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Japan's regulators try to resolve banks' bad loans
JAPAN - In recent years, Japan has repeatedly frustrated foreign investors with its failure to resolve its decade-long bad loan mess.
UK growth predicted 'to fall sharply'
UK - A leading think tank has forecast a sharp slowdown in the UK economy next year as a result of the suicide attacks on Washington and New York.
Blair warned to make decision about euro entry
UK - Tony Blair has been warned by a close ally that he must stop "dithering" about Britain's place in Europe, and make the political case for joining the euro.
Fed's Poole - Long-run prospects remain bright
US - The prospects for the U.S. economy remain bright despite last week's terrorist attacks, according the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Afghanistan currency strengthens
AFGHANISTAN - Money changers in Kabul have reported that the national currency of Afghanistan has strengthened, after losing 10% of its value in the initial aftermath of the attacks on America.
Update on the Basel Accord
REPORT - Update on work on the New Basel Capital Accord published September 2001.
Speech by William Poole on economic prospects
SPEECH - Speech by William Poole President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Risk Management Association, Evansville, Indiana 20 September.
Review of the international role of the euro
RESEARCH - A recent publication from the European Central Bank, September 2001.
Speech by Ian Plenderleith on monetary policy
SPEECH - Speech by Ian Plenderleith, Executive Director of the Bank of England to the Fort William Chamber of Commerce in Scotland, 20 September.
Plenderleith - UK able to weather econ uncertainty
UK - The U.K. is well placed to weather the current world economic slowdown because of its low inflation and the underlying competitive advantages of major economies, Bank of England executive director Ian Plenderleith said Thursday 20 September in a…
Nigeria's central bank raises rates
NIGERIA - The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate at which it lends to commercial banks by 2%, bucking the trend of globally coordinated rate cuts in the wake of the attacks on the US.
German business confidence falls
GERMANY - German business confidence has fallen again, reflecting uncertainty over the effects of the terror attacks in the US, a key report has said.
Peru's congress elects directors to central bank
PERU - Congress on Thursday 20 September elected its three representatives to the board of directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.
BOJ Yamaguchi - Need vigilance if war mood rises
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yutaka Yamaguchi said today, 21 September, the central bank must be vigilant to maintain market stability if the world gets closer to being on a war footing.
Very hard to tell when Japan CPI to exceed zero
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said today, 21 September, it is very difficult to tell at this time when Japan's consumer price index will begin increasing.
Financial regulators set for action
US - Following last week's terrorist attack, US financial regulators are set to clamp down.
Safe-haven currencies and bonds gain, stocks slide
EUROPE - Safe-haven currencies and government bonds gained today, Friday 21 September, as jittery investors pulled out of volatile equities, spooked by last week's terrorist attacks in the US.
More gloom for Japan as BoJ downgrades economy
JAPAN - Confidence in Japan's precarious economy was further undermined on Thursday 20 September as the Bank of Japan lowered its assessment of the economy for the fourth time in as many months and official figures showed a 47.2 per cent slide in the…
Europe's bank confident of quick recovery
EUROPE - The European Central Bank expressed confidence yesterday that the eurozone would recover quickly from an economic slowdown made worse by last week's terrorist attacks in the US.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norway's central bank
SPEECH - The governor of Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, Svein Gjedrem, gave an address at the Wage Bargaining Conference of the Electricians and IT Workers' Union in Vestfold and Telemark counties on 24 August.
Bank of Japan - Monthly Report - September 2001
REPORT - Bank of Japan Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, September 2001 released 21 September.
Economic Forces Shaping U.S. - Japan Trade
SPEECH - Thomas M. Hoenig President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City gave a speech to the Midwest U.S. - Japan Association, Wichita, Kansas, 10 September.
ECB Monthly Bulletin - September 2001
REPORT - The European Central Bank published its regular Monthly Bulletin on 20 September.
Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, 20 September.