News in Systemic Risk: Thursday, February 1, 2018 (10 a.m. ET)

Are banks opaque? Evidence from insider trading (Fabrizio Spargoli, Christian Upper; BIS)

Federal Open Market Committee reaffirms its "Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy" (Federal Reserve)

Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Jerome H. Powell to serve as its Chairman, effective February 3, 2018 (Federal Reserve)

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement (Federal Reserve)

Economic developments in the euro area – Speech by Peter Praet (ECB)

Philip R Lane: The development of the European and Irish financial systems (BIS)

Credit constraints, firm investment and growth: evidence from survey data (Miguel García-Posada Gómez; ECB)

EBA stress test to gauge banks’ response to doomsday Brexit, EU contraction (FT)

EU wants strong financial market convergence with UK – Dombrovskis (Reuters)

Rise of Bitcoin Futures Prompts Regulator to Revisit Hands-Off Approach (WSJ)

U.S. derivatives regulator tightens review for virtual currencies; defends 'self-certification' rules (Reuters)

China Urges Crackdown on M&A Loans Used to Buy Land (Bloomberg)

Brussels urged to clarify ‘green’ investment guidelines (FT)

Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Sees Bubbles in Stocks and Bonds (Bloomberg)