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Fed in $287bn currency swap with central banks
Four central banks, including the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE), have agreed further reciprocal foreign currency swap arrangements with the Federal Reserve to provide more US dollar funds to firms in participating nations as…
Larosiere says UK must play its part in EU supervision
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De Larosiere calls for ECB to lead European macro supervision
The European Central Bank would lead a new body intended to provide early warning of future financial crises, under proposals presented to the European Commission today.
City bonuses may not be closely regulated in the UK
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ECB chief Trichet 'stands ready' for supervisory powers
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EU considers one financial regulator for all
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Interbank lending benefits from rates cuts
The sterling interbank borrowing rate has dropped significantly after the Bank of England's (BoE) move to cut interest rates to their lowest levels since 1951 on Thursday.
ECB no longer accepts syndicated loans as collateral
The European Central Bank (ECB) has removed syndicated loans governed by English law from its list of collateral eligible for its credit operations only four days after they were originally accepted.
ECB spells out urgent concerns for Sepa
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European banks in wave of bailouts
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Central banks reveal co-ordinated response to liquidity crisis
The world's major central banks today unveiled plans for a $180 billion injection of liquidity to restore stability to global financial markets.
EC U-turn on Sepa direct debits
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Doubts over UK and ECB bank support
As the European Central Bank (ECB) acts to reduce its liquidity support for eurozone banks, UK banks may face dire consequences from heavy use of the Bank of England's support scheme.
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Sepa goes live
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ECB takes further steps to improve liquidity
The European Central Bank (ECB) has boosted levels of liquidity over the Christmas period by lending €348.6 billion in a main refinancing operation that matures on January 4.
Central banks offer $20bn auctions to revive liquidity
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the central banks of the UK, Canada and Switzerland have agreed upon a series of auctions to provide billions for credit-starved financial institutions.
ECB re-enters money markets as fears of volatility return
The European Central Bank (ECB) will push extra liquidity into the money market to counter "re-emerging risk of volatility", it announced on Friday.
Covered bond market reopens cautiously
Market making in the European interbank covered bond market reopened this afternoon, after being closed since last week, but with new conditions imposed by its governing body, the European Covered Bond Council (ECBC).
Interbank covered bond market shuts down
Market making in the interbank market in European covered bonds has been shut down for the rest of the week, to prevent spreads widening and volatility growing.
Bank of England and ECB act to boost markets
The Bank of England (BOE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) both left interest rates unchanged, but eased liquidity supply as the credit squeeze continued today.
ECB president underlines three risks to financial stability
Trichet outlines risks in hedge, LBO and credit risk transfer