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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:22:02 +0000Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:14:29 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/indepth/centralbanks(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f4221068-de52-11de-89c2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f4221068-de52-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html Japanese central bank to offer up to Y10,000bn in three-month low-interest loans to commercial banks, a move it said would 'firmly support' economic recoveryTue, 1 Dec 2009 17:22:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/173f548e-de3a-11de-8c63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/173f548e-de3a-11de-8c63-00144feabdc0.htmlAustralia's central bank lifted interest rates for a third consecutive month amid signs that inflationary pressures are building in an economy expected to return to growth next yearTue, 1 Dec 2009 10:26:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/311896b8-dd0e-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/311896b8-dd0e-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlThe bank is determined to implement a timely 'exit strategy' and return gradually to something akin to its pre-crisis way of controlling interest rates and providing liquiditySun, 29 Nov 2009 17:51:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b548921a-d9f0-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b548921a-d9f0-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe withdrawal of central bank support could leave weaker lenders struggling, raising worries that some may have difficulty getting funding in private marketsWed, 25 Nov 2009 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+0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/105d38a0-d833-11de-8b04-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/105d38a0-d833-11de-8b04-00144feabdc0.htmlHungary's central bank cuts interest rates for the fifth consecutive month in an effort to spur a recovery from a deep recession Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:29:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fea966-d59c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fea966-d59c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan says that for the first time since 2006 the economy is back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may put pressure on a fragile economy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/49c554fc-d5cb-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49c554fc-d5cb-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, has issued his strongest warning yet that banks must keep pay and bonuses 'contained' and prepare for withdrawal of emergency supportFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4444d986-d601-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4444d986-d601-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe surprise announcement of tougher standards for asset-backed securities used as collateral highlights how far the bank is planning its 'exit strategy' to dismantle measures taken after last year's collapse of Lehman BrothersFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:37:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d0dba1a-d565-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4034778a-37aa-11dd-aabb-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcentral-bankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d0dba1a-d565-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlRon Paul, the Texan Republican congressman, edges closer to realising a decades-long ambition to impose tougher congressional scrutiny on the 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