Central banks
Market fragmentation "inevitable" if CPI-linked gilts issued, says DMO chief
Key question is to what extent fragmentation could affect liquidity of new instrument, says chief executive of the UK’s Debt Management Office
Risk Japan 2011: MUFG risk chief hits out at supervisors on RRPs
Masao Hasegawa, CRO at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, says he was taken aback by a regulatory requirement to develop a resolution and recovery plan before year-end
Risk Japan 2011: Mizuho Securities CRO praises Fed's Jackson Hole position; looks to Japan's new prime minister on JGB security
During a question and answer session at Risk Japan 2011 in Tokyo today, Mizuho Securities chief risk officer, Kenji Fujii, tells delegates Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, was right not to have announced a new wave of quantitative easing last week. He also…
Indian banks adequately capitalised for Basel III – Shyamala Gopinath profile
The outgoing deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shyamala Gopinath, is confident that Indian banks have the necessary capital cushion to absorb the additional requirements of Basel III.
Bond markets rally as ECB moves on Italian and Spanish debt
Yields on Italian and Spanish debt fall as European Central Bank signals it will implement its bond purchase programme
Eurozone crisis prompts Euro1 payment service to cut credit floors
Interbank payment service will reduce minimum credit line to €2 million
Hung Tran: 21% NPV reduction was a "reasonable assumption"
Everyone has a shared interest in the success of the Greek bailout because "the alternative is so much worse for everyone", says IIF deputy managing director
Bank of England aims to cut op risk exposure to payment systems
Moves to overhaul Chaps will cut risk for central bank as well as members, says Chris Salmon, chief cashier at the Bank of England
Barroso calls on eurozone to speed up completion of EFSF legislation
EC president calls for urgent action on bailout mechanism, but analyst says it could be months before the EFSF is legally allowed to purchase government bonds on the secondary market
Last-minute US debt ceiling rise leaves world reeling
Debt ceiling deal will not restore investor confidence immediately; China still looking to diversify reserves away from dollar; credit rating agencies cautiously affirm top ratings
Questions raised over UK’s forex volume surge
Market participants attribute a range of factors to the 23% rise in foreign exchange turnover in the UK reported by the Bank of England's FX Joint Standing Committee on July 25
Sean Corrigan talks emerging market risks
Diapason Commodities's Sean Corrigan discusses Chinese hard landings, Mena unrest, the role of Opec, quantitative easing and the likely market reactions to a Greek default
Pension funds urge US Congress to act fast on debt-ceiling deal
Pension funds and investment firms highlight inflation, interest rate and currency risks of US default in open letters to President Obama
Greece’s second bail-out met with relief
Traders and strategists believe latest rescue package is a positive development, but expect further pain ahead as it is implemented
Iranian public votes on currency reform
Preliminary results show name of currency will change and four zeros will be removed from value
ECB 'sidelined' in sovereign crisis debate, says analyst
Eurogroup lays out plans to provide bail-out fund with greater flexibility to address sovereign risks; analyst says message sends signal European Central Bank is being “sidelined” in discussion
European insurers exposure to problem sovereigns 'manageable'
European insurers exposure to problem sovereigns 'manageable'
Eurozone authorities are losing credibility – CNB’s Singer
Credibility is key in crisis resolution and European authorities are failing to achieve, warns Miroslav Singer, the governor of the Czech National bank
Assessing the arguments against shorting
Assessing the arguments against shorting
Risk & Return Brasil: Supervisors need to be more curious, says Maia
Authorities should put less faith in numbers and what they are told by banks, says top Brazilian supervisor
Investors debate the future of Australian debt markets
Debt prospecting down-under
Risks lie ahead for China's internationalisation of renminbi, warn IMF, PBoC and HKEx officials
IMF Hong Kong representative, a former PBoC MPC member and HKEx chief warn of risks for China as the internationalisation of the renminbi starts to gather pace.
Former PBoC policy member warns of renminbi depreciation risk
Fan Gang, a former member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China, warns investors of the risk the Chinese currency may not continue to appreciate against the US dollar at a forum in Hong Kong today.
Surprise choice for Dutch central bank chief
De Nederlandsche Bank announces Klaas Knot as next president, while previous favourite Lex Hoogduin decides to leave central bank