The BIS Quarterly Review for September 2014 says volatility stirs, markets unshaken. Press Release 14 September 2014 Related information – Notations used in the Quarterly Review Statistical data Statistical data behind all September 2014 Quarterly Review graphs (xls) Statistical annex: summary tables (PDF, 20 pages) Statistical annex: detailed tables (PDF, 152 pages) International banking statistics Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Basel III Monitoring Report as of 31 December 2013
“This report presents the results of the Basel Committee’s Basel III monitoring exercise. The study is based on the rigorous reporting process set up by the Committee to periodically review the implications of the Basel III standards for banks. The results of previous exercises in this series were published in March 2014, September 2013, March 2013, September 2012 and April 2012. A total… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – 8(a) subcontracting, Healthcare.gov, Health Insurance Exchanges, IRAs
8(A) SUBCONTRACTING LIMITATIONS: Continued Noncompliance with Monitoring Requirements Signals Need for Regulatory Change, GAO-14-706: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2014. HEALTHCARE.GOV: Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in Information Security and Privacy Controls, GAO-14-730: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2014. HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES: Coverage of Non-excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans, GAO-14-742R: Published: Sep 15, 2014. Publicly Released:… Continue Reading
Report – large US and global companies ready for a price on carbon
“A new report released today by CDP, an environmental organization that gathers information on behalf of investors, provides powerful evidence that: There is a global corporate consensus that carbon will be priced; Businesses are preparing for a robust, internationally-linked carbon market; and These companies would welcome regulatory certainty, nationally and internationally, with respect to climate… Continue Reading
Digital Preservation Policy Framework: A Case Study
Digital Preservation Policy Framework: A Case Study by Daniel W. Noonan. Educause Review Online, July 28, 2014. “Digital preservation can be defined as the combination of policies, strategies and actions to ensure access to and accurate rendering of authenticated reformatted and born digital content over time regardless of the challenges of media failure and technological change. Graham suggests… Continue Reading
The Impact of Time at Work and Time off from Work on Rule Compliance
Dai, Hengchen and Milkman, Katherine L. and Hofmann, David A. and Staats, Bradley R., The Impact of Time at Work and Time off from Work on Rule Compliance: The Case of Hand Hygiene in Healthcare (September 3, 2013). The Wharton School Research Paper No. 56; UNC Kenan-Flagler Research Paper No. 2320114. Available for download at… Continue Reading
Diplomatic and Embassy Security Funding Before and After the Benghazi Attacks
CRS – Diplomatic and Embassy Security Funding Before and After the Benghazi Attacks, Susan B. Epstein, Specialist in Foreign Policy. September 10, 2014 “As Congress investigates the issues surrounding the September 11, 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, some Members have questioned whether security funding was adequate or was a factor that may have contributed to inadequate… Continue Reading
NOAA, UNC-Wilmington study finds warming Atlantic ocean temps could increase expansion of invasive native species
News release: “Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial reefs off North Carolina by researchers from NOAA and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The findings, reported for… Continue Reading
A day in the life of a data mined kid – report
Adrienne Hill: “Education, like pretty much everything else in our lives these days, is driven by data. Our childrens’ data. A whole lot of it. Nearly everything they do at school can be — and often is — recorded and tracked, and parents don’t always know what information is being collected, where it’s going, or how it’s… Continue Reading
Fugitive gases in eight clusters of domestic water wells overlying the Marcellus and Barnett Shales
Noble gases identify the mechanisms of fugitive gas contamination in drinking-water wells overlying the Marcellus and Barnett Shales. Published online before print September 15, 2014, doi:10.1073/pnas.1322107111 PNAS September 15, 2014: “Significance: Hydrocarbon production from unconventional sources is growing rapidly, accompanied by concerns about drinking-water contamination and other environmental risks. Using noble gas and hydrocarbon tracers, we distinguish natural sources of methane… Continue Reading
Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says
“A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment. While the global recovery continues at a moderate rate, the outlook is uneven across… Continue Reading
Presentations about the Budget Outlook – CBO
Doug Elmendorf, CBO Director, at the Macroeconomic Advisers’ 24th Annual Washington Policy Seminar: “I was very pleased to speak last week at Macroeconomic Advisers’ Washington Policy Seminar and at Cornell University. (See my slides for the first talk and my slides for the second talk.) In both presentations I described CBO’s updated outlook for the federal budget under current law… Continue Reading
