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China banking regulator talks of reform ‘determination’
Liu Mingkang says rating agencies and analysts “underestimate” China’s determined reforms to the banking sector; warns of shadow banking clamp down
Bank minutes show MPC considered larger stimulus
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee minutes show that size of asset purchases could increase if inflation is forecast to fall below target in medium term
Lords take Vickers to task over robustness of plans
Vickers faces fierce questioning on Independent Commission on Banking’s final report and recommendations; incentive for banks to cheat the system discussed
State Bank of Pakistan’s acting head stays on as governor
State Bank of Pakistan acting governor Yaseen Anwar becomes third governor in less than a year and a half to head the central bank, after taking role on permanent basis
Bernanke muses on future of inflation targeting
Fed chairman sees place for inflation targeting in monetary policy frameworks of the future; hints at further transparency in decision-making
St Louis Fed’s Bullard discusses importance of revised data in policy-making
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says large revisions to key economic estimates can pose challenges to policymakers
RBA’s Debelle expresses concern over bank funding pressures
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle outlines differences in bank funding pressures in Europe and Australia
Eurobonds not the solution for sovereign debt crisis: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says reforms to eurozone fiscal governance should come before introduction of common bond
FDIC appoints new director of division of finance
Craig Jarvill has temporary role as director of the division of finance made permanent
Bank’s King adamant inflation will fall
Bank of England governor Mervyn King maintains inflation will drop towards target after Office for National Statistics reports largest rise in annual CPI since September 2008
Basel Committee assesses progress towards new capital rules
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision monitors progress of member countries in adopting proposals for higher bank capital buffers
IMF's Min opens latest Technical Assistance Centre
International Monetary Fund deputy managing director Min Zhu inaugurates new technical assistance centre in Mauritius
RBNZ’s Bollard discusses earthquake contingency plans
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard outlines emergency measures adopted by central bank in preparation for future natural disasters
G-4 liquidity caused surge in captal inflows: IMF paper
IMF study attributes recent increase in capital inflows towards emerging markets to highly accommodative monetary policies in G-4 countries
Household debts significantly under-reported in surveys: NY Fed paper
New York Federal Reserve study finds substantial gap in credit card debt reporting between consumer surveys and official credit reports
Belarus given guidance to restore 'stability and prosperity'
International Monetary Fund tells Belarus to reduce inflation and raise interest rates; central bank sells off surplus office items
India adds two more members to board of directors
YH Malegam and MV Rajeev Gowda appointed as directors; announcement follows the seven new members added last month
Colleagues rate Trichet’s performance as chief as ‘good’
Trade union asks ECB staff how outgoing president handled European crisis; questions regarding internal management produce interesting results
Egypt banishes bankers from board of directors
New central bank law means bank employees cannot serve on the board; number of members of the board of directors will be reduced
G-20 endorses final G-Sifi rules
Finance ministers and central bankers offer support to G-Sifi rules; want to see framework expanded to all banks deemed too big to fail regardless of global reach
Luxembourg launches new central securities depository
Central Bank of Luxembourg prepares for adoption of Target2-Securities with launch of new central securities depository LuxCSD
Lithuanian central bank assists in counterfeit banknote investigation
Bank of Lithuania says it will help police in investigation to uncover source of recent rise in counterfeit banknotes
IMF paper identifies new approach to forecasting recessions
Fund study says forecasts for recessions can be improved by adopting formal methods to select data
National Bank of Poland paper forecasts inflation using survey data
National Bank of Poland study says consumer sentiment can be effectively eliminated from inflation expectations in survey data