European Central Bank (ECB)
Fed extends temporary dollar swap lines again
Canada, UK, Switzerland and ECB prolong arrangements; Japan to decide soon
ECB lifts lid on shadow-banking activities
New statistics based on broad data collections will improve euro area reporting for financial institutions that fall outside traditional monitoring frameworks
ECB paper on exchange rate misalignments
European Central Bank study identifies methods to improve policymaking under exchange rate imbalances and fluctuations in capital flows
Draghi appointed ECB president
European Council approves appointment of Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi as next president of the European Central Bank
Crisis raises risk of creditless recovery: ECB paper
European Central Bank study shows creditless recoveries are more frequent after a banking or currency crisis
Draghi's fate in European Council’s hands
European Council set to decide on nomination of Mario Draghi for ECB presidency; Lorenzo Bini Smaghi yet to announce decision regarding position on executive board
Euro finance ministers delay Greece deal
Eurogroup says second tranche for Greece will be delayed until at least early July as European finance ministers flesh out new deal for sovereign
Trichet says euro is ‘stable and credible’
Trichet offers reassurance on credibility of the euro; says global imbalances are a concern, but euro area does not contribute to them
Vienna Initiative agreement sets in motion Greece deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes softer approach to Greece; says Vienna Initiative could form part of bailout deal
Berlusconi asks Bini Smaghi to step aside
Italian prime minister acts to ensure French support for Mario Draghi as next head of the European Central Bank
Wellink wants European Financial Stability Facility funds doubled
ECB governing council member wants fund boosted to €1.5 trillion
Ireland proposes haircuts for Anglo Irish bondholders
Irish finance minister Michael Noonan says Anglo Irish Bank senior bondholders should receive haircuts; pits the Irish government against the European Central Bank
Greece debate grips European markets
Dutch finance minister Jan Kees de Jaager says private credit holders of Greek debt should bare 30% of losses on paper; Fitch says any exchange of distressed debt would constitute a default
ECB highlights funding vulnerabilities in euro area banks
European Central Bank June 2011 Financial Stability Review shows funding vulnerabilities remain "Achilles heel" for euro area banks
US dollar leading currency peg: ECB paper
European Central Bank study shows US dollar continues to dominate as most used exchange rate currency anchor
ECB paper on alternative DSGE models
European Central Bank study highlights methods to improve macroeconomic forecasts and monetary policy decisions
Trichet highlights advanced economy failures
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says crisis highlighted weaknesses in strategies of advanced economies; stands firm on Greece action shortly before S&P downgrades sovereign
ECB’s Stark warns of low interest rate curse
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says central banks should avoid looking at short-term consequences of monetary policy
Better euro area financial stability governance ‘necessary’: ECB’s Constâncio
European Central Bank vice-president, Vítor Constâncio calls for policymakers to alter their conception of the governance of financial stability in the euro area; wants to see region-wide oversight
ECB study measures impact of corridor width on monetary policy
European Central Bank paper shows width of standing facility corridor has significant impact on volatility of short-term interest rate
BoE, ECB hold their fire
Bank of England and European Central Bank leave rates unchanged; Trichet speech hints at impending hike
ECB backs Draghi to head central bank
European Central Bank governing council supports nomination of Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to head eurozone central bank
Germany’s Schäuble calls for bond swap on Greek debt
Trichet has some sympathy in Vienna Initiative-style arrangement for Greece; German finance minister calls on ECB to go one step further with swap deal
Sweden’s Öberg calls for Riksbank to merge with regulator
Riksbank first deputy governor Svante Öberg says merging central bank with Finansinspektionen will aid task of safeguarding financial system