Federal Reserve System
Plosser: focus on real, not nominal, rates
Philadelphia Federal Reserve president Charles Plosser suggests targeting interest rates to lean against strong asset-price growth
Fed issues guidelines on Volcker rule enforcement
Federal Reserve guidelines cover aspect of rule that extends compliance period to firms regulated by the central bank
What’s wrong with QE2?
Geoffrey Wood explains why he signed a letter arguing against the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest round of asset purchases
St Louis Fed: Chinese house prices have minimal effect on savings rate
St Louis Federal Reserve study says rising housing prices in China do not explain the high savings rate of households
Academics attack QE2
Twenty-three academics call on Federal Open Market Committee to “reconsider and discontinue” QE2; signatory argues problems are as much on supply side as demand side
Fed’s Hoenig: US housing policy badly flawed
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says government intervention in housing markets was counterproductive
Fed’s Tarullo defends US record on Basel II
Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo dismisses criticism over US implementation of minimum capital requirements under Basel II; says Basel III will only be effective if applied rigorously by all countries
Fed’s Warsh advocates pro-growth fiscal policy in US
Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh says pro-growth fiscal policy will spur long-term investment
Too soon to judge QE2: Korea's Kim
Bank of Korea governor Kim Choong-soo says Federal Reserve's second round of monetary easing cannot be prejudged; outlines challenges for domestic economy
New York Fed announces QE2 purchase plan
New York Federal Reserve sets schedule for $105 billion-worth of purchases of Treasuries over the next month
QE2 criticisms “baffling”: King
Attacks on the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest round of asset purchases meet with scorn from Bank of England governor
Focus on trade rather than stimulus: business leaders to G20
International Chamber of Commerce honorary chair Victor Fung calls on G20 to focus on boosting international trade rather than monetary stimulus to raise growth; currency tensions expected to feature heavily at Seoul Summit
Boston Fed names new first vice president
Boston Federal Reserve appoints Federal Reserve Information Technology vice president Kenneth Montgomery as first vice president
Fed's Fisher lambasts QE2
Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher claims QE2 will not create jobs, just spur speculation; comments highlight threats to Bernanke consensus when Fisher and others become FOMC voters in 2011
Michael Bordo: Fed failed as lender of last resort
Federal Reserve did not fulfil its role as lender of last resort
Eugene White: Fed supervision increased probability of crises
Fed’s increased role in banking supervision during the early part of the last century altered behaviour of banks and regulators
India’s PM backs QE2
Backing from Manmohan Singh follows attacks from other emerging markets
Ron Paul set to renew bid to audit Fed
United States representative Ron Paul vows to audit Federal Reserve if he wins power of House subcommittee on monetary policy
Zhou, Meirelles attack QE2
Central Bank of Brazil president Henrique Meirelles and People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan bash Federal Reserve’s latest stimulus programme
Kansas Fed on moral hazard in lending
Kansas City Federal Reserve study shows moral hazard poses greater threat to lending than adverse selection
New Fed office to aid stability, macroprudential efforts
Federal Reserve sets up financial stability policy office to coordinate institution-wide analysis on stability risks; J. Nellie Liang named director of office
Broaden renminbi use to curb dollar influence: ex-HKMA’s Yam
Former Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Joseph Yam calls for more renminbi internationalisation; says Hong Kong a vital portal in the effort
Fed to buy $600 billion-worth of Treasuries
Size of QE2 exceeds expectations; pace of purchases slower than forecast
CIC’s Zhou calls on Congress, not Fed, to spend
China Investment Corporation’s Zhou Yuan says further quantitative easing will not cure United States’ unemployment problem; Fed expected to unveil more asset purchases, despite dissent