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Japan moves to halt yen gains with new facility
Japan’s finance minister Yoshihiko Noda reveals plans to set up $100 billion facility that will encourage companies to exchange yen for foreign currency assets
Allan Meltzer awarded Truman Medal
American economist Allan Meltzer to become only the fourth person to receive the distinguished Truman Medal for Economic Policy
Atlanta Fed welcomes faster card chip migration
Atlanta Federal Reserve says decision by credit card companies to accelerate chip migration will provide roadmap for merchants
Market discipline averted subprime chaos: Central Bank of Brazil paper
Central Bank of Brazil says subprime mortgage crisis did not cause serious problems in Brazil due to good regulation and transparency
Oil-price volatility driven by speculation: ECB paper
European Central Bank finds evidence of switch in oil-price regime in 2004 towards speculative demand
Fiscal policy in Cemac region strongly procyclical: IMF paper
Fund study finds evidence of procyclical nature of fiscal expenditure in Cemac countries
EU no-bailout rule must be strengthened, says Buba
German Bundesbank says eurozone bailout reduces incentive to commit to sound fiscal policy; calls for strengthening of no-bailout rule in EU treaty
PboC adviser calls for urgent reform in the West
People’s Bank of China adviser Li Daokui says Europe and the US must introduce further reforms to address their chronic economic problems
RBI’s Subbarao on scaling up corporate governance in emerging markets
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says banks’ special role as financial intermediaries requires special corporate governance rules
Tough policy choices ahead for Australia: RBA’s Battellino
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says higher inflation and lower-than-expected growth will make monetary policy more challenging
ECB paper identifies source of slump in global trade
European Central Bank study says numerous components of final expenditure contributed to sharp decline in global trade during financial crisis
High markups can exacerbate downturns: IMF paper
Fund study finds evidence that high markups in South Africa creates monetary policy asymmetries
Austria’s Nowotny fears delay in ratification of EFSF
National Bank of Austria president Ewald Nowotny expresses concern that new European Financial Stability Facility powers will not be phased in by October
Gono warns government against ‘firing harmful, verbal economic gunpowder’
Gideon Gono says no intention to withdraw foreign banks’ licences; rebukes Zimbabwean government for issuing warning of nationalisation
RBNZ admits policy response to housing bubble was 'too slow'
Reserve Bank of New Zealand says monetary policy was too slow to react to build-up in housing prices during 2000s
Asian Development Bank renews president’s term
Haruhiko Kuroda to remain as head of the Asian Development Bank for another five-year term
Bank of Finland paper assesses China’s two-track system
Bank of Finland study explains why monetary policy in China uses a combination of price and quantitative instruments
Bank of Japan paper on success of Japan’s deregulation initiative
Bank of Japan study says deregulation in Japan has been broadly successful
Capital controls are effective on occasions: IMF report
Fund study says there are benefits and risks associated with implementing capital controls
Forecasting with multiple interest rates: Bank of Canada paper
Bank of Canada study builds augmented version of forecasting tool that includes multiple interest rates
Carney discusses handling of global debt crises
Testifying before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Carney discusses the handling of debt crises in both the US and the eurozone
RBI advisory committee split over rate hike
Minutes of Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee shows divisions over central bank’s decision to raise interest rates
Barbados moves back into the black
Central Bank of Barbados reports $1.5 million profit for 2010 due to a higher return on securities sales and cost reductions
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