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Chinese consumer prices rise to 4.5% in January

by on February 9, 2012

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(MENAFN) China’s consumer prices rose to 4.5 percent in January from a year ago, which may dash hopes that the country’s central bank will easy monetary policy to boost growth, CNN …

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Venezuela’s annual inflation down to 26% in Jan

by on February 8, 2012

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(MENAFN) Venezuela’s Central Bank said that annual inflation rate dropped to 26 percent in January, compared with 27.6 percent at the end of 2011, reported AP. The bank added that last month’s …

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Czech central bank may leave interest rates unchanged

February 2, 2012

(MENAFN) The Czech central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at a record low for a 14th meeting today, according to a Bloomberg survey. The Ceska Narodni Banka will leave the …

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S Korea’s Jan foreign reserves up by USD4.94b: BOK

February 2, 2012

(MENAFN) The Bank of Korea (BOK) said that last month, the country’s foreign reserves rose by USD4.94 billion from December to USD311.34 billion, reported Xinhua News. The central bank added that …

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Indonesia’s Jan inflation likely to slow to 3.5%

January 29, 2012

(MENAFN) Indonesia’s central bank governor, Darmin Nasution, said that the country’s inflation might slow to 3.5 percent in the current month, from 3.79 percent in December, reported Xinhua …

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Iran’s CB forbids foreign currency trading outside banks

January 17, 2012

(MENAFN) Iran’s central bank deputy governor, Ebrahim Darvishi, said that in a bid to restrain an outflow of foreign currency, the bank decided to ban the trade of foreign currency outside of banks …

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India’s inflation eases to 7.47% in December

January 16, 2012

(MENAFN) India’s inflation marked the lowest pace in two years in December, giving room for the central bank to keep interest rates on hold for a second month, Bloomberg reported. The benchmark …

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Pakistan’s banks’ credit risk remains high

December 26, 2011

(MENAFN) Pakistan’s central bank said that credit risk of the country’s banks remained very high, and they would face a drop in credit quality, reported Gulf News. The State Bank of Pakistan …

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Video: Liu Says Investors Joke China Stocks Akin to Gambling

May 18, 2011

May 18 (Bloomberg) — Liu Yang, chairwoman of Atlantis Investment Management Ltd., talks about China’s stock and real estate market. Liu also discusses the country’s economy, central bank montary policy and currency. She speaks with Rishaad Salamat in Hong Kong on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Fed Chairman: Big Banks Need ‘More-Stringent’ Rules

May 11, 2011

WASHINGTON – Larger financial firms should face more onerous regulatory requirements to make sure they can withstand turbulence in economy or credit markets, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will say on Thursday. In copy of his Congressional testimony obtained by Reuters on Wednesday, Bernanke said the U.S. central bank was aiming to keep international standards as consistent as possible to ensure that no big firms fall through the cracks and guarantee a level playing field. “Federal Reserve is developing more-stringent prudential standards for large banking organizations and nonbank financial firms” designated by a council of top regulators, Bernanke said in prepared remarks that did not directly touch upon the economy or monetary policy. (Reporting by Dave Clark; Writing by Pedro Nicolaci da Costa; Editing by Diane Craft) Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters. Click for Restrictions .

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Video: Mexico’s Carstens Says Inflation May Reach 4% in 2011

May 6, 2011

May 6 (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s central bank Governor Agustin Carstens talks about the country’s economy and the outlook for inflation. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Tweed in Helsinki.

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Brazil’s central bank to increase interest rates

May 4, 2011

Brazil’s central bank to increase interest rates

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Rising Prices in Focus with Inflation Data, Central Bank Decision Ahead

April 8, 2011

Rising Prices in Focus with Inflation Data, Central Bank Decision Ahead

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Rising Prices in Focus with Inflation Data, Central Bank Decision Ahead

April 8, 2011

Rising Prices in Focus with Inflation Data, Central Bank Decision Ahead

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Japan’s central bank to introduce USD 12 billion lending program to ease quake impact

April 7, 2011

Japan’s central bank to introduce USD 12 billion lending program to ease quake impact

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Video: Brown Says Fed Window Helped Stabilize Banks Amid Crisis

April 1, 2011

April 1 (Bloomberg) — Thomas Brown, chief executive officer at Second Curve Capital LLC and a Bloomberg Television contributing editor, discusses the Federal Reserve’s discount window lending to banks at the height of the financial crisis. The central bank released about 29,000 pages of secret loan documents yesterday under court order, almost three years after Bloomberg LP first requested details. Brown speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Gang Says ECB Rate Rise Would Make China Increase Easier

April 1, 2011

April 1 (Bloomberg) — Fan Gang, a former Chinese central bank adviser, talks about the outlook for the Chinese economy and interest rates. He speaks with Ryan Chilcote in Cernobbio, Italy, on Bloomberg Television’s “On The Move.”

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Goldman Tapped Fed’s Emergency Loan Program, Contrary To Exec’s Claims

March 31, 2011

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) tapped the Federal Reserve’s discount window at least five times since September 2008, according to central bank data that contradict an executive’s testimony last year.

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Video: Brusuelas Says Hoenig Exit to Alter Fed `Hawk-Dove’ Balance

March 25, 2011

March 25 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg economist Joseph Brusuelas discusses the outlook for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s search to replace President Thomas Hoenig, who is retiring Oct. 1. Hoenig, the U.S. central bank’s longest-serving policy maker, is required under internal Fed rules to retire at 65, an age he will reach in September. Brusuelas speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Joseph Brusuelas is a Bloomberg economist. The opinions expressed are his own. Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Orenbuch Says `Too Early’ for Large-Scale Bank Buybacks

March 18, 2011

March 18 (Bloomberg) — Moshe Orenbuch, an analyst at Credit Suisse Group AG, talks about the prospects for the Federal Reserve to allow banks to restore dividends and share repurchases. The central bank is telling lenders today whether capital plans they submitted in January were approved, according to people familiar with the process. Orenbuch speaks with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Japan’s central bank emergency funds reach USD700b

March 16, 2011

Japan’s central bank emergency funds reach USD700b

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AIG offers buy-back to central bank

March 13, 2011

AIG offers buy-back to central bank

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The central bank of Japan and Australia takes the first place this week

March 13, 2011

The central bank of Japan and Australia takes the first place this week

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Central Bank Meetings in Focus as Inflationary Pressures Continue to Mount

February 25, 2011

Central Bank Meetings in Focus as Inflationary Pressures Continue to Mount

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Malay central bank pushed to mitigate inflation

February 20, 2011

Malay central bank pushed to mitigate inflation

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Video: Stocks Advance as Earnings Outweigh Chinese Lending Curb

February 18, 2011

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its third straight weekly rally, as higher-than-estimated corporate earnings overshadowed the Chinese central bank’s attempts to control inflation. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Ramez Sees Money Inflows to Egypt Returning to Normal

February 14, 2011

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) — Hisham Ramez, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, talks about the outlook for the nation’s banks and interest by foreign banks in Egypt’s treasury auctions. Egypt paid the highest yield in more than two years on its six-month treasury bills on Feb. 10 as it struggles to finance a budget deficit and rebuild its economy. Ramez speaks with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Central Bank: 2 trillion dollars outstanding loans to large enterprises in China

February 7, 2011

Central Bank: 2 trillion dollars outstanding loans to large enterprises in China

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Japan central bank asks for financial reforms

February 7, 2011

Japan central bank asks for financial reforms

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Japan central bank asks for financial reforms

February 7, 2011

Japan central bank asks for financial reforms

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Current situation in Egypt ‘impacts’ India central bank

February 7, 2011

Current situation in Egypt ‘impacts’ India central bank

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Current situation in Egypt ‘impacts’ India central bank

February 7, 2011

Current situation in Egypt ‘impacts’ India central bank

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India’s central bank recommends subsidy slash

January 27, 2011

India’s central bank recommends subsidy slash

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Israel’s house price bubble inflates further

January 27, 2011

Despite tighter lending policies and repeated warnings from the Central Bank, house prices continue to rise in Israel at double-digit rates.

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The Japanese central bank raises growth forecasts through 2010 and starts the New Year with optimism

January 25, 2011

The Japanese central bank raises growth forecasts through 2010 and starts the New Year with optimism

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Israel’s house price bubble inflates further

January 24, 2011

Despite tighter lending policies and repeated warnings from the Central Bank

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Video: Riksbank’s Wickman-Parak Warns Against Keeping Low Rates

January 21, 2011

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — Swedish central bank Deputy Governor Barbro Wickman-Parak talks about the risks of keeping interest rates low for too long. She spoke with Bloomberg’s Adam Ewing in Stockholm yesterday.

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Video: Reinhart Says Fed Bond Purchases May Exceed $600 Billion

December 27, 2010

Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — Vincent Reinhart, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and Charles Calomiris, a professor at Columbia Business School, talk about the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy in 2011. Reinhart, a former chief monetary-policy strategist at the Fed, says the central bank may expand its purchases of U.S. Treasuries, or quantitative easing, beyond its $600 billion target. Reinhart and Calomiris talk with Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Neumann Says China Should Do More to `Temper’ Inflation

December 27, 2010

Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — Frederic Neumann, economist at HSBC Holdings Plc, talks about the People’s Bank of China’s effort to stem inflation. China’s central bank increased key one-year lending and deposit rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 25 in its second move since mid-October. The change took effect yesterday. Neumann speaks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Iran Central Bank withdraws foreign banks deposits

December 21, 2010

Iran Central Bank withdraws foreign banks deposits

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Japan’s central bank keeps zero-0.1 pct rate

December 21, 2010

Japan’s central bank keeps zero-0.1 pct rate

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Video: Kato Says Japan’s Economy May Contract in 4th Quarter

December 21, 2010

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — Susumu Kato, chief economist for Japan at Credit Agricole CIB and CLSA, talks about Japan’s economy and central bank monetary policy. The Bank of Japan kept the key interest rate and the size of its asset purchase program unchanged and said it will steadily buy assets and provide long-term funds. Kato speaks from Tokyo with Linzie Janis on Bloomberg Television’s “Global Connection.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Dutch economy to grow 1.7% in 2010: central bank

December 5, 2010

Dutch economy to grow 1.7% in 2010: central bank

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Video: Issing Says He’s `Strongly Against’ Issuing Euro Bond

December 3, 2010

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — Former European Central Bank chief economist Otmar Issing talks about measures to counter the sovereign debt crisis and taxpayer-funded bailouts of debt-laden nations. He speaks from Frankfurt with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television’s “On The Move.”

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Video: Ulyukayev Says Russia Seeks Balance in Ruble-Yuan Trade

November 24, 2010

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — Alexei Ulyukayev, first deputy chairman of Russia’s Central Bank, talks about the ruble and yuan and trade with China. He speaks with Andrea Catherwood on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”

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Video: Herrmann Calls Bernanke Speech `Very Powerful Statement’

November 19, 2010

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — John Herrmann, senior fixed-income strategist at State Street Global Markets, talks about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s speech today at a European Central Bank conference in Frankfurt. Bernanke defended the U.S. central bank’s monetary stimulus, saying it will aid the world economy, and implicitly criticized China for keeping its currency weak. Herrmann speaks with Erik Schatzker and Michael McKee on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Herrmann Says Fed’s QE2 Should Be Allowed to `Play Out’

November 16, 2010

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — John Herrmann, a senior fixed income strategist at State Street Global Markets, talks about the outlook for U.S. economic growth and the Federal Reserve’s policy of quantitative easing. The central bank would reduce its planned purchases of $600 billion in Treasuries only after a substantial improvement in the U.S. economy, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said today. Herrmann speaks with Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Dodd Challenges Proposal to Strip Fed of Job Mandate: Video

November 16, 2010

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut who leads the Senate Banking Committee, talks with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook about criticism of Federal Reserve monetary policy. Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate say they want to compel the central bank to focus solely on controlling inflation, upending a congressional mandate that’s shaped monetary policy for more than 30 years. Bloomberg’s Mark Crumpton also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Fed Policymakers ‘Do Not Understand Risk’ Says Taleb

November 12, 2010

The risks stemming from the Federal Reserve’s efforts to stimulate the economy through bond purchases are “humongous” and the central bank doesn’t fully understand the potential effects, said Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan.”

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Video: Salameh Says Lebanon’s Bank Deposit Growth to Exceed 10%

November 10, 2010

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Riad Salameh, governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, talks about the outlook for the country’s banks and the coalition government. He speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.”

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