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ECB Press Conference
PRESS CONFERENCE - Introductory statement by Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, Christian Noyer, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Vienna, 11 October.
Eurozone interest rates remain unchanged
GERMANY - The European Central Bank (ECB) has left interest rates unchanged, despite growing pressure for a cut to boost the flagging eurozone economy.
Chile central bank sees '01 growth less than 3.7%'
CHILE - Felipe Morande, the Chilean central bank's research director, said in a speech on Wednesday 10 October that the bank sees the country's gross domestic product growing "less than 3.7%" in 2001.
Speech by Felipe Morande of Chile's central bank
SPEECH - Felipe Morande the research director of Chile's central bank gave a speech on 10 October.
Speech by Horst Kohler MD of the IMF
SPEECH - Remarks by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, given at a Staff Reception in Honour of Stanley Fischer, 1 October.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered at the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum, Brussels, by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, Member of the Governing Council and of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), 9 October.
Speech by David Clementi of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Deputy Governor of the Bank of England David Clementi spoke at the launch of the Oxford Centre for Computational Finance, University of Oxford, 10 October.
S&P cuts Argentina's credit rating, bonds fall
ARGENTINA - Standard & Poor's on Tuesday 9 October cut Argentina's long-term sovereign credit rating to sit deep within junk bond territory, saying the government faces severe challenges in balancing its budget.
Singapore MAS widen policy band for FX flexibility
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore said Wednesday 10 October it has decided to widen its policy band to allow a greater flexibility in managing the exchange rate, as it expects more volatility in financial markets.
Pakistan central bank injects liquidity
PAKISTAN - State Bank of Pakistan said Wednesday 10 October it has injected PKR6.7 billion into the money market through one-week repurchase agreements to ease the liquidity situation.
Thai central bank dep gov may leave Thirachai eyed
THAILAND - Thai central bank Deputy Governor Tanya Sirivedhin, the last of the top executives to have served prior to the July 1997 float of the baht, will resign, "The Nation" newspaper reports in Thailand, citing an unnamed Finance Ministry source.
Central Bank of China - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of China, Taiwan, has published its Annual Report for the year 2000.
Duma support foreign audit of Russian central bank
RUSSIA - The Duma Banking Committee has approved provisions, "On the organisation of audits of the annual financial statement of the Central Bank."
Bank of Japan warns on loosening monetary policy
JAPAN - Masaru Hayami, governor of the Bank of Japan, warned yesterday that loosening monetary policy could trigger hyperinflation, highlighting the growing gap between the Bank of Japan's thinking and that of the government and many private sector…
UK accused of being 'money launderers' paradise'
UK - Britain still offers a safe haven for terrorist money and the authorities are doing virtually nothing about it, according to a damning report by a French MP.
London remains dominant financial centre - Report
LONDON - London has retained its dominance as a global financial centre despite the introduction of the euro, according to figures published yesterday by the Bank for International Settlements.
Australia RBA Stevens cautious on monetary policy
AUSTRALIA - Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Glenn Stevens struck a cautious note on monetary policy in a speech given on Wednesday, indicating that the actual level of interest rates is more important than changes in rates.
Triennial Central Bank Survey - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Central bank survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity in April 2001: preliminary global data, 9 October.
General economic development and banking in Latvia
SPEECH - Speech by Einars Repse, Governor, Bank of Latvia, October 2001.
Stanley Fischer - Farewell To the Staff
SPEECH - Speech by Stanley Fischer of the International Monetary Fund at the IMF Atrium, Washington, D.C., 1 October.
Fed best at policy communication? Not necessarily
UK - If you thought the U.S. Federal Reserve was the paradigm of central bank transparency while the European Central Bank struggled to communicate policy, think again. This comes from a recent report entitled "How Do Central Banks Talk?" published by…
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA
SPEECH - Speech at the Economic Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) Forecasting Conference, Melbourne, 10 October, by Glenn Stevens, Assistant Governor, Economic Group, Reserve Bank of Australia.
Fed rate cuts have hurt dollar versus euro - OECD
FRANCE - Aggressive interest rate reductions this year by the U.S. Federal Reserve were a factor in the dollar's decline against the euro during the summer, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday.