Bubble
BoE's Tucker: FPC capital powers 'won't be popular'
Attendees at ACT conference raise concerns about increased lending costs after Bank of England’s Tucker argues for powers to raise sectoral capital levels
Bank of England's FPC seeks to unlock Basel III tool-kit
Systemic risk committee at the Bank of England calls for power to use tools - such as liquidity and leverage ratios, and margin standards - to influence systemic risk
Gazprom’s Medvedev compares shale to dotcom bubble
"Massive" shale production unsustainable at current prices; Gazprom has no plans to invest
West must not repeat Japan’s fiscal mistakes, says Nomura economist
Nomura chief economist Richard Koo warns the US and European economies face double-dip recession and a prolonged period of economic stagnation if stimulus is cut too soon.