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Ensuring price stability in post-crisis Asia: lessons from the recovery

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Ensuring price stability in post-crisis Asia: lessons from the recovery, by Andrew Filardo, BIS Working Papers No 378, April 2012

  • “Asian central banks have adopted monetary policy frameworks over the past decade that have, by and large, worked well both to ensure price stability during the pre-crisis period and to navigate the shoals during the recent international financial crisis. Inflation concerns in recent years nonetheless raise the possibility that existing monetary policy frameworks in Asia may be contributing to procyclical inflation swings. Three particular aspects of the policy environment are highlighted. They include the approach of monetary policy to commodity price cycles, to the uneven global recovery and to the new financial stability mandates.”

    • Pew: The Future of Money in a Mobile Age

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    The Future of Money in a Mobile Age – by Aaron Smith, Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie, April 17, 2012 “Within the next decade, smart-device swiping will have gained mainstream acceptance as a method of payment and could largely replace cash and credit cards for most online and in-store purchases by smartphone and tablet owners, according… Continue Reading

    Principles for financial market infrastructures, assessment methodology and disclosure framework

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    “The report Principles for financial market infrastructures, assessment methodology and disclosure framework, CPSS Publications No 101 – April 2012, Final version of the Principles for financial market infrastructures contains new and more demanding international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems, including central counterparties. Issued by the CPSS and the International Organization of Securities Commissions… Continue Reading

    FAIR Health Helps You Estimate Your Health Care Costs

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    “FAIR Health is a national independent, not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to bring transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through comprehensive data products and consumer resources. FAIR Health uses its database of billions of billed medical and dental services to power a free website that enables consumers to estimate and plan their medical… Continue Reading

    EIA – Quarterly Coal Distribution Report

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    Quarterly Coal Distribution Report, April 16, 2012: “The Quarterly Coal Distribution Report (QCDR) provides detailed U.S. domestic coal distribution data by coal origin State, coal destination State, mode of transportation, and consuming sector. Quarterly data for 2011 are preliminary and will be superseded by the release of the corresponding “Annual Coal Distribution Report.” Highlights for… Continue Reading