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Central Bank of Brazil minutes
Rate setters in Brazil were unanimous in their decision to raise the Selic target to 12.25% p.a., the minutes of the 3 and 4 June monetary policy committee meeting show.
National Bank of Slovakia - 2007 Annual Report
For Ivan Sramko, the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, 2007 was a dynamic year in terms of both economic development in Slovakia and preparations for the euro.
Should the public read inflation reports?
A new paper published by the Czech National Bank offers a way to evaluate consistency in central bank communication.
RBA publishes payment systems reform responses
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released the public responses to its latest review of the reform of Australia's payments system.
Italy's Draghi on the euro
The euro's role as an international reserve currency is set to grow, Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy, believes.
Fed posts Bear Stearns meeting minutes
The Federal Reserve has made public the minutes of its meetings on the future of Bear Stearns.
HKMA on how best to predict exchange-rate movement
Combining a number of exchange-rate forecasting models works better than relying on a single one, research published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority reveals.
Price surges hitting Africa hard: IMF
Several African countries are set to suffer a large blow as a result of soaring food and energy prices, the International Monetary Fund has said.
New York Fed promotes five senior vice presidents
The New York Federal Reserve announced the appointment of five new senior vice presidents and ten vice presidents on Monday.
Banknote supplier halts deliveries to Zimbabwe
The dire political situation in Zimbabwe has prompted Giesecke & Devrient, a German banknote supplier, to stop delivering banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
We must be able to let a Bear go bust: Paulson
Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, called on Wednesday for a regulatory system that can withstand the failure of a large and complex financial firm.
CNB - 2007 report on financial supervision
The Czech National Bank discusses implementation of Basel II and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in its latest regulatory review.
Policy must consider credibility: Canada's Carney
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, has stressed that central bankers must consider the impact that greater monetary-policy flexibility has on credibility.
Inflation targets impact medium-term expectations
A research paper published by the Bank of England finds evidence that the introduction of inflation targeting has caused both the general public and professionals to anchor their expectations, rather than basing them on current retail price index…
Bank and FSA not to blame for Rock: Lord George
Lord Edward George, a former governor of the Bank of England and a director at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), believes that Northern Rock's management was responsible for the collapse of the mortgage lender.
Bahrain's governor appoints new adviser
Rasheed Al-Maraj, the governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, has appointed Michael Taylor, a former head of banking policy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as his adviser.
UK Treasury publishes financial stability reforms
The UK Treasury on Tuesday further outlined plans to strengthen financial stability and protect depositors.
Eurozone inflation surges to 4%
Euro-area annual inflation is expected to have soared to a fresh high of 4% in the year to June, data released Monday revealed.
Weaker unions will limit inflation: BIS's Knight
The outgoing head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) offered some succour to central bankers on Monday, saying that the decline of unionisation will mean the second-round effects of the recent surge in global food and commodity prices will…
BIS's Knight to leave on 1 July
Malcolm Knight, the outgoing general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is to step down three months ahead of schedule.
BIS calls for countercyclical framework
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has called for regulators and central banks to work together to limit procyclicality.
SARB's Mnyande on recent economic developments
Monde Mnyande, the chief economist of the South African Reserve Bank, has set out why CPIX inflation is unlikely to return to within the central bank's inflation target range before 2010.
Cross-border payments in Europe
A survey carried out by the Netherlands Bank finds that Dutch consumers pay differently for their cross-border purchases than for their domestic purchases.