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Fed’s Rosengren: Banks With Broker-Dealer Units Need More Capital
Money News, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said banks should hold more capital if they own a broker-dealer unit because such businesses pose greater risks during periods of financial stress. “Bank holding companies with large broker-dealer affiliates should hold more capital to reflect the reduced stability of their […] -
Rosengren Says Banks Owning Broker Units Need More Capital
Bloomberg, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said banks should hold more capital if they own a broker-dealer unit because such businesses pose greater risks during periods of financial stress. “Bank holding companies with large broker-dealer affiliates should hold more capital to reflect the reduced stability of their liabilities […] -
Brokers Need More Rainy-day Funds: Fed’s Rosengren
MarketWatch, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The financial health of large U.S. broker-dealers remains a significant financial stability risk five years after the financial crisis, and regulators should consider making them increase their capital buffers, said Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Fed Bank, on Wednesday. “Despite the central role […] -
Fed’s Bullard: Jobs Focus Over Inflation May Be Counter Productive
MNI | Deutsche Börse Group, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. NEW YORK (MNI) – St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard Wednesday argued that monetary policy may not be the ideal tool to tackle the nation’s jobs crisis, and that more direct policies are needed, while the Fed would be better served focusing […] -
UPDATE: Fed’s Rosengren Says Broker-Dealers Need More Capital
The Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. NEW YORK–The most recent overhauls of the financial regulatory system have left Wall Street’s broker-dealers largely untouched and a continued threat to the financial stability, a Federal Reserve official said Wednesday. "Despite this history of failure and substantial government support, little has changed in the […] -
Fed’s Bullard Opposes Putting More Weight on High Unemployment
Bloomberg, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, said monetary policy should be guided by the central bank’s price-stability goal even with historically high unemployment. “The idea that the Fed should ‘put more weight’ on unemployment does not fare well,” Bullard said in a speech in […] -
Federal Reserve: Bör Fokusera På Traditionellt Mandat – Bullard
di.se, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Federal Reserve bör fokusera på sitt traditionella mandat i form av prisstabilitet och det finns begränsningar i vad centralbanken kan göra för arbetsmarknaden. “Penningpolitik isolerat kan inte effektivt åtgärda multipla ineffektiviteter på arbetsmarknaden… Man måste rikta sig mot mer direkta arbetsmarknadsåtgärder för att åtgärda de problemen”, säger James […] -
Bullard Warns Against a Fed Too Focused on Jobs
Reuters, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve should remain focused on inflation and resist putting more weight on its employment mandate, a top U.S. central bank official said on Wednesday. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, in a speech, cited research by Federico Ravenna and Carl Walsh that suggests "price […] -
Fed preocupada por la baja inflación en EU
Televisa, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Daña la credibilidad hablar de inflación subyacente pues crea una desconexión entre los precios minoristas y las políticas del gobierno NUEVA YORK, EU, abr. 17, 2013.- La actual tasa baja de inflación en Estados Unidos deja a la Reserva Federal con “espacio para maniobrar” mientras intenta apuntalar la […] -
Bullard Says Fed Is Limited in Its Ability to Affect Labor Markets
The Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. St. Louis Fed leader James Bullard appeared to take issue with the central bank’s latest move to provide increased monetary policy guidance, saying in a speech Wednesday the Fed is limited in what it can do to affect labor market conditions. The best and most effective thing […] -
St. Louis Fed’s Bullard Discusses Whether the Fed Should “Put More Weight” on Unemployment
PRWeb, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard gave remarks Wednesday on “Some Unpleasant Implications for Unemployment Targeters” at the 22nd Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard gave remarks Wednesday on “Some Unpleasant Implications for Unemployment Targeters” at the […] -
Fed’s Bullard Favors Bond Buys if Inflation Continues Decline
Reuters, April 17, 2013. All Rights Reserved. A top Federal Reserve official said Wednesday that If inflation continues to fall he would be willing to increase the pace of the central bank’s bond-buying to defend its 2 percent inflation target. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard cautioned that further accommodation in monetary policy is not needed […]