit card payments
Bank’s Dale: QE a success
Spencer Dale discusses the merits of quantitative easing and its impact on the wider economy in the past year
Ireland’s Elderfield: Consumer comes first
Matthew Elderfield discusses the lessons learnt from the financial crisis, and how new regulations will place the consumer interests before the banks
ECB’s Stark: global economy is heading for lost decade
Jürgen Stark says failure to learn from the crisis would result in anaemic global growth for the next ten years
Caribbean learns from crisis: T&T’s Williams
Ewart Williams discusses the need for greater cooperation between central banks in the region in reducing the risk of financial crises
Fair value in foul weather
Andrew Haldane draws on Macbeth to explain how financial instruments might be valued in future
FDIC’s Bair on US housing recovery
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Sheila Bair cautiously optimistic