Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is also chairman of the the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

  • The world has adjusted well to divergent growth and monetary policy expectations
  • But the risk of a "sharp and disorderly reversal" in financial markets remains ... "given compressed credit and liquidity risk premia"
  • Says market participants need to be mindful of the risk of diminished market liquidity, asset price discontinuities, and contagion across markets
  • "The impact of lower commodity prices, a stronger U.S. dollar and moderating economic growth may lead to further challenges for the financial resilience of some emerging market and developing economies, including the risk of capital flow volatility"

Carney's statement was given to the International Monetary Fund's steering committee.

via Reuters

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The FSB is an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system (it includes all G-20 economies, FSF members, and the European Commission).

--There have been International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings on Saturday in Washington ... and plenty of comments from various finance ministers, central bankers and what not.