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“The property price statistics bring together data from different countries. The BIS, with the assistance of its member central banks, 1 has obtained approval of various national data providers to disseminate the statistics as long as the national sources are clearly indicated. The sources and any relevant disclaimers are listed separately (sources of data). Copyright in these data must …
“This is an annual publication that provides data on payments and payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries. This version of the statistical update contains data for 2012 and earlier years. There are detailed tables for each individual country as well as a number of comparative tables. Please note that this publication contains some provisional …
Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP) Assessment of Basel III regulations – China. September 2013 “The CBRC [China Banking Regulatory Commission] issued the core elements of the Basel III capital standards in June 2012. Supplementary documents were published in October and November 2012, including additional requirements on capital instrument innovation, transitional arrangements, and capital adequacy ratio reporting. Based …
“The OFR delivered this report, Asset Management and Financial Stability, to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) on ways that activities in the asset management industry could pose risks to the financial stability of the United States by creating, amplifying, or transmitting stress through the financial system. The OFR studied the activities of asset management firms and …
How Economic Insecurity in Children Changed Over the Course of the Great Recession: Fact Sheet by Lisa Dubay and Elena Zarabozo “Given the high stakes for children living in economically insecure families, it is important to document how many children are living in such circumstances, how economic insecurity has changed over the course of the …
Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations. Pat Towell, Specialist in U.S. Defense Policy and Budget; Amy Belasco, Specialist in U.S. Defense Policy and Budget. September 26, 2013 “Through most of the second half of FY2013, funding for the Department of Defense (DOD), as for most other federal agencies, …
“The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has released newly digitized archival material, making FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research) the largest digital collection of Federal Reserve historical materials. These documents offer a glimpse into the founding of the Fed and its policy making activities. In light of the Fed’s centennial, librarians and …
The evolution of the Basel Committee – Keynote address by Stefan Ingves, Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, at a symposium to mark 25 years of the Basel Capital Accord: 25 years of international financial regulation: Challenges and opportunities, Basel, 26 September 2013 “But times change, the financial sector …
“This report presents the results of the Basel Committee’s Basel III monitoring exercise. The study is based on the rigorous reporting processes set up by the Committee to periodically review the implications of the Basel III standards for financial markets. The results of previous exercises in this series were published in March 2013, September 2012 …
McKinsey – Resource revolution: Tracking global commodity markets – Trends Survey 2013 “Trends in resource prices have changed abruptly and decisively since the turn of the century. During the 20th century, resource prices (in real terms) fell by a little over a half percent a year on average. But since 2000, average resource prices have …
CRS – Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects. Clinton T. Brass, Coordinator, Specialist in Government Organization and Management. August 6, 2013 “When federal agencies and programs lack appropriated funding, they experience a funding gap. Under the Antideficiency Act, they must cease operations, except in certain emergency situations or when law authorizes continued …
Household Income: 2012. By Amanda Noss, Issued September 2013. “This report presents data on median household income at the national and state levels based on the 2011 and 2012 American Community Survey (ACS). Estimates from the 2011 ACS and the 2012 ACS show no significant change in median household income at the national level and …
