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BoE’s Tucker says big US banks will now be allowed to fail
Paul Tucker says authorities have enough resolution 'technology' in place to resolve almost all systemically important US banks, but more work needs to be done to make the process smoother
ECB's Asmussen tells G-20 to slim down policy focus
Executive board member argues informal economic forum should concentrate on financial regulatory reform rather than ‘food security and labour issues'; calls for permanent G-20 secretariat
Kuroda touts QQE success in Washington
BoJ governor tells Bretton Woods Committee that Japan's aggressive monetary easing policy is ‘exerting its intended effects'
Inclusion begets stability, Bangladesh Bank governor says
Atiur Rahman argues loans to diverse small-sized firms make for lower aggregate credit risk than big loans to ‘a few large borrowers'
Draghi reframes push for ‘perfect union’ in Europe
ECB chief Mario Draghi says the concept of sovereignty should be considered from the perspective of an individual European, rather than an individual European state
Higher interest rates would have hurt savers, says ECB's Cœuré
Executive board member says loose monetary policy does not stem from a desire to favour borrowers, but as a necessary response to bring the world economy back to growth and ultimately help savers
Bank of Albania governor highlights impact of euro crisis on non-EU members
Eastern European countries that are home to branches and subsidiaries of eurozone banks fell victim to lenders' lower risk tolerance and insufficient regulatory coordination, says Ardian Fullani
US resolution on debt ceiling ‘critical for global economy’, says BoJ’s Nakaso
Bank of Japan deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso says the biggest threat to the US economy is the on-going dispute between politicians in resolving the debt ceiling; QQE in Japan remains on track
SNB chair shrugs off critique of Swiss exchange rate ceiling
Thomas Jordan says Swiss franc peg prompted by 'safe haven' status is neither at odds with long-standing current account surplus nor undermining adjustment of global financial imbalances
Malaysia’s Ibrahim tells Asian banks to be more data-savvy
Bank Negara deputy governor outlines changes that are sweeping the region’s financial markets; says banks need to do a better job of embracing technology if they are to keep up
Fed's Stein seeks right regulatory mix on fire-sales for SFTs
Fed governor Jeremy Stein calls for new mix of rules to ensure ‘fire sale’ of securities financing transactions work at the system-wide level
Kocherlakota urges Fed to do ‘whatever it takes’ to boost labour market
Persistently low inflation means the Federal Reserve can throw all its resources behind the fledgling labour market recovery, according to the Minneapolis Fed president
Fijian governor foreshadows application of mobile payments in agriculture
Barry Whiteside says mobile banking is fast becoming an ‘accepted mode of payment’ and has the ability to transform Fiji’s agricultural sector
Boston Fed president says unwinding QE could take ‘several years’
Rosengren said disappointing data and the possibility for ‘disruptions’ in US fiscal policy prompted him to vote for steady asset purchases; says monetary accommodation should be removed slowly
Wheeler shines a spotlight on housing supply
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Graeme Wheeler says restrictions on high loan-to-value mortgages will alleviate house price increases, but the bigger issue is housing supply
National Bank of Denmark governor highlights housing concerns
Lars Rohde says investor confidence in the creditworthiness and liquidity of mortgage bonds is ‘at the core' of the Danish mortgage credit system
McDermott reveals drop in New Zealand’s neutral rate of interest
Reserve Bank of New Zealand assistant governor says households and businesses should expect to face lower rates ‘on average’ in the future relative to before the crisis
Macklem says Canadian exporters must look to new markets
Slowing domestic demand must be replaced with demand from other countries, says Bank of Canada deputy; faster-growing emerging markets will hold the key, he says
Italian deputy warns of political pressure on central banks
Salvatore Rossi says central banks’ increasing responsibility for financial stability makes them a ‘perfect target’ for both lobbyists and politicians
Bundesbank's Lautenschläger welcomes SSM
Sabine Lautenschläger says she is convinced of the advantages of Europe's single supervisory mechanism, but warns the comprehensive balance sheet assessment will pose challenges
ECB’s Cœuré warns impact of bail-ins still unclear
Executive board member says effects on bank funding and lending depend on final design of bail-in regime and interaction with other regulation
ECB’s Mersch demands resolution fund clarification
Executive board member Yves Mersch concerned about the loss of credibility if the proposed single resolution fund in the eurozone was drained through a round of bank failures
Thailand's Prasarn says taper disruption set to continue
Governor of the Bank of Thailand Prasarn Trairatvorakul warns taking away the punchbowl remains tricky, but says his country should take advantage of China's growing role as an importer
Ingves addresses Basel 25th anniversary audience
Riksbank governor and Basel committee chair highlights five developments over the past quarter of a century, including a shift from a micro- to a macro-prudential perspective