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Euro climbs as major central banks boost dollar liquidity
Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank to offer three-month loans to market; euro moves higher against the dollar but nearly breaks Swiss franc floor
RBA loses power to set wages
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens's high salary in jeopardy; wages will be set by Remuneration Tribunal
Libya wants assets released sooner
Return of unfrozen Libyan assets "slow"; draft UN resolution circulated to release more
IMF paper identifies most systemically important jurisdictions
Fund study says risk-based surveillance should focus on systemically important jurisdictions
Semi-government bond markets provide liquidity benefits: RBA paper
Reserve Bank of Australia study says semi-government bond market is important feature of Basel III liquidity reforms
UK prepares to do battle with ECB
British Treasury unhappy with European Central Bank's proposed clearing house location restriction; will take argument to court if necessary
Boston Fed paper reviews Argentina's economic collapse
Boston Federal Reserve study shows higher input costs exacerbated macroeconomic downturn in Argentina during the early 2000s
Turkey’s Basçı outlines strategy to overcome commodity price volatility
Central Bank of Turkey governor Erdem Basçı says setting targets and forecasts for inflation offers firmer commitment from central bank
NY Fed paper identifies causes of US housing bubble
New York Federal Reserve study shows US housing boom was driven by lower lending standards and overly optimistic investors
Bank of Israel paper reviews bond market reforms
Bank of Israel study shows success of reforms to local secondary government bond market were mixed
Domestic factors major contributor to global crisis: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says contribution of systemic contagion effects from US markets towards global crisis are overplayed
Non-cash payments growth slows
World Payments Report 2011 finds slower growth in non-cash payments; key regulatory and industry initiatives are combining to gradually transform the payments landscape
BoJ prepared to react to strengthening yen, says Miyao
Bank of Japan policy board member Ryuzo Miyao says central bank stands ready to stem deflationary pressures resulting from rising yen
Philippines appoints new Monetary Board member
Armando Suratos is new member of Monetary Board; replaces former finance secretary Juanita Amatong
Fed policy must be state contingent: Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard calls for FOMC to discard fixed dates for setting policy
Financial stability reports effective communication tool: NBP paper
National Bank of Poland study says central bank communication can reduce market volatility through financial stability reports
BoC paper experiments with price-level targeting
Bank of Canada study finds evidence in support of well-anchored inflation expectations in a price-level targeting regime
Survey-based measures offer benefits over factor models: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says survey-based measures provide substantial forecasting benefits during recessions
Posen calls for UK version of Fannie Mae
Bank of England MPC external member Adam Posen says establishment of government-sponsored entities would make up for credit short fall in lending markets; calls for immediate quantitative easing
First regulatory co-operation council meeting held in New Zealand
Council of Financial Regulators meets; confidential discussions focus on identifying trends and issues and co-ordinating responses to them
South Korea advertises for new reserve manager
Bank of Korea seeks reserve manager; follows first gold purchase for years this summer
Target2 offers useful liquidity monitoring tool: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study says Target2 payments systems can identify early signs of bank illiquidity
Early monetary exit risks return to recession: KC fed paper
Kansas City Federal Reserve study shows an early monetary policy exit can lead to a double-dip recession
MAS’s Kiang on opportunities to broaden insurance coverage in Asia
Monetary Authority of Singapore deputy chairman Lim Hng Kiang says insurance penetration remains relatively low in Asia