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EXCLUSIVE: Greece debt crisis may break the Eurozone
Fears mount over Greece's ability to reduce fiscal deficit and service debt repayments, despite Eurozone-IMF bailout package.
ECB decision could be critical in Greek debt crisis
If Greek debt is downgraded again, much will depend on whether the ECB decides to keep accepting it as collateral.
$500 billion reserve drain made crisis worse: IMF’s Ferhani
Deputy director says IMF research shows central bank reserve managers withdrew $500 billion from deposits at commercial banks during crisis
Basel group agrees on banking crisis response
The Basel Committee’s oversight body has met to discuss key measures to strengthen banking regulation
ECB defends Basel II against US Treasury plans
Nout Wellink and Christian Noyer have rallied to Basel II’s defence against plans for a US-led replacement
ECB's Gonzalez-Paramo Speaks on QE
At Risk Europe 2009 in Frankfurt, an ECB board member discusses the role of central banks, when markets and monetary policy combine.
Credit demand and supply still falling in Europe
European banks are still tightening their lending conditions, and demand for credit continues to fall, according to the latest lending survey by the European Central Bank.
French and German banks to launch Sepa rival to Visa and MasterCard
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Nordic horizons
Markets in the Nordic region have been far from immune from the troubles that have hit structured products across Europe. But speakers and delegates at the Structured Products Nordic Region conference spoke of light on the horizon - despite the pressing…
Central concerns
The European Central Bank (ECB) has been pumping liquidity into the financial markets since August 2007, extended the list of assets eligible as collateral for credit operations and cut rates to record low levels. Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo, a member of…
EU consults on Sepa migration deadlines
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Central banks continue to expand support in face of deflation threat
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank both announced expansions to their monetary stimulus programmes today, warning that low inflation or deflation remained a threat.
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…