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June 18, 2012

The Europeans have a grave problem: they’re being criticized by parties they don’t regulate: Tensions between Europe and the rest of the G20 broke wide open in Los Cabos as the president of the European …

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June 15, 2012

The BoC has released a working paper by Donald Coletti, René Lalonde, Paul Masson, Dirk Muir and Stephen Snudden titled Commodities and Monetary Policy: Implications for Inflation and Price Level Targeting: We examine the relative …

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June 14, 2012

The ECB won’t disclose records of EU collusion with fuzzy Greek bookkeeping: The European Central Bank said it can’t release files showing how Greece may have used derivatives to hide its borrowings because disclosure could …

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June 13, 2012

I can’t say I’m against this move – but it does open up a can of worms: Denmark’s government agreed to ease rules for the country’s pension firms to help reduce their liabilities as record-low …

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June 12, 2012

Play the exciting new Spanish Shell Game! Spanish bond yields surged the most in four months in the first trading after the government in Madrid sought a bailout for its banks. Investors speculated the 100 …

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June 11, 2012

Red letter day! For the first time in a long time, somebody’s talking about the flip side of safe banking: Mr. Flaherty boasts about Ottawa’s strict supervision and holds up the banks’ conservative lending culture …

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June 8, 2012

Strains in Greek banking are becoming more obvious: Credit Agricole SA, the foreign bank with the biggest risks in Greece, reached an accord with Greek authorities that will let its unit in the country access …

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June 7, 2012

Bernanke had some cheerful commentary: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the economy is at risk from Europe’s debt crisis and the prospect of fiscal tightening in the U.S., while refraining from discussing steps …

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June 6, 2012

OSFI has released an outline of the new paperwork rules for bank mortgages: Re-qualification at Renewal – Current practice regarding residential mortgage renewals has served FRFIs well. OSFI agrees, for example, that having a good …

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