European Central Bank (ECB)
Risk.net poll: CCPs should have access to central bank liquidity
The majority of respondents to an online poll support central bank liquidity access for CCPs, but critics argue this would be likely to lead to the break-up of multi-currency clearers
Trichet bows out with new bond purchase scheme
Jean-Claude Trichet unveils a new covered bond purchase scheme; ECB governing council also agreed to hold interest rates and support Jörg Asmussen for governing council post
Profile: Daniel Gros on political risk and Europe's debt crisis
Time for a European Monetary Fund
Eurozone debt crisis: facing up to the risks of political uncertainty
The risks of political uncertainty
Risk.net poll – UK Treasury is right over ECB lawsuit
Respondents to a Risk.net poll support the UK Treasury’s decision to sue the ECB over its proposal to require CCPs clearing euro-denominated contracts to be legally incorporated in the eurozone
ECB policy would shatter big CCPs, critics warn
Plans to have CCPs based in the jurisdiction of the currency they clear would pull apart multi-currency services, experts warn, after UK Treasury challenges ECB
Central banks take aim at dollar-funding shortage
Co-ordinated action from five central banks eases the pressure on dollar funding for European banks, but euro/dollar cross-currency basis swap market remains under stress
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
Comment: Mario Draghi, governor of the Bank of Italy
Incoming president of the European Central Bank warns against pressure to water down regulatory reform, in this edited version of a foreward to a new Risk book
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
ECB and World Bank call for exemptions from US derivatives rules
World Bank believes imposition of national regulations on multilateral development institutions is unprecedented intrusion on the internal operations of international organisations
Mervyn King lands three BIS roles; new BCBS chair named
Bank of England governor will chair the Basel Committee's oversight body. The committee itself will be chaired by Stefan Ingves, governor of Sweden's central bank
Supervisors seek to manage shadow banking risks
Chasing shadows
Eiopa’s Bernardino: stress tests are Solvency II trial run
Eiopa’s Bernardino: stress tests are Solvency II trial run
Supervisors on the tracks of shadow banks
Chasing shadows
Eiopa's Bernardino: stress tests are Solvency II trial run
New regime will introduce regular capital tests - insurance industry doesn't have credibility problem, Eiopa chair says
Risk Europe: Roles of ESRB and ECB could conflict, says Belgium's Reynders
Europe's new systemic risk watchdog could clash with the ECB - but the ESRB's powers may need to be expanded, says Belgian finance minister, Didier Reynders
ECB’s Bini Smaghi proposes single eurozone bond issuing agency
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi backs proposals for single eurozone government bond issuer; says agency could pave the way for a single European bond
BarCap index captures systematic alpha from monetary policy
A new index that extracts value from the US dollar and euro yield curves by capturing the momentum in cross-market rate spreads has been launched by Barclays Capital.
ECB overnight lending rockets to 19-month high
Banks’ borrowing from the European Central Bank’s marginal lending facility climbs to $21 billion on Wednesday; sudden move has sparked speculation on bank troubles, analysts say
CDS spreads rise in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Middle East tensions continue while risk perceptions in the eurozone increase slightly
ECB opinion on derivatives reform spurs debate on CCP liquidity resilience
French authorities welcome ECB's call for the resilience of central bank money to be recognised in EU derivatives legislation.
ECB opines on Basel countercyclical buffer
Central bank cautions against mechanical application of credit-to-GDP ratio for calibration