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Central banks must guard independence – IMF
International Monetary Fund says the risk of losses from unconventional policies can pose challenges to financial independence
Canada taking “hard look” at price-level target
Bank of Canada’s Paul Jenkins says central bank undertaking “considerable study” on pros and cons of price-level targeting
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Annual Report 08/09
Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand says the country dealt with the crisis fairly well, but risks remain
Buba to be sole banking regulator
Germany’s incoming coalition government strips Bafin, the country’s financial services authority, of remit to regulate banks
Summers says crisis won’t hit potential growth
White House adviser Larry Summers says he expects growth to fully recover, optimism contrasts with eurozone outlook
UK opposition leader interferes in Bank policy
David Cameron, leader of the opposition Conservative party, says “the government” will have to stop printing money
Securitisation not to blame for the crisis: Fed’s Tarullo
Federal Reserve’s Daniel Tarullo also reiterates calls for an oversight council
British FSA gets tough on liquidity
Financial Services Authority’s Sally Dewar says banks will have to hold more liquid assets to cut out social costs of crisis
Monitoring can prevent crisis
International Monetary Fund looks at role of uncertainty in contagion during a financial crisis
Fed’s Lacker: economics key for financial education
Richmond Federal Reserve’s Jeffrey Lacker says financial education programs should include economics
Network analysis key to understanding crisis: ECB’s Tumpel-Gugerell
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, ECB executive board member, emphasises the magnitude of contagion in the financial system
IMF disputes reserves’ role in shoring up stability
International Monetary Fund says large reserves stockpile didn’t help weather the crisis
Islamic finance inherently robust: Malaysia’s Zeti
Malaysia’s central bank governor says fundamental Islamic principles set out a resilient strategy for risk management
Asian central banks propping up dollar: reports
Central banks buying dollars to prevent local currencies from appreciating against greenback
Lats peg under spotlight once again
Rumours of devaluation resurface following government move to limit debt burden, but state officials say will maintain euro peg
Tips are good inflation hedge
Boston Federal Reserve says Tips hedge well against inflation risk
China’s consumption key for crisis exit
International Monetary Fund says global recovery needs China and Japan to strengthen domestic consumption
Trichet sees “pressing need” for fiscal responsibility
Announcing that interest rates would be kept unchanged, ECB president calls for governments to formulate realistic exit strategies
FSA’s Turner on making EU rules a success
Financial Services Authority’s Adair Turner sets out factors to determine success of European Union proposals
The geography of return predictability
Central Bank of Cyprus investigates whether local stock returns vary with local business cycles in a predictable manner
Officials must prepare for higher US saving: Geithner
Acknowledgment needed that American savings rates will be higher post crisis, US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner warns
CNB’s Singer blasts media portrayal of CEE
Czech National Bank’s Singer rails at blanket assessments of central and eastern Europe
Fed’s Dudley warns of looming commercial property woe
New York Federal Reserve’s William Dudley flags risks from commercial real estate sector, says strains restraining recovery
ECB’s Tumpel-Gugerell calls for structural reforms
European Central Bank's Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell says structural reforms needed to emerge from the crisis