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Australia keeps rate at six-year high
Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, announced on 6 June that the central bank would keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the sixth meeting in succession. Rates remain unchanged at a six-year high of 6.25%.
Asian infrastructure needs - Ng speech
"The immense yet unmet need for infrastructure investments in Asia" combined with Asian governments' desire to develop their capital markets constitute an ideal environment for infrastructure capital markets to take off, according to Ng Nam Sin,…
ECB: Inflation-linked bonds benefit central banks
In a recent occasional working paper the European Central Bank argues that "the issuance of inflation-linked bonds has explicit benefits for central banks."
Denmark's Annual Report
Denmark's central bank started work on a new note series in 2006, the annual report notes, with the series planned to start hitting the streets in 2009.
Israel's Fischer on new banking law
Addressing the Knesset, Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, urged lawmakers to push forward with a new law on the supervision of banking fees by the Supervisor of Banks.
Bernanke: US inflation slowing, but risks remain
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says US core inflation "seems likely to moderate gradually over time", but there are "upside" risks to this forecast.
Colombia's central bank: half yearly report
The reports presented to Colombia's Congress by the Board of Directors of the Banco de la Republica include macroeconomic results, the aims of the board, and future perspectives of the likely trend of several macroeconomic variables.
Asia ten years on - IMF's Burton
Ten years after Asia's financial crisis it is the most dynamic region in the global economy, observed David Burton, the IMF's director for Asia and the Pacific, in a speech in Singapore.
Serbian inflation on the rise
The governor of the National Bank of Serbia says the central bank expects the country's overall inflation rate to reach 6% this year.
Syria to abandon dollar peg in July
The governor of Syria's central bank, Adib Mayelah, announced that the country will abandon the Syrian pound 's peg to the dollar in an effort to stem rising costs and inflation.
Pig disease threatens inflation rise in China
Food prices, especially those of pork and eggs which make a substantial contribution to the country's inflation rate, are being closely watched by the People's Bank of China.
Olmert called in on Bank of Israel wage dispute
The signing of a new wage agreement at the Bank of Israel has been delayed by troubles over the central bank's so-called "second generation workers".
Kiraly new deputy governor in Hungary
The Governor of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Andras Simor, has proposed Julia Kiraly as the central bank's new Deputy Governor.
Ball: globalisation does not affect inflation
A recent paper by Laurence Ball for the National Bureau of Economic Research suggetss that "globalisation has had little effect on the rate of inflation in the United States."
Finland's Liikanen: uncertainty and globalisation
Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland, said that although "There has been a broad-based decline in many measurable risks...one could argue that uncertainty may in fact have increased."
Roach dismisses global savings glut
Morgan Stanley's chief economist, Stephen Roach, has poured cold water on the "global savings glut" hypothesis championed by Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, as the underlying cause of global economic imbalances.
Former Fed No 2, Preston Martin, dies
Preston Martin, the former deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve died last week, aged 83.
IMF's Article IV consultation with Switzerland
The IMF on 4 June released the staff report and public information notice regarding the conclusion of its Article IV consultation with Switzerland. The Fund projected 2% growth of real GDP in 2007, down from 2.7% in 2006.
Spain's Ordoez: immigration keeps inflation low
Miguel Ordoez, the governor of the Bank of Spain, said that immigration into Spain has helped keep inflation rates relatively low, in a speech at a symposium on the Phillips curve and the natural rate hypothesis in Kiel, Germany on 3 June.
Annual report National Bank of Belgium 2006
Belgium's central bank made profits of almost a quarter of a billion euros, according to part 2 of its annual report, which focuses on the central bank's activities and governance.
Holland's Wellink assesses eight years of EMU
Speaking at the Nieuwegein Business Center, Nout Wellink, the president of the Dutch central bank, took stock of the achievements of eight years of economic and monetary integration and set out what he saw as the challenges facing the eurozone.
Regulatory concerns knock Chinese shares
China's stock market closed 8.26% down on Monday 4 June as worries that the government is about to take further measures to cool the economy triggered a major sell-off.
New information officer for RBNZ
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has announced the appointment of Tanya Harris as its new Chief Information Officer and Head of Knowledge Services Group.
Russian central bank predicts fall in inflation
The first deputy chairman of the Russian central bank, Alexei Ulyukayev, said on 4 June that the country's inflation is likely to fall to 5.2% for the first six months of this year, one percentage point down on the same period in 2006.