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The US Federal Reserve's exit from quantitative easing won’t spark emerging-market panic, as monetary tightening once did in 1994, believe investors, economists and analysts.

In a speech at The Bankers Club in Hong Kong, Charles Evans of the Chicago Fed outlines why the US central bank needs to implement a more transparent and accountable policy.

The bar for a new round of quantitative easing is high, but Europe casts a shadow over US recovery, says Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank's Dennis Lockhart.

A revival in bank lending is good news for investing in US assets, argues Jeffrey Schoenfeld, CIO and partner at Brown Brothers Harriman.

James Bullard, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, is bullish on prospects for a global recovery, but sees risk in Asia overheating.

Squillions? Gazillions? The new numbers being tossed around are beyond visualisation, but passing on debt is just a conjuring trick, argues macro investor Geoffrey Barker.

Last night in Hong Kong, Charles Evans of the Federal Reserve and colleagues from the Bank of England and Bank of Japan discussed the challenges central bankers face as pressure builds for them to preempt the next financial crisis.

US Federal Reserve officials also seem to miss the fact that excessive credit growth and leverage have driven monetary and economic instability, says Marc Faber.

Richard Fisher argues that the US Federal Reserve has kept fears of debasing the dollar and sparking inflation at the forefront of its strategy for dealing with the crisis.