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We did not repay $700m debt: Zimbabwe's Gono
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has denied that the institution recently repaid a $700m African Development Bank loan.
King readies pen as BoE predicts prices to soar
Mervyn King acknowledged on Wednesday that he would almost certainly need to write at least one letter to the British chancellor in the coming months explaining why inflation is more than a percentage point above the Bank of England's target.
Richmond Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Following the retirement of the oldest members of the so-called "baby-boomer" generation, the Richmond Federal Reserve has taken the opportunity to ask if US citizens are saving enough.
SARB's monetary policy review
Electricity price rises and the depreciation of the rand, have led to a worsening of the domestic inflation outlook over the past six months, the South African Reserve Bank said in its latest Monetary Policy Review.
Monetary policy alone cannot curb inflation
Monetary policy must be coupled with other economic measures if inflation is to be contained, Durmus Yilmaz, the governor of the Central Bank of Turkey, said.
HKMA's Yambo: we will work with Shanghai
Hong Kong and Shanghai will cooperate, rather than compete, with one another to improve the status of south-east Asia as a global hub for finance, Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the territory's monetary authority, said.
Central banks want more action on FX risk
Central bankers have proposed a raft of measures aimed at further reducing foreign-exchange settlement risk.
SA braves public with rate forum
Amid fierce criticism of its decision to hike rates to 11.5%, the South African Reserve Bank will meet members of the public to explain why it has decided to tighten policy four times since the summer when almost a quarter of the population are…
I won't intervene in central bank policy:Turkey PM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, has said that the government will not involve itself in central bank policy.
Inflation surge surprises UK economists
Consumer price inflation in the UK soared to 3% in April, reducing the already-slim chances of a June rate cut to practically nil.
Bernanke cautiously upbeat on liquidity
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, signalled on Tuesday that he believed liquidity conditions in the US were slowly returning to normal.
Monetary policy accommodative: Fed's Evans
Charles Evans, the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve, has hinted that US interest rates are now low enough.
St Louis Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
A retrospective conversation with William Poole, the outgoing president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, is one of the highlights of the institution's latest annual report.
No FX intervention in Q1 - NY Fed
The US monetary authorities did not intervene in foreign-exchange markets during the first quarter of 2008, the New York Federal Reserve said in its quarterly report to Congress.
China hikes reserve ratio again
The People's Bank of China raised its reserve requirement ratio for the fourth time this year after producer price inflation soared 10.2% year-on-year in the first quarter.
Trichet urges global groups to push for clarity
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has called on global economic institutions and forums to foster information-sharing and transparency.
Rate talk inappropriate: Japan's Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, on Monday confirmed the central bank has abandoned trying to raise rates for the time being because of the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook.
Fund warns Gulf countries on inflation
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with currencies pegged to the greenback will face a tough battle against inflation, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
Probability of June rate cut falls on UK data
The chances of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opting to cut rates next month looked slim after data out Monday showed producer price inflation (PPI) shot up in April.
Canadian banks want action on collateral reform
Canada's biggest banks have urged Jim Flaherty, the country's finance minister, to quickly grant the central bank greater powers to set collateral requirements, local media reports have said.
SARB must emphasise inflation target's importance
The South African Reserve Bank must communicate why it is so vital to get inflation back within the institution's target range, X.P. Guma, a deputy governor at the central bank, has said.
Uncertainty makes rate path unclear: RBA
The overall impact of a number of opposing economic forces on demand and inflation in Australia is subject to considerable uncertainty, the country's Reserve Bank noted.
HKMA Annual Report 2007
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Exchange Fund achieved a record rate of return in 2007, the year's annual report reveals.
Impact of rate setting on banks assessed
A sharp increase in the steepness of the yield curve has the most negative impact on banks' interest income of any rate shock, research published by the Bundesbank finds.