Financial Stability
Capital controls are effective on occasions: IMF report
Fund study says there are benefits and risks associated with implementing capital controls
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
Vote now: Should Greece leave the euro?
CentralBanking.com is running a poll to gauge readers' thoughts on the breakdown of the eurozone
Ireland’s Honohan on risks of increased globalisation
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says greater globalisation boosted Ireland’s economy but also left it open to debt vulnerabilities
Risks to Korean banking sector have declined: IMF paper
Fund study says Korean banks face less financial and contagion risk since the financial crisis
Outlook rosier towards the East: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says macroeconomic fluctuations look better in the east than west
European markets plummet as bank taps ECB dollar swap line
European Central Bank extends $500 million loan to unknown bank as equity markets move lower on concerns over health of banking sector
New dawn of cooperation in Cyprus
Relationship between finance ministry and central bank set to be much closer after government reshuffle; working together to consolidate fiscal situation in Cyprus
European ABS purchases pushed yield curve lower: Fed paper
Federal Reserve study says European acquisitions of asset-backed securities contributed to decline in US bond yields pre-crisis
Limitations of credit default swaps as predictor of default: BoC paper
Bank of Canada study says credit default swaps are unable to encompass all bank transactions when assessing default probability during crises
Fitch reports bright future for Sub-Saharan Africa
Rating agency investigations says outlook for the region is brighter than it has been for decades
King sees severe threat to UK financial markets
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says fiscal sustainability of European sovereigns continues to pose severe threat to UK financial system
Fitch issues stern warning to the US
Affirms AAA rating but says failure to agree on deficit-reduction measures would ‘likely result in negative rating action’
International asset markets remain largely segmented: Dallas Fed paper
Dallas Federal Reserve study finds evidence that asset markets are still heavily dependent upon local risk factors
Current account imbalances reversed sharply post-crisis: IMF paper
Fund study says deficit countries experienced significant contraction in current account post-crisis
Kazakhstan reports large decline in credit card fraud
National Bank of Kazakhstan says there was a 25.4% decline in credit card fraud cases in 2010
Bank of Korea paper addresses growth implications of rising capital inflows
Bank of Korea study says improved institutional frameworks should be designed to monitor risks from capital inflows
Swiss franc falls on euro peg talk
Swiss franc loses 6.7% against the euro and 6.1% against the dollar as markets digest comments by Swiss National Bank vice chairman Thomas Jordan
Chancellor calls UK bond market a ‘safe haven’
Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne says decline in gilt yields and credit default swaps signal flight to safety of UK bonds
Cyprus edges closer to ‘junk’ rating
Fitch Ratings lowers Cyprus rating to BBB; outlook negative
Riksbank increases outreach efforts
The Riksbank is increasing surveillance of funding markets and interbank markets; talks intensify with domestic banks and other central banks
IMF bailouts can raise risk of default: Buba paper
Bundesbank study says IMF loans, on average, increase the probability of default in developing countries
Philly Fed paper on ratings agency failures in subprime market
Philadelphia Federal Reserve study says ratings agencies' AAA-rating of mortgage-backed securities helped spur the subprime mortgage crisis
Financial interlinkages are uniform across Asia region: BoJ paper
Bank of Japan study shows links between Asian nations and global stock markets appear to be homogeneous across countries