an Post-crisis international financial regulatory reforms: a primer By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-23T16:00:00Z This paper reviews post-crisis financial regulatory reforms, examines how they fit together and identifies open issues. Specifically, it takes stock of the salient new features of bank and CCP international standards within a unified analytical framework. Full Article
an Dollar invoicing, global value chains, and the business cycle dynamics of international trade By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-28T09:00:00Z Recent literature has highlighted that international trade is mostly priced in a few key vehicle currencies, and is increasingly dominated by intermediate goods and global value chains (GVCs). Taking these features into account, this paper reexamines the business cycle dynamics of international trade and its relationship with monetary policy and exchange rates. Full Article
an Covid-19 and corporate sector liquidity By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-28T13:00:00Z The Covid-19 shock is placing enormous strains on corporates cash buffers. Corporate financial statements from 2019 suggest that 50% of firms do not have sufficient cash to cover total debt servicing costs over the coming year. Credit lines could provide firms with additional liquidity. On average undrawn credit stood around 120% of debt servicing costs at end 2019. However, access is uneven and banks may be reluctant to renew or extend them in the current environment. Sticky operating expenses result in many firms running operating losses, placing an additional burden on cash buffers. Estimates indicate that following a 10% drop in revenues, operating expenses only fall by 6% on average. Simulations suggest that if revenues fall by 25% in 2020, then closing the entire funding gap with debt would raise firm leverage by around 10 percentage points. Full Article
an Understanding the Pandemic: New Virtual Programs Announced By blogs.loc.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:53:22 +0000 The National Book Festival Presents series was created to provide a book festival experience to lovers of the event on a year-round basis. Because these programs can no longer be held at the Library, we are offering a virtual multipart series, with authors who have written books about widespread diseases and the worldwide response to them. Full Article Authors Books Programs Social Media Television Coverage TV Coverage
an Best of the National Book Festival: Tracy K. Smith and Robert Hass, 2018 By blogs.loc.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:00:43 +0000 Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Poets Laureate Tracy K. Smith and Robert Hass discussing the making of poetry, the position of Poet Laureate and their new books, "American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time" (edited by Smith) and "A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry" (Hass), on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2018 Festival. Full Article Authors Best of National Book Festival Books Poetry Programs
an Best of the National Book Festival: Annette Gordon-Reed, 2015 By blogs.loc.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:00:59 +0000 Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with presidential scholar Annette Gordon-Reed discussing "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" on the Special Programs stage at the 2015 Festival. Full Article Authors Best of National Book Festival Books Programs
an For 100 Years, KitchenAid Has Been the Stand-Up Brand of Stand Mixers By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:34:06 +0000 Even celebrity chef Julia Child said that the sleek appliance made mixing 'marvelous' Full Article
an Designing Floating Buildings With an Eye to the Marine Species Living Underneath By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:46:52 +0000 A prototype deployed in San Francisco Bay imagines the underside of a floating building as an upside-down artificial reef Full Article
an How Susan Kare Designed User-Friendly Icons for the First Macintosh By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000 The graphic designer is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Cooper Hewitt for her recognizable computer icons, typefaces and graphics Full Article
an Seven Spots Where You Can See Big-Name Architecture in Small-Town America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:01:47 +0000 From gas stations to public libraries, these celebrity architect-designed buildings are worth a road trip Full Article
an How New York Made Frank Lloyd Wright a Starchitect By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:10:25 +0000 The Wisconsin-born architect's buildings helped turn the city he once called an 'inglorious mantrap' into the center of the world Full Article
an Emerging technologies: advancing sustainability By www.raeng.org.uk Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:30:00 +01:00 Full Article
an Enterprise Hub-online seminar: Leadership and remote working during COVID-19 By www.raeng.org.uk Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2020 11:00:00 +01:00 Full Article
an Supervisor Controlling Officer - Static Data, Auditing and Reporting By ldn.tbe.taleo.net Published On :: 2020-04-16T06:28:00Z Application deadline: 17 May 2020 | Banking Settlements Centre | Location: Basel, Switzerland Full Article
an CPMI and IOSCO share authorities´ experiences in cooperation to increase FMI safety and efficiency By www.bis.org Published On :: 2019-12-10T14:00:00Z Press release: CPMI and IOSCO share authorities´ experiences in cooperation to increase FMI safety and efficiency, 10 December 2019 Full Article
an BIS expands membership and collaboration By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-01-14T08:00:00Z The BIS Board of Directors has decided to invite the central banks of Kuwait, Morocco and Vietnam to become members of the BIS. This is the first such expansion since 2011 and will take the number of members to 63. Full Article
an Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-01-21T12:00:00Z The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have created a group to share experiences as they assess the potential case for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their home jurisdictions. (Press release, 21 January 2020) Full Article
an Markets Committee calls for wider adoption of global code of conduct for foreign exchange markets By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-01-30T07:00:00Z Markets Committee calls for wider adoption of global code of conduct for foreign exchange markets (Press release, 30 January 2020) Full Article
an No global real estate market despite higher price synchronisation and growing role of international investors, central banks find By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-02-18T12:00:00Z No global real estate market despite higher price synchronisation and growing role of international investors, central banks find (Press release, 18 February 2020) Full Article
an BIS appoints Innovation Hub heads in Singapore and Switzerland By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-02-19T09:35:00Z The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced two key appointments to the BIS Innovation Hub, a new initiative designed to support central bank collaboration on new financial technology. (Press release, 19 February 2020) Full Article
an Basel Committee meets to review vulnerabilities and emerging risks, advance supervisory initiatives and promote Basel III implementation By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-02-27T16:00:00Z Basel Committee Press release "Basel Committee meets to review vulnerabilities and emerging risks, advance supervisory initiatives and promote Basel III implementationl", 27 February 2020. Full Article
an Basel Committee assesses members' implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-03-19T10:00:00Z Press release about Basel Committee assesses members' implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework, 19 March 2020 Full Article
an Basel Committee coordinates policy and supervisory response to Covid-19 By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-03-20T17:00:00Z Press release "Basel Committee coordinates policy and supervisory response to Covid-19", 20 March 2020 Full Article
an Governors and Heads of Supervision announce deferral of Basel III implementation to increase operational capacity of banks and supervisors to respond to Covid-19 By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-03-27T15:00:00Z Press release "Governors and Heads of Supervision announce deferral of Basel III implementation to increase operational capacity of banks and supervisors to respond to Covid-19", 27 March 2020 Full Article
an Basel Committee and IOSCO announce deferral of final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-03T15:00:00Z BCBS Press release "Basel Committee and IOSCO announce deferral of final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives", 3 April 2020 Full Article
an Jurisdictions move towards full implementation of standards for financial market infrastructures By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-08T13:00:00Z CPMI Press release "Jurisdictions move towards full implementation of standards for financial market infrastructures", 8 April 2020. Full Article
an How fintech can promote financial inclusion - a new report on the opportunities and challenges By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-14T13:00:00Z CPMI Press release "How fintech can promote financial inclusion - a new report on the opportunities and challenges", 14 April 2020 Full Article
an Saudi G20 Presidency and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub invite global innovators to find solutions to the most pressing financial regulatory & supervisory challenges By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-29T08:00:00Z Press release "Saudi G20 Presidency and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub invite global innovators to solve RegTech and SupTech challenges", 27 April 2020 Full Article
an Basel Committee issues progress report on banks' implementation of the "Principles for effective risk data aggregation and reporting" By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-29T09:00:00Z BCBS Press release "Basel Committee issues progress report on banks' implementation of the 'Principles for effective risk data aggregation and reporting'", 29 April 2020 Full Article
an FDA grants emergency approval for first at-home saliva-based coronavirus test By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:06:37 -0400 Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results. Full Article
an Tissue engineering can play an important role during COVID-19 pandemic By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:28:00 -0400 Tissue engineering has a unique set of tools and technologies for developing preventive strategies, diagnostics, and treatments that can play an important role during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
an AGS honors expert and emerging professionals in geriatric care By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:38:57 -0400 The American Geriatrics Society annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older people. Full Article
an Our pupil can follow rhythms that arise in the environment By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:01:10 -0400 When we find something particularly beautiful or impressive, we literally get big eyes: Our pupils dilate. The pupil controls how much light enters the eye and falls on the retina. Full Article
an More selective elimination of leukemic and hematopoietic stem cells By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:30:02 -0400 Acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive cancer of the blood-forming system. It affects the hematopoietic stem cells, or blood stem cells, of various white blood cells and of the red blood cells and platelets. Full Article
an Researchers discover new type of antigen-presenting immune cell By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:41:28 -0400 With a discovery that could rewrite the immunology textbooks, an international group of scientists, including the teams of Bart Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad, and Charlotte Scott (all from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) identified a new type of antigen-presenting immune cell. Full Article
an NIH clinical trial evaluates antiviral plus anti-inflammatory drug for COVID-19 By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:53:00 -0400 A randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a treatment regimen of the investigational antiviral remdesivir plus the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun. Full Article
an Study finds nearly 40% drop in stroke evaluations during COVID-19 pandemic By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:56:24 -0400 The number of people evaluated for signs of stroke at U.S. hospitals has dropped by nearly 40% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who analyzed stroke evaluations at more than 800 hospitals across 49 states and the District of Columbia. Full Article
an Joe Biden Beat Bernie Sanders. But So Did the Pandemic. By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:01:05 GMT It’s the coronavirus election now. Full Article
an Rational Panic, but Also Rational Hope By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:30:06 GMT We need to recognize any signposts leading up and out. Full Article
an The Coronavirus and the Conservative Mind By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:00:19 GMT The pandemic has put psychological theories of politics to a very interesting test. Full Article
an The Pandemic and the Will of God By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:30:05 GMT The purpose of suffering may be mysterious, but the search for meaning is obligatory. Full Article
an 21-year navy veteran among Northwood residents to die of COVID-19 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:44:57 EDT The last time Charlene Chiddenton saw her father in person was on March 7 — visitor restrictions at long-term care homes during the pandemic had kept them apart — and less than two months later, she was saying goodbye to her father by video call. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an N.S. nurses' union wants debate about PPE use settled once and for all By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:18:49 EDT When the province eventually conducts its review on the response to COVID-19, the president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union can think of one thing in particular that needs to be discussed. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an Port of Sydney takes hit after losing more than 50 cruise visits this season By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:55:07 EDT Holland America and Princess cruise lines issued notices this week cancelling the remainder of the season in Atlantic Canada, citing global health concerns, and that's taking a huge bite out of the Port of Sydney's budget. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an Maybe this is what N.S. needs? An upbeat rap video about a nursing home By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:50:28 EDT Classified released a music video for his song, Good News, this week featuring a pack of kids hanging out with seniors at a continuing care home in Enfield, N.S. It was filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak in the province. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an Fishing zones closed after North Atlantic right whale sightings By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:30:33 EDT A number of fishing zones in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been closed after North Atlantic right whales were sighted earlier this week. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
an No pomp, under the circumstances: CBU holding online convocation By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT What would have been Cape Breton University's largest convocation to date is being replaced by an online offering this year because of COVID-19. Some graduating students say it just won't be the same as a traditional ceremony. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an 'Always up on everything': Woman remembers sister who died from COVID-19 at Northwood By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT A woman who lost her sister to COVID-19 at the start of the month is thanking the staff at Northwood who took "excellent" care of her in her final days. Jean Harrigan, 90, is being remembered for her caring and lively nature. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an Police say efforts to find driver of abandoned car likely saved a life By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:23:01 EDT Police say efforts to find the driver of an abandoned car in Kings County last week likely saved his life. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
an Who was called to help and who was not: The police resources behind the Nova Scotia shooting By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT Over the 13 hours the mass shooting took place across Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, the RCMP called in resources from New Brunswick to help. However, the two municipal police forces closest to Portapique were not asked to respond directly at any point, CBC News has learned. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia