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ECB's Liebscher on exchange rates
European Central Bank governing council member Klaus Liebscher said Monday 16 April that exchange rates should reflect fundamentals.
Trichet says stability requires int'l cooperation
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday 16 April international policy cooperation and integration are important in keeping global economic stability.
King says BoE will look beyond volatility
Bank of England governor Mervyn King Wednesday 17 April sent an open letter the UK chancellor saying the MPC will look beyond short-term volatility in prices to get inflation back on track.
Cyprus championing corporate governance
This comment piece from the Financial Mirror looks at the two day conference in Nicosia, which brought together 130 delegates top discuss corporate governance issues.
Interview with SNB's Jean-Pierre Roth
In an interview with Bloomberg published Monday 16 April, Swiss National Bank president Jean-Pierre Roth said a fall in the Swiss franc's value against the euro reflects turbulence on financial markets rather than developments in the domestic economy.
Poole on changing world demographics
In the speech 'Changing world demographics and trade imbalances' given on 16 April William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said global imbalances including the US current account deficit are not just a monetary phenomenon.
Dallas Fed's Fisher on fiscal issues
In the speech 'Fiscal issues: From here to eternity' given on 16 April Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said if US fiscal policy gets 'out of whack' it will have implications for the Federal Reserve's policy and the dollar.
BOJ's Mizuno on economic & financial globalization
In the speech 'Economic and Financial Globalization, and Challenges Facing the Central Bank' given on 28 February (published 16 April) Atsushi Mizuno of the Bank of Japan said it is desirable that the policy interest rate should gradually converge toward…
BoC paper on exchange rate regimes
The Bank of Canada Working Paper "Exchange rate regimes, globalisation, and the cost of capital in emerging markets" presents a multifactor asset pricing model for currency, bond, and stock returns for ten emerging markets.
Trichet on International Financial Architecture
In the speech 'The International Financial Architecture - Where do we stand?' given on 16 April Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said the policy challenges associated with growing global economic and financial interlinkages need to be addressed head-on.
Bank of Canada, Business Outlook Survey, Spring 07
The Bank of Canada published its Spring 2007 Business Outlook Survey on 16 April. Overall, businesses remain positive about the economic outlook, the report said.
India's infrastructure could benefit from reserves
According to this article from Rediff News, published Monday 16 April, India is looking at the idea of using foreign exchange reserves for infrastructure investment.
IMF's Deppler on the economic outlook
In a speech given on 14 April Michael Deppler of the IMF said these are good times, which are deserved because policies have been relatively good.
IMF's Lipsky on outlook for L America & Caribbean
In the speech 'Improving the Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean' given on 13 April John Lipsky of the IMF said the outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean region has been favorable but with some work it could be better still.
France's Redouin on risks
In the speech 'Risks may be transferred, but they do not disappear!' given on 29 March Jean-Paul Redouin of the Bank of France said we should not forget that the current financial system is multidimensional and closely interlinked.
Fundanga on local bond market developments
In the speech 'Local bond market developments in Zambia' given on 4 April Caleb Fundanga of the Bank of Zambia said what we as Bank of Zambia can do is to understand the dynamics of the debt market, how it is evolving, and whether it is sufficiently…
Noyer says hedge funds may raise abuse risk
European Central Bank Governing Council member Christian Noyer said in a report released on Monday 16 April that hedge funds add to market efficiency but can increase the risk of market abuse.
US's Paulson sees progress on trade imbalances
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in a statement the Group of Seven (G7) nations have made progress but "more needs to be done" on trade imbalances.
Report says new governor in Cyprus
The Financial Mirror in Cyprus reported that Athanasios Orphanides was appointed the new governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus on Friday 13 April.
EU's Almunia says Europe in good times
Joaquin Almunia, the European Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, said Saturday 14 April, Europe is enjoying a good recovery.
Riksbank's minutes show division on rates
Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank's 29 March meeting published Monday 16 April show the central bank's board members were not unanimous in their decision to leave the repo rate unchanged at 3.25%.
ECB's Trichet at the Transatlantic Roundtable
In keynote luncheon remarks at the conference 'Transatlantic Roundtable on Finance and Monetary Affairs' given on 13 April Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said that in terms of integration the euro area retail banking markets have further to go.
Fed says what it means -- No interest rate cut
According to this article published Friday 13 April by John Berry of Bloomberg, the Federal Reserve has shown over the last three weeks that communicating the finer points of monetary policy decisions isn't easy.
New York court lifts PMA freeze
A New York court has lifted a freeze on the US operations of the Palestine Monetary Authority, which acts as the Palestinian central bank, that was imposed in connection with the killing of two Americans in a Hamas shooting attack.