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Federal Reserve Bank – News

• Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action against BankTennessee Bancshares and BankTennessee May 17, 2012
  Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action against BankTennessee Bancshares and BankTennessee […]
• FOMC announces revised tentative 2012 meeting schedule and tentative 2013 meeting schedule May 16, 2012
  FOMC announces revised tentative 2012 meeting schedule and tentative 2013 meeting schedule […]
• Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 24-25, 2012 May 16, 2012
  Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 24-25, 2012 […]
• Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $3 billion in 28-day term deposits held on May 14, 2012 May 15, 2012
  Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $3 billion in 28-day term deposits held on May 14, 2012 […]
• Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action against Grand Bankshares May 15, 2012
  Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action against Grand Bankshares […]
• Agencies finalize large bank stress testing guidance May 14, 2012
  Agencies finalize large bank stress testing guidance […]

Bank of England – News

European Central Bank – News

• Other decisions Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) May 17, 2012
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• Press release ECB operations during demonstrations planned in Frankfurt May 15, 2012
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• Speech Mario Draghi: Monetary Policy in unconventional times May 15, 2012
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• Speech Peter Praet: Managing financial crises: 
the role of the ECB May 9, 2012
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• Speech Benoît Cœuré: Unexpected events and the global safety net May 7, 2012
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• Speech Mario Draghi: Address at the event marking the first signatures to the T2S Framework Agreement May 7, 2012
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Bank for International Settlement – News

• 16May/Ong Chong Tee: Financial economics May 16, 2012
  Opening address by Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the SKBI Annual Conference on "Financial economics", at Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore, 7 May 2012. […]
• 16May/Ardian Fullani: Albania's economic and financial developments in 2011 May 16, 2012
  Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the presentation of the Bank of Albania's Annual Report 2011 to the Parliamentary Committee on Economy and Finance, Tirana, 30 April 2012. […]
• 16May/Elizabeth A Duke: Prescriptions for housing recovery May 16, 2012
  Speech by Ms Elizabeth A Duke, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the National Association of Realtors Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, Washington DC, 15 May 2012. […]
• 16May/Thomas Jordan: Monetary policy in times of crisis. Why central banks talk to one another May 16, 2012
  Summary of a speech by Mr Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, at the Energie-Apéro Etavis, Zurich, 14 May 2012. […]
• 15May/BIS effective exchange rate indices May 15, 2012
  Effective exchange rate (EER) indices for a total of 61 economies: data starting from 1964/1994 […]
• 15May/Models and tools for macroprudential analysis May 15, 2012
  Abstract of the BCBS Working Paper "Models and tools for macroprudential analysis" (Basel Committee Working Paper No. 21) - May 2012 […]

American Banker – Intraday News

• Fed's Bullard Says Largest Banks Should Be Split Up May 18, 2012
  "We do not need these companies to be as big as they are," the Kansas City Fed president said. "We should say we want smaller institutions so that they can safely fail if they need to fail." […]
• FDIC's IG to Take Temporary Control of SEC's Watchdog May 18, 2012
  Jon Rymer, the FDIC's chief watchdog, will run both offices temporarily while permanent SEC inspector general is sought. […]
• The Scan: JPM-a-Thon Goes On (and On) May 18, 2012
  Receiving Wide Coverage ... The JPM-a-Thon Goes On: Fans of slow-motion car wrecks will take a certain pleasure in the sting of nasty news that seems to be pulling JPMorgan Chase (JPM) inexorably closer to calamity — political, if not economic. It turns out the same London Chief Investment Office that wracked up the $2 billion loss so much in the news […]
• SunTrust Invests in Struggling Atlanta Community Bank May 18, 2012
  A minority-owned bank in Atlanta that is under orders from its regulators to add fresh capital is getting a shot in the arm from SunTrust Banks. […]
• United Community Banks in Ga. Receives SEC Subpoena May 18, 2012
  United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., received a subpoena and a notice of formal investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its deferred tax asset valuation allowances and goodwill impairment charges taken in 2009 and 2010. […]

Banktech

MarketWatch

• Currencies: Dollar index slips after 14-session rally May 18, 2012
  The U.S. dollar index edges lower against most major currencies Friday, pulling back a bit after its longest rally since at least 1985, with traders eagerly awaiting news from this week’s Group of Eight meeting. […]
• Europe Markets: Europe stocks choppy after Spain bank downgrades May 18, 2012
  Europe stocks traded choppy with losses for miners and drinks makers, while banks rebounded from earlier losses related to a downgrade of Spanish banks by Moody’s Investors Service late the prior day, amid talk of a ban on short selling of those institutions. […]
• Financial Stocks: CME, Morgan Stanley outpace other financials May 18, 2012
  Choppy early trading among financials shows both winners and losers. […]
• London Markets: Europe, China worries weigh on U.K.’s FTSE 100 May 18, 2012
  London stocks drop on Friday, with banks and energy majors bearing the brunt of losses. […]
• Bond Report: Treasury yields rise from record low May 18, 2012
  Treasury prices fall, pushing 10-year yields up from their lowest level in history, as traders take a breather after a nine-week rally. They await comments from global officials at the weekend’s Group of Eight meeting. […]
• Tokyo, Seoul warn after currency moves May 18, 2012
  Attention is drawn to moves in the yen and the won against the dollar, against a backdrop of euro-zone turmoil. […]

The Economist

• Business this week May 17, 2012
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• KAL's cartoon May 17, 2012
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• Politics this week May 17, 2012
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BBC World News

• VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut May 18, 2012
  Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38. […]
• VIDEO: World royals gather to mark Jubilee May 18, 2012
  Royals from around the world have gathered in Britain to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. […]
• VIDEO: Tension over Spanish bank debts May 18, 2012
  The Spanish government has announced that the level of bad loans held by the country's banks is at an 18-year high. […]
• VIDEO: France confirms early Afghan exit May 18, 2012
  France has confirmed it plans to withdraw its combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years ahead of the agreed Nato schedule. […]
• VIDEO: Barn owl love knows no borders May 18, 2012
  Barn owls used to catch mice and rats in the fields of Jordan and Israel are breeding in specially set-up nesting boxes. […]
• AUDIO: Film tackles Mugabe's rise and fall May 18, 2012
  Film director Simon Bright discusses his new film about Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's triumphs and failings. […]

IMF News

• Africa Must Diversify to Create More Jobs, Says Okonjo-Iweala May 16, 2012
  African countries should rebuild their fiscal buffers and diversify their economies away from commodities in order to protect themselves from another possible global downturn, says Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She adds that Africa should not be in the business of importing food. […]
• Costly Mideast Subsidies Need Better Targeting May 14, 2012
  Well-intended energy and food price subsidies are increasingly weighing on government budgets and debt levels across the Middle East and North Africa and are not necessarily the most efficient way to channel aid to the most vulnerable, participants at a recent IMF seminar said. […]
• Africa Sustains Growth Despite Global Uncertainty May 14, 2012
  Despite the weaker global economic environment, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to continue growing strongly in 2012. GDP growth is forecast to increase slightly from the 2011 average of 5 percent, according to the IMF in its latest assessment of the region's economy. […]
• Reforms to Strengthen Economic Stability Will Help Turkey's Growth and Jobs May 11, 2012
  Turkey, at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, is a key player in the global economy that has seen ten years of high growth. Going forward, it will be important that the country continues to implement economic reforms to sustain stability, growth and to increase employment, said Christine Lagarde on her first trip to the country since her selection […]
• Asia Faces Stronger Growth, but Further Rebalancing Critical May 10, 2012
  Growth in Asia is expected to pick up this year, after slowing in the last quarter of 2011, but Asian leaders now face the difficult task of adjusting policies to support stable, non-inflationary growth, say IMF economists. […]
• Myanmar Set for Economic Takeoff With Right Policies May 8, 2012
  Myanmar’s new government faces an historic opportunity to jump start economic development, and lift living standards, says the IMF in its annual assessment of the Southeast Asian economy, which the government agreed to make public for the first time. […]

World Bank News

• Safety Nets: Tanzania May 8, 2012
  Safety Nets: Tanzania […]
• Safety Nets: A Miracle in Tigray May 3, 2012
  Safety Nets: A Miracle in Tigray […]
• Safety Nets in Brazil April 18, 2012
  Safety Nets in Brazil […]
• Mo' Betta Jobs -- Part 2 April 13, 2012
  Mo' Betta Jobs -- Part 2 […]
• Mo' Betta Jobs -- Part 1 April 6, 2012
  Mo' Betta Jobs -- Part 1 […]
• Mayhem at the Border February 17, 2012
  Mayhem at the Border […]

ATM Marketplace

• 2007 ATMIA Asia May 18, 2012
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• 2007 ATMIA Asia May 18, 2012
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• 2007 ATMIA Asia May 18, 2012
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American Banker – Washington Regulatory

• Levin, Merkley Turn Up Heat on Volcker Rule May 17, 2012
  The Democratic senators argued Thursday that the proposal by regulators to implement the ban on proprietary trading contains a "JPMorgan Loophole." […]
• Forcing Firms to Admit Guilt Could Endanger Banks: Regulators May 17, 2012
  Financial regulators told a House panel Thursday that requiring banks to admit wrongdoing as a condition of settlements could raise safety and soundness concerns. […]
• FDIC's IG to Take Temporary Control of SEC's Watchdog May 17, 2012
  Jon Rymer, the FDIC's chief watchdog, will run both offices temporarily while permanent SEC inspector general is sought. […]
• Dimon to Testify on JPM Trade Losses May 17, 2012
  The Senate Banking Committee announced Thursday that it has invited JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to testify about the firm's $2 billion trading loss. A bank spokeswoman said Dimon has agreed to testify. […]
• JPMorgan Loss Helps Senate Confirm Stein, Powell to Fed Board May 17, 2012
  The appointees, one a Democrat and the other a Republican, give the Board a full complement of seven members for the first time since April 2006. […]
• Death of a Big Bank: How the FDIC Will End Too Big to Fail May 16, 2012
  "It is about saving the financial economy, not saving a firm," says Jim Wigand, the 28-year FDIC veteran tasked by Congress with ending TBTF. […]

CNN Top Stories

• Van Halen postpones summer tour May 18, 2012
  Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said. […]
• Shooter's injuries, traces of drugs among Martin evidence May 18, 2012
  Newly released material shows that police think the Trayvon Martin shooting wouldn't have happened if George Zimmerman had stayed in his car as requested. […]
• Facebook IPO: Internet glee, skepticism May 18, 2012
  Friends may be priceless. But 'friending' is worth $38 a share. […]
• Horses beaten, 'sored' to win shows May 18, 2012
  An undercover video shows horses being struck with sticks and subjected to "soring," an illegal process in which chemicals are placed on their legs to induce the trademark Tennessee Walking Horse high-stepping gait. […]
• Jurors get John Edwards case May 18, 2012
  The jury will begin deciding the fate of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards Friday, a day after closing arguments concluded in the corruption trial. […]
• Arrest made in Miss. highway killings May 18, 2012
  Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said. […]

World Health Organization

• New data highlight increases in hypertension, diabetes incidence May 16, 2012
  16 May 2012 -- One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure – a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease, according to the World health statistics 2012 report released today. One in 10 adults has diabetes. […]
• WHO highlights importance of good hand hygiene for patient safety May 4, 2012
  4 May 2012 – On Hand Hygiene Day (5 May), more than 15 000 health-care facilities from 156 countries are participating in the WHO Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Initiative by committing to improve patient safety by practicing better hand hygiene […]
• 15 Million babies born too soon May 2, 2012
  2 May 2012 -- Over one million of preterm babies die shortly after birth and countless others suffer some type of lifelong physical, neurological, or educational disability. An estimated 75% of preterm babies who die could survive without expensive care if a few proven and inexpensive treatments and preventions were available worldwide. […]
• World Malaria Day 2012 April 24, 2012
  24 April 2012 -- On the eve of World Malaria Day 2012, WHO hails global progress in combating malaria but highlights the need to further reinforce the fight. WHO’s new initiative, T3: Test, Treat, Track, urges malaria-endemic countries and donors to move towards universal access to diagnostic testing and antimalarial treatment, and to build robust malaria su […]
• Global partners launch new plan to control and eliminate measles and rubella April 24, 2012
  24 April 2012 -- Announcing a new global strategy aimed at reducing measles deaths and congenital rubella syndrome to zero. The announcement comes with the publication of new data using a state-of-the-art methodology showing that efforts to reduce measles deaths have resulted in a 74% reduction in global measles deaths, from 2000 to 2010. […]
• World Immunization Week rolls out in more than 180 countries April 23, 2012
  23 April 2012 – The first World Immunization Week is being held from 21 to 28 April 2012 with activities in over 180 countries. The theme of the week, ‘Protect your world: Get vaccinated’, aims to reinforce the importance of immunization and encourage people everywhere to vaccinate themselves and their children against serious diseases. […]