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Speech by William Poole, St. Louis Fed
SPEECH - William Poole, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis gave a speech at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois on 5 September.
Russia ponders measures to boost banking sector
RUSSIA - Russia is considering the creation of a deposit protection scheme and measures designed to increase competition within the country's poorly developed banking sector, under reform plans being drawn up for cabinet discussion this month.
Bank of Japan told to ease liquidity
JAPAN - Masajuro Shiokawa, Japan's finance minister, yesterday, Sunday 16 September demanded that the Bank of Japan implement more monetary easing to combat any possible economic downturn as a result of last week's terrorist attacks.
Central banks act to soften the economic blow
US - The world's central banks and financial regulators have been in constant contact over the weekend to discuss emergency measures to prevent last week's human catastrophe turning into a financial and economic disaster.
IMF loan to secure Brazil
BRAZIL - The International Monetary Fund has approved a $15.6bn stand-by loan for Brazil in the aftermath of Tuesday's attacks on the US.
ECB stresses resilience of US system
EUROPE - The European Central Bank sought yesterday to bolster confidence in world financial markets by saying that Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the US would not damage the US economic system.
Banks voice opinion they will ride out the turmoil
UNITED STATES - Banks were quietly confident yesterday that they could survive the financial market implications of Tuesday's attacks.
The Swedish krona and monetary policy
SPEECH - Speech by First Deputy Governor Heikensten, of Sweden's central bank at Seminar, Credit Agricole Indosuez on 5 September.
Edward George Governor Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by the Governor of the Bank of England The Rt Hon Sir Edward George at the Centre for Financial Studies Seminar, Frankfurt, 13 September.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, deliveved at a CEPR/ESI Conference, Helsinki, 14 September.
New President to Ecuador Central Bank
ECUADOR - The Central Bank of Ecuador has appointed Mauricio Yepez as president, responsible for monitoring the country's economy and monetary reserves.
Argentina opens currency squabble
ARGENTINA - Argentine Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has heightened economic tension in Latin America by accusing Brazilians of exacerbating the decline in the real.
Central banks boost anti-crisis moves
WORLD - Central banks around the world have stepped up their efforts to minimise the economic and financial-market fallout from the US attacks.
O'Neill sees recovery ahead
UNITED STATES - Financial centres are preparing to rescue the global economy.
US markets to re-open on Monday
UNITED STATES - Share trading on Wall Street will now restart at 0930 New York time on Monday, the heads of the major exchanges have announced.
Euro sceptic wins UK Conservative vote
UK - Iain Duncan Smith has been elected leader of the Conservative Party. He has beaten off the challenge of former cabinet minister Ken Clarke after a fiercely fought and at times bitterly divisive three month battle.
Dlr swap seen as more than a confidence measure
UK - In another move to ensure market liquidity, central banks Thursday 13 September established swap facilities to alleviate the tight dollar market in Europe - a move welcomed by the financial industry.
Yugoslavia outlines plans for euro swapover
YUGOSLAVIA - Yugoslavia's central bank said on 13 September it had ordered a euro equivalent of 540 million German marks from the Bundesbank in a first step to reshaping its forex reserves ahead of the launch of euro notes and coins.
Ukrainian cb threat to fine banks for risky trade
UKRAINE - Ukrainian central bank threatens to fine banks for risky transactions.
NZ reserve bank names monetary policy advisors
NEW ZEALAND - The Researve Bank of New Zealand has announced two new hires.
Has economic crisis been avoided?
FEATURE - If the reaction of markets so far is anything to go by, the world has avoided the worst case scenario of a global economic meltdown after the terrorist attacks on the US.
IMF meeting 'to be called off'
WASHINGTON - The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank scheduled for the end of this month are almost certain to be postponed, the German finance ministry has said.
Eurozone growth slows to a crawl
EUROPE - Growth in the eurozone has slowed to a crawl, with the likelihood of a sustained slowdown heightened by this week's terrorist attacks on the US, gurus have warned.
Bleak outlook persists for Japan
Japan - Japanese exporters continue to suffer as the global economy slows.