To showcase their increasing focus on financial stability, many central banks and other institutions have started publishing regular reports on financial stability. The paper presents a survey of the available financial stability reports, and proposes a framework for assessing such documents. It illustrates how the framework can be implemented, and...
The main objective of this paper is to propose a definition of financial stability that has some practical and operational relevance. Financial stability is defined in terms of its ability to facilitate and enhance economic processes, manage risks, and absorb shocks. Moreover, financial stability is considered a continuum: changeable over...
This paper addresses the controversial subject of central banks on the financial stability, in part by drawing on the experiences in Europe, Japan, and the United States, and by examining four questions. What is meant by financial stability? Do central banks have a natural role in ensuring financial stability? What...
New ban on short-selling Oil price plunges Roller-coaster markets Fury over Fannie bail-out The three most powerful men governing US financial markets lined up on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday for an unprecedented display of...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In the nearly steady stream of bad news about banks, many consumers are likely wondering if any bank is really safe. Those companies that did not go heavily into the subprime mortgage market are generally in better shape. But financial institutions of all sizes...
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Tri-Valley Bank (OTCBB:TRVB), today issued a statement to reassure its investors and customers of its stability. Over the last several months, reports and stories have appeared in local and national media asserting that many of the nation's financial institutions are facing problems with poor...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush will hold a press conference at 10:20 am (1420 GMT) Tuesday and make an opening statement on steps he has taken to boost the battered US economy, the White House said. "He will talk about the overall state of the...
WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:22 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. It's been a difficult time for many American families who are coping with declining housing values and high gasoline prices. This week my administration took steps to help address both these...
Maryland continues to be one of the country's top-rated public bond issuers, but the rating agencies that grant that status are watching November's referendum on slot machine legalization as they look for continued financial stability. On Wednesday, Maryland will sell $415 million worth of general obligation bonds,...
- Gift will support children & youth achieving their greatest potential, promote financial stability & independence and improve people's health. FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. today announced a gift of $50,000 to United Way of Broward County, FL. The United...
WASHINGTON AFP — US stock market regulators will move to curb speculative share sales of big financial firms including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an effort to stabilize the marketplace, the top regulatory official said Tuesday. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox told the Senate Banking...
TODAY: Producer price index for June. Bank of England 2008 annual report. TOMORROW: BRC June retail sales monitor. Rics June housing market survey. Speech by Andrew Sentance, member, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee. WEDNESDAY: UK labour market report. THURSDAY: No...
Only OpenSplice DDS Provides the Ultra-Low-Latency, Extreme Throughput, Stability and Advanced Data Management Required for Next-Generation Automated Trading Systems BOSTON -- PrismTech[TM], a leader in high-performance middleware and development tools, announced today that its OpenSplice DDS[TM] product suite has been selected by Think Trade LLC as the foundation...
WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush allowed Friday that these were "tough economic times" for Americans, but insisted his administration was working to improve conditions. "These are tough economic times for the American citizens but there is a way forward to help relieve some of the pressure...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WABCO Holdings Inc. , a leading global provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for commercial vehicles, will hold its Q2 2008 earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 30. Jacques Esculier, Chief Executive Officer, and...
* Heidelberg predicts less favorable economic and structural market conditions in the medium term * Successful drupa a key factor in preliminary incoming orders of EUR 1.1 to 1.15 billion for the first quarter * Preliminary results (sales, operating result, and free cash flow) for the...
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings today affirmed Mexico's sovereign ratings as follows: --Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating IDR at 'BBB+'; --Long-term local currency IDR at 'A-'; --Short-term IDR at 'F2'; --Country Ceiling at 'A'. The Rating Outlook is Stable....
Alliance & Leicester has hired Alan Gillespie, a tough Ulsterman, as chairman to guide the bank through the financial turmoil. The former building society announced the arrival of the veteran banker yesterday. Mr Gillespie will join in September from Ulster Bank, part of Royal Bank of Scotland,...
American regulators may have to continue offering emergency funding to investment banks into 2009, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, said yesterday, with the credit crisis showing no sign of easing. Mr Bernanke said the Fed was committed to ensuring financial stability and that it...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A Excellent and issuer credit ratings of "a" for RBC Life Insurance Company RBC Life (Mississauga, Ontario) and RBC Insurance Group's RBC Insurance U.S. life insurance entity, Liberty Life Insurance Company Liberty Life (Greenville, SC). The outlook...
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