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Sr US Offl: JPM-Chase to 'Instruct' Volcker Rulemaking - MNI News
... picture of what led to the $2 billion in losses by JPMorgan-Chase, but the incident certainly will "instruct" officials as they write the final version of the Volcker rule on proprietary trading, a senior administration official said Monday.
Fed Officials:Euro Threat To Econ Could Tip Balance Towrd QE3 - MNI News
Another senior official, who did not wish to be identified, was even more emphatic in saying that the European mess could necessitate QE3, depending on how the domestic economic picture evolves. Others are known to hold similar views, although some did ...
Germany Govt Source: Important To Implement Basel III On Time - MNI News
BERLIN (MNI) - The German government believes it is important that the Basel III bank capital rules be implemented in the European Union in due time, a senior government official said Thursday. "The financial markets are watching us, thus, ...
FinSys Update: US Jobless Claims -27K to 365K; 380K Expected - MNI News
The official, speaking on background, noted the Chinese central bank's April 14 band widening announcement and diminished interventions in the onshore currency market as signs of progress. But "further progress is needed," the official said, ...
Update: Sr U.S. Off'l: Yuan Misaligned, Still Needs Adjusting - MNI News
The official, speaking on background, noted the Chinese central bank's April 14 band widening announcement and diminished interventions in the onshore currency market as signs of progress. But "further progress is needed," the official said, ...
Sr U.S. Off'l: Want Further Yuan FX Adjustment From China - MNI News
The official, speaking on background, noted the Chinese central bank's April 14 band widening announcement and diminished interventions in the onshore currency market as signs of progress. But "further progress is needed," the official said, ...
FinSys Update:US Consumer Sentiment Dips, Gasoline Drives CPI - MNI News
[10:00 ET] * The German Finance Ministry in its draft for a supplementary budget for this year plans to raise federal net new borrowing in 2012 to E34.8 billion from the previously earmarked E26.1 billion, a senior government official said Friday.
Germany 2012 Fed Net Borrow To Be Raised To E34.8 Bln; Source - MNI News
BERLIN (MNI) - The German Finance Ministry in its draft for a supplementary budget for this year plans to raise federal net new borrowing in 2012 to E34.8 billion from the previously earmarked E26.1 billion, a senior government official said Friday.
Obama Corp Tax Reform Plan a Long-Term Wish List,Campaign Doc - MNI News
On repatriation, a subject which means a temporary tax amnesty for foreign earnings to some, the administration opposition to any "holiday" outside of a long-term re-engineered international tax regime remains firm, senior administration officials said ...
Japan MOF Offl: Yen Rise Capped, To Act on Speculative Move - MNI News
The official, who declined to be named, also told reporters that the MOF is still watching foreign exchange rates "with a sense of urgency" as a sharp rise in the yen would hurt the economy's export-led recovery. The official said he is "not ...
White House To Get Sneak Preview of New China Leadership - MNI News
By Brai Odion-Esene WASHINGTON (MNI) - The visit of China Vice President Xi Jinping to White House Tuesday will be an opportunity to get an up-close look at the man expected to be China's next leader, Obama administration officials said Friday.
Japan Govt FY12 GDP Forecast Seen in Lower Half of +2% Range - MNI News
A senior government official, who declined to be named, told Market News International that a downward revision from the government's August projection will be inevitable in the face of global slowdown caused by the European debt crisis. ...
Germany Source: Govt Opposes Combining EFSF And ESM Firepower - MNI News
BERLIN (MNI) - The German government opposes the idea of combining the firepower of the preliminary bailout fund EFSF and the permanent ESM next year, a senior government official said Wednesday. "We will rest in any case below the upper limit of E500 ...
Week of November 13, 2011 thru November 19, 2011 - MNI News
... the first in four quarters, was led by a surge in exports, higher consumer spending, and a gain in business investment, thanks in large part to the recovery of the earthquake-hit automobile supply chains, a government official said on Monday. ...