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Bank of England - Asset Purchase Facility Report (First Quarter 2011)
Bank of England First Quarter 2011 Asset Purchase Facility Report shows adaption to reserve prices sparked higher sale in corporate bonds
Italy's Draghi seals Sarkozy's support for ECB job
French president Nicolas Sarkozy backs Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank
CIC to receive up to $200 billion in new funds: reports
China Investment Corp to get injection of between $100 billion and $200 billion as Beijing attempts to find home for excess reserves
Hong Kong plans to regulate credit-rating agencies
Hong Kong announces it will begin regulating credit-rating agencies from June; agencies and analysts must apply for licences
Fed historian Meltzer scoops 2011 Bradley Prize
Author of definitive history of the Federal Reserve Allan Meltzer to receive a 2011 Bradley Prize
IMF paper on enhancing stress-test framework
Fund study examines simple techniques to improve risk sensitivity in bank stress test exercises
National Bank of Belgium – Consumer Survey (April 2011)
National Bank of Belgium April 2011 Consumer Survey shows pick-up in consumer confidence in April
Financial cycles have strong economic implications: IMF paper
Fund study examines whether the close correlation between business and financial cycles is synchronised or coincidental
Bank of England – Trends in Lending (April 2011)
Bank of England’s Trends in Lending April 2011 report finds evidence of a contraction in UK bank lending
Italy’s Visco on government reforms
Bank of Italy deputy director-general Ignazio Visco urges government to take necessary steps to reduce public deficit
Greece’s Provopoulos urges step up in public reforms
Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos calls for government to boost Greek reform policies
Uncertainty over supply constraints: BoJ’s Nishimura
Bank of Japan deputy governor Kiyohiko Nishimura says central bank unsure when supply constraints will fade
RBA governor ahead of HKMA chief on pay scale
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens overtakes Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive as one of the highest paid central bank heads
Overdraft surveys reduce balances in the red: Philly Fed paper
Philadelphia Federal Reserve study examines impact of overdraft surveys on bank balances
Ex-Italy governor should face prison, says prosecutor
Italian prosecutor demands three-and-a-half year jail sentence for former Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio’s alleged involvement in failed Banca Nazionale del Lavoro takeover
BoE stability committee sets June date for first meet
Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee to meet in mid-June; governor to hold press conference
Malaysia reappoints Zeti as governor
Bank Negara Malaysia announces reappointment of Zeti Akhtar Aziz as governor. She will serve for another five-year term
China demands banks conduct stress tests on property loans
Chinese banks must carry out new stress tests
Bank minutes outlines downside risks to economy
Minutes of Bank of England monetary policy meeting highlights evidence of continued weakness in UK economy
RBI’s Subbarao: IMF capital control proposals lack flexibility
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says IMF proposals on capital controls leaves little room for policymakers to exercise discretion
RBA minutes: impact of Japan quake on exports temporary
Minutes from Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy meeting show disruption in exports to Japan expected to be temporary
Algeria’s Laksaci warns against advanced economy risks
Bank of Algeria governor Mohammed Laksaci says sluggish growth in advanced economies is creating uncertainty over global recovery
Lehman crisis could have been averted with Dodd-Frank: FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation report says orderly resolution powers in Dodd-Frank Act could have allowed for orderly wind-down of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers
Officials gather in DC for IMF/World Bank spring meet
IMF/World Bank spring meetings address global economy and financial stability, governance progress and Japanese disaster