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Don't raise rates too late, ECB's Bini Smaghi warns
ECB board member Bini Smaghi offers recommendations to policymakers on strategy towards tightening policy
US authorities reveal new souped-up $100 note
Tilt security features for first time; Benjamin Franklin still the face of hoarders' favourite
Swiss tighten liquidity rules for biggest banks
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and the Swiss National Bank clamp down on UBS and Credit Suisse through stricter liquidity regime
Fund calls for two taxes on banks
Leaked IMF interim report suggests a broad levy, and a profits and salaries tax as contingency against the risk of future government bailouts; rejects Tobin tax idea
France names top brass for new financial regulator
Deputy general secretaries for Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel announced
Sovereign default the greatest threat: IMF
Sovereign default risk has soared and is the biggest threat to near-term stability, some segments of banking systems also present dangers
IMF: local currency lending cushioned crisis blow
IMF study shows increased domestic currency lending led to relatively strong access to credit in American countries following credit crunch
Bank Negara Malaysia on the future of Islamic finance
Assistant governor of Malaysia’s central bank, Muhammad bin Ibrahim, optimistic on Islamic finance
Caruana: integration essential to global framework
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jamie Caruana draws on importance of financial integration in forming new global framework for financial system
UK FSA to formally investigate Goldman Sachs
Financial Services Authority begins official probe into claims that the investment bank defrauded its clients following SEC lawsuit
Trichet bids farewell to Skrzypek
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet offers condolences at Skrzypek funeral
Buba's Weber says Greece will need up to €80 billion: reports
Bundesbank president Axel Weber reportedly tells German parliamentary group Greek bailout costs could soar
Canada scraps commitment to hold rates; signals hike
Bank of Canada drops conditional commitment to hold overnight rate at 0.25%; pledge one of a number made by central banks to soothe markets’ nerves
India hikes again as food price inflation catches on
Reserve Bank of India raises both repo and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points as headline inflation stops just short of 10%, draws $1.25 trillion out of system
BIS: monetary policy should factor in oil-price shocks
Bank for International Settlements research identifies strong role for monetary policy during oil shocks
IMF: productivity, not institutions, drive incomes higher
IMF study finds strong evidence of role for total factor productivity in income variability across countries
Iceland's Guðmundsson laments lack of progress in regulation
Icelandic central bank governor says the promised regulatory overhaul has yet to transpire and institutions still do not have all necessary information to prevent a collapse
Reddy: Fiji has recovered
Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Sada Reddy says country has made progress with balance of payments challenges
Six banks to vie for entry into Libya
Libyan central bank picks three Arab and three international banks to compete for two licences that will allow lenders to set up in the country according to state news agency
ECB’s Stark: fiscal burden a daunting challenge
ECB board member Jürgen Stark draws on risks of failing to reach a quick solution to Europe’s fiscal problems
Finland's Salo to step down
Bank of Finland board member to depart in October
SF Fed's Yellen says low rates appropriate
San Francisco Federal Reserve president says Fed can rely on interest on reserves to keep balance sheet large
Casino gambling and the economy: a review
Philadelphia Federal Reserve research covers literature on the impact of gambling on communities
IMF on the properties of sovereign default models
Research suggests two improvements to model used to account for rate movements in emerging markets