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The nutters can relax – but only for a while
London :: United Kingdom | about 15 hours ago
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It was used soon after Bank independence in 1997 when Diane Abbott, the Labour MP, accused the governor, then Eddie George, of being an inflation nutter. It was used again recently by Adam Posen, the newest member of the Bank’s monetary policy committee...
Tags: Bank of England, Bank for Industry, Britain, Adam Posen, sharp rises, United Kingdom, London, Economic policy, Central banks, Inflation targeting, Hyperinflation, Asset price inflation, Inflation, Monetary policy, Macroeconomics, Business Finance
FACTBOX - Capital control measures in Asia
China :: Mexico | about 18 hours ago
Credibility South Korea's foreign currency liquidity measures unveiled on Thursday may push local banks' costs higher, but any increase will be "marginal", a top financial regulator said. On Oct. 24, 2009, China resumed issuing quotas under its scheme to allow domestic...
Tags: foreigners currency, China, foreigners exchange, IDR, foreigners assets, capital control, onshore banks, central banks, Mexico, Legal entities, Foreign exchange market, Central bank, Bank, Offshore financial centre, International taxation, Offshore finance, Finance, Business Finance
Lending to private sector down 3.4pc, says Central Bank
Dublin :: Ireland | 1 day ago
Credibility THE level of lending by banks continues to shrink with the latest figures from the Central Bank showing that in the year ending in September private-sector credit declined by 3.4pc. Private-sector credit, which includes personal loans and mortgages as...
Tags: Central Bank, central banks, related debts, sectors credit, Ireland, Dublin, Economic history of the United States, Mortgage, Interest rates, Subprime crisis impact timeline, Mortgage loan, Subprime mortgage crisis, Buy to let, Investment, Business Finance
How have gold and cash investments fared in the noughties?
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 day ago
Credibility The humble savings account, meanwhile, more than held its own Gold has proved a good investment since 2000. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Gold It has been one of the best investments of the past decade, and this week it was hitting new highs...Gold...
Tags: central banks, South Africa, Cape Town, Monetary policy, Gold as an investment, Security, Rate of return, National Savings and Investments, Investment, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Business Finance
Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Supervisors are examining whether banks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have enough capital for the risks they take, how much they know about the strength of their counterparties and whether risk managers have...
Tags: AM US Federal Reserve, The Fed, Fed's Board of Governors, central banks, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Asian, use banks, financial systemic, Treasury Department, Morgan Stanley, New York City, Federal Reserve, Financial economics, Federal Reserve System, Goldman Sachs, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Interest rates, Subprime mortgage crisis, Economic history of the United States, Business Finance
ECB unwinds liquidity support for banks
Frankfurt :: Germany | 1 day ago
Credibility The surprise announcement of tougher standards for asset-backed securities used as collateral highlighted how far the ECB is planning its “exit strategy” to dismantle measures taken after last year’s collapse of Lehman Brothers. These included expanding...
Tags: ECB, central banks, exit strategy, backed securities, Germany, Frankfurt, European Central Bank, Subprime mortgage crisis, Market liquidity, Asset-backed security, Structured finance, Fixed income securities, Business Finance
Forex reserves up at $286.37 bn
Mumbai :: India | 1 day ago
Credibility Foreign exchange reserves rose $ 962 mn during the week ended November 13 as the central bank bought the dollars that came in as portfolio investments by foreign institutional investors. According to the latest Reserve Bank data, the total foreign exchange...
Tags: week ended, central banks, India, Mumbai, Repurchase agreement, Reserve Bank of India, Money supply, Central Bank of India, Economy of India, Monetary policy, Derivatives, Business Finance
ECB to tighten bank rating requirements
Dublin :: Ireland | 1 day ago
Credibility From March 1st, 2010, new ABSs will require at least two ratings for newly-issued bonds to be eligible as collateral, the ECB said in a statement. "The Eurosystem will require at least two ratings from an accepted external credit assessment institution...
Tags: ECB, rating required, Ireland, Dublin, European System of Central Banks, Eurosystem, Euro, Asset-backed security, Fixed income securities, Structured finance, Central banks
European markets push higher ahead of Trichet
Dax :: France | 2 days ago
Credibility European stock markets rose Friday despite a drop in Asia as investors recouped some of the previous day's hefty losses ahead of a key speech from European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet. British shares was up 40.17 points, or 0.8 percent,...
Tags: European Central Bank, S&P, stock market, U.S, central banks, France, Dax, KOSPI, Korea Exchange, Market trend, Jean-Claude Trichet, Behavioral finance, Investment, Economy of South Korea, Business Finance
Bank of Canada looks at making credit crisis aid permanent
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 days ago
Credibility The Bank of Canada says there's a need to study whether some of the extraordinary measures offered during the credit crisis should be made permanent to ensure the smooth functioning of financial markets. In a preliminary assessment published Thursday...
Tags: central banks, Bank of Canada Review, credit crisis, Canada, Ottawa, Debt, Subprime mortgage crisis, Market liquidity, Credit crunch, Bank, Financial markets, Finance, Credit, Business Finance
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