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Jamaica governor expects IMF money in June
Brian Wynter says country is performing well under EFF programme; notes 'continued favourable outlook' for inflation but 'elevated' expectations mean stance remains 'conservative'
SSM results could come out early if severe weaknesses are found
Sabine Lautenschläger said today the results of the ECB's assessment of eurozone banks' health could be released early in the case of ‘severe weaknesses'
'Normal environment' still far off, says Flug
Israeli governor says country's modern central bank law 'internalises global crisis lessons' and includes support for financial stability in mandate
Romania governor backs banking union as ‘substitute' for fiscal union
National Bank of Romania governor is prepared to take his country into the single currency despite the lack of a fiscal union without which monetary union 'cannot function properly'
Yellen hails Bernanke's courage in university speech
Fed chair Janet Yellen tells New York University graduating class her predecessor was brave to take ‘unprecedented' actions to fight the financial crisis
MMA governor: Maldives has 'unprecedented opportunity' to put economy in order
Azeema Adam says the Maldives Monetary Authority is reviewing regulations in a bid to unburden country's financial sector
Islamic investors must expand out of real estate, says Bahraini central banker
Abdul Rahman Al Baker says it is critical for Islamic financial institutions to better understand clients' needs
Central bank holdings of Australian dollars may be levelling off, says RBA's Debelle
RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle says the majority of sovereign asset managers diversified into Australian dollars by 2012, so overseas holdings of sovereign debt may soon plateau
Coeuré calls for further progress to single capital market
ECB board member Benoît Cœuré tells International Capital Market Association that price convergence alone will not signal the end of eurozone capital market fragmentation
Banxico deputy says free trade deals will boost medium-term growth
Javier Guzman says Mexico has 'tariff-free access to a potential market of more than a billion consumers and 60% of world GDP'
Mersch: regional currencies are flawed
ECB executive board member warns that regional money can hamper trade between different parts of the country, while costing commercial partners the opportunity to grow
Thailand governor insists economy is nearing turnaround
Bank of Thailand’s Prasarn Trairatvorakul admits he can do nothing to resolve political uncertainty in the country, and focuses on how to support eventual economic rebound
Mexican deputy says financial system must be broadened and deepened
Bank of Mexico deputy governor Manuel Sánchez says the country's financial system must extend its reach geographically and across income strata
Canada deputy urges pension funds to join clearing service
For repo and derivatives transactions, central counterparties reduce common counterparty exposures and systemic risk, Lawrence Schembri argues
Kuroda: rising inflation expectations feeding into wages
Tightening labour market conditions and higher inflation expectations are both serving to increase wages, Kuroda tells Tokyo audience
Ingves says responsibility for liquidity risk management lies with banks, not regulators
Basel Committee chairman says banks must develop controls to help them manage the liquidity risk that is inherent in their activities of maturity transformation
Tombini rejects ‘generalised vulnerability’ of EMs
Brazilian governor dismisses notion that exchange rate depreciation in wake of Fed taper is associated with an ‘inevitable, looming’ external payments crisis in emerging market economies
ECB’s Mersch defiant on OMTs
Yves Mersch tells an audience in Berlin the ECB would be willing to buy government bonds in the secondary market before the European Court of Justice’s ruling on OMTs
Risk of dealers exiting from market-making 'much reduced', says BoE's Cunliffe
Bank of England deputy governor for financial stability says prospective UK leverage ratio framework 'could include power to vary ratio to counter macro-prudential risks'
Kohn compares UK and US macro-prudential experience
The former Fed vice-chair and member of the BoE's financial policy committee says any arrangement needs central bank in 'major role'
Constâncio calls for centralised deposit insurance scheme
European Central Bank’s Vítor Constâncio welcomes legislators deal on deposit guarantees but insists they are ‘only a little part’ of what is necessary
FOMC's Lockhart expects rate hike in second half of 2015
Atlanta Fed president believes QE will be 'completely phased out' by the end of 2014, but cautions it may take months to determine whether the US is on a 'sustained growth path'
FOMC should be more explicit about its reaction function, says Plosser
Federal Reserve Bank of Phladelphia president Charles Plosser says 'simple, robust rules' can provide useful guidance for FOMC policy
Tarullo addresses Dodd-Frank's impact on mid-sized banks
The Fed governor notes these lenders 'vary enormously in size' and bridge current $50bn bar for enhanced prudential supervision; suggests 'line might be better drawn' at $100bn