Central Banks
Watch funding gaps, BIS warns Europe
European banks still have significant dollar funding gaps, leaving them vulnerable to foreign exchange shifts
Iraq central bank bombing leaves 15 dead
Suicide bombers and gunmen target Iraqi central bank; attack thought to be part of a series of robberies and heists orchestrated by Sunni insurgents
New York Fed - Annual Report (2009)
New York Federal Reserve Bank remitted almost $24 billion to the US Treasury in 2009
Bank of England - Quarterly Bulletin (Q2 2010)
Bank's Quarterly Bulletin says yields on UK gilts fell in the last quarter due to lower expected future interest rates
US must clarify degree of Basel III implementation: Bini Smaghi
ECB executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says US needs to clarify its implementation of Basel III proposals
Carlos Costa replaces Constâncio at head of Bank of Portugal
Former EIB vice president Carlos Costa is sworn in as governor after Vitor Constâncio takes ECB deputy spot
Buba’s Sarrazin renews racism controversy
Bundesbank executive board member Thilo Sarrazin says Germany is getting “dumber” because of Turkish, Middle Eastern and African immigrants; comments follow similar remarks last year and intensify calls for his removal
UAE’s Al-Suwaidi says economy will grow 4% in 2010-11
UAE central bank governor Al-Suwaidi says growth will be 4% despite recent volatility in oil prices; substantial increase on IMF forecasts
External debt could prove perilous: NZ’s Bollard
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard cautions that the country faces external debt imbalances; calls for deficits to be slashed below 5% of GDP
BIS’s Cecchetti: cross-border supervision worth the risk
Head of monetary and economic department at the Bank for International Settlements Stephen Cecchetti says benefits of global financial integration outweigh costs
BoE survey shows inflation expectations have hit fresh high
A Bank of England survey shows inflation expectations in the United Kingdom increased to a new 21-month high
IMF: central banks face unpopular choices in making up fiscal gap
An IMF study says central banks may come under pressure from governments to inflate their way out crisis
Bank of Canada: foreign US Treasury holders depressed long term yields
A Bank of Canada study into long-term US Treasury yields finds foreign holders absorbed the excess supply of bonds and decreased yields pre-crisis
Korea's Kim joins push for update to central banks' mandates
Bank of Korea governor Kim Choong-soo calls for rethink on attachment to price stability; says central banks should be equally observant of financial stability
Kohn to remain at Fed until September
Vice chairman to stay on as governor until Congress appoints replacement
Bank of Italy economists propose fix for interbank stresses
Director of economic outlook and monetary policy department, and senior economist at Italian central bank say fix could alleviate liquidity strains
UK FSA risk chief Dewar resigns
Financial Services Authority's head of risk Sally Dewar will leave the role in May 2011 as uncertainty persists over the regulator's future; Dewar to follow chief executive Hector Sants
Belka approved as Polish central bank head
Former prime minister and finance minister Marek Belka gets Polish parliament's approval to take over as central bank chief; emphasises importance of zloty stability
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries slide after two weeks of gains
Data show holdings of US Treasuries by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve declined this week, cancelling out two week of gains
Market tensions prevail, Trichet warns
ECB president says financial sector still shows signs of stress despite the success of the central bank’s bond purchase program