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Kenya raises rates as inflation rises by a quarter
The Central Bank of Kenya looked to combat mounting inflation on Wednesday with a twenty five basis point increase to its central bank rate.
Hong Kong has new deputy
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is set for a reshuffle after William Ryback, the deputy chief executive with responsibility for banking stability, said he would step down at the end of August.
Korea looks to curb debt with surprise rate hike
The Bank of Korea raised its overnight call rate for the second time in as many months on Thursday in an effort to avoid household debt spiralling out of control.
ECB intervenes in money markets
The European Central Bank (ECB) injected tens of billions into the money markets on Thursday amid growing concerns over illiquidity.
IMF report on the US
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the US economy should shake off the effects of the housing market decline and expand by almost 3% by the middle of 2008.
Central Bank of Iran - Annual Report 2005/06
The Central Bank of Iran has published its annual report.
South Africa details forecasting model
The Reserve Bank of South Africa has published a paper describing the key stochastic equations in its core model, which is used for forecasting purposes at Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings.
Recent developments in US subprime
The International Monetary Fund has published a working paper called "Money for Nothing and Checks for Free: Recent Developments in US Subprime Mortgage Markets."
India limits overseas borrowing
In an attempt to stem the rise in the rupee, the Reserve Bank of India said that companies borrowing overseas cannot remit more than $20 million to India in a single financial year.
BoE inflation report suggests rate hike
The Bank of England looks set to raise rates to 6%, after its August inflation report, released on 8 August, indicated that further hikes were needed to bring inflation down towards the 2% target.
Fed looks to stabilise economy with rate hold
Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the health of the American economy, the Federal Reserve decided to leave its federal funds rate at 5.25% yesterday.
Australia raises rates to 6.5%
The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased interest rates by 25 basis points in an attempt to ward off inflation.
Morgan Stanley lures NY Fed's Kos
Dino Kos, the former executive vice president of the market group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has left the central bank to head Morgan Stanley's division for central banks and sovereign wealth funds.
IMF board backs global imbalances plan
The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed a plan for conducting multilateral surveillance aimed at reducing global imbalances.
Bank of Israel - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Israel has published its 2006 annual report, reflecting on a strong year for the Israeli economy.
Price setting behaviour in Japan
The Bank of Japan has published a working paper exploring micro price setting behaviour and price hazard functions.
Korea plans new high-denomination banknotes
The Bank of Korea has drawn up a pool of ten historic figures for the design of its new 50,000 and 100,000 won banknotes, scheduled to debut in early 2009.
Bank of Greece - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Greece has published a 100-page summary of its 2006 annual report.
Mboweni predicts interest rate increase
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa, says the central bank is more likely to raise interest rates than reduce them at its policy meeting next week.
Indonesia holds rates
After two 25 basis point cuts in as many months, Bank Indonesia decided today to hold its benchmark interest rates at 8.25%
China set to inject $60 billion in state banks
The People's Bank of China will inject $60 billion of its vast foreign exchange reserves into two state banks through its Central Huijin Investment arm.
Slovenia's Kranjec: subprime may hurt EU
Marko Kranjec, the governor of the Bank of Slovenia, has said the US subprime mortgage crisis could affect eurozone consumer demand. His comments appear to contradict those of other members of the European Central Bank's (ECB) governing board.
Central Bank of Ireland 2006 annual report
The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has published its 2006 annual report.
Colombia researches ratings
The Bank of Colombia has published a paper that estimates transition matrices for the ratings on financial institutions.