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Buba says no gold sales until Sep 07
Germany's central bank said Thursday 5 October it doesn't intend to sell gold reserves during the next 12 months except some sales for coinage.
Trichet says eurozone rates appropriate - for now
Speaking on French radio on Friday 6 October, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB's decision to raise interest rates to 3.25 percent left them at an appropriate level and that the latest increase was aimed to head off…
BOJ's Muto says policy shift will be slow
Bank of Japan deputy governor Toshiro Muto said Thursday 5 October that the BoJ will conduct monetary policy changes "slowly" by closely monitoring the economic and financial climate.
ECB's Wellink says growth 'back on track'
European Central Bank governing council member Nout Wellink said on Thursday 5 October in Mexico that economic growth in the eurozone is "really coming back on track," but inflation risks remain on the upside.
T2S is 'only solution': ECB's Tumpel-Gugerell
The European Central Bank sees its proposal on securities settlement, called TARGET2 Securities, as offering an "efficient organisation of central bank money", says Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, a member of the executive board, in an interview in the autumn…
Payment systems, monetary policy in Europe
The first of two articles published by the Financial Times on Friday 6 October looks at the issue of central bank "plumbing" which, it says, is creating a stink for the ECB. The second article concerns a letter sent by a group of monetarist economists to…
Fed focuses on right target - core inflation
According to this article from John Berry at Bloomberg, published Tuesday 3 October, despite various criticisms Federal Reserve officials are right to target core inflation.
Fed's Geithner on emerging market economies
In the speech 'Progress toward financial stability in emerging market economies' given on 4 October Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said over a decade of reforms in developing countries have made them much less vulnerable to the…
Fed's Plosser: economy, inflation, monetary policy
In the speech 'The economy, inflation, and monetary policy' given on 5 October Charles Plosser of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said the newly installed president warned that the Fed may have to raise rates again.
IMF paper on West African financial integration
The IMF Working Paper "Financial integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union" assesses the degree of financial integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
SA's Mboweni on monetary policy and bond markets
In the speech 'Monetary policy and South African bond market developments' given on 5 October Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said South Africa's rand is adjusting to the current account deficit but has fallen to levels that may add to…
Oberg on the Riksbank and the Swedish economy
In the speech 'The Riksbank and the Swedish economy' given on 5 October Svante berg of the Sveriges Riksbank said he believes the economic conditions for next year's wage bargaining rounds look good.
Central Bank of Tunisia - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Tunisia's Annual Report 2005, growth in gross domestic product rose by 4.2% in real terms in 2005, compared to 6% the year before and 5.6% in 2003.
ECB raises rates, signals more to come
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet signalled the bank plans to raise its key interest rate again in December after raising eurozone rates on Thursday 5 October.
Where did market volatility go?
In this editorial, published Thursday 5 October by The Korea Herald, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff says an uneerie calm has engulfed virtually every major asset class, from stocks to bonds.
Interview with NBP's Leszek Balcerowicz
In an interview with AP, published on Tuesday 3 October, the head of Poland's central bank said the bank is suffering the "most extreme" attacks on its independence since communism fell in 1989.
Swiss Re appoints Ferguson financial services head
Swiss Re announced Wednesday 4 October the appointment of Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., as Head of Financial Services and a Member of Swiss Re's Executive Committee, effective immediately.
RBNZ says salary reports 'rubbish'
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Thursday 5 October rejected as "rubbish" news reports claiming that Reserve Bank staff remuneration rose 15.4 percent on average per employee.
Wrestling regulators
According to this comment piece from the Financial Times, published Wednesday 4 October, regulation should forward the public interest but different regulatory bodies sometimes clash in its defence.
Fed's Kohn on economic outlook
In the speech 'Economic outlook' given on 4 October Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said he is more concerned about persistent inflation than slowing growth in an economy that's likely to avoid a recession.
Trichet on bank transfer data from SWIFT
In a speech on the interception of bank transfer data from the SWIFT system by the US secret services given on 4 October Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said warned the European Parliament that any disruption to the SWIFT bank data sharing system could…
Hoenig on monetary policy, economic outlook
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the economic outlook' given on 3 October Thomas Hoenig of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said U.S. economic growth looks set to soften as 2006 nears an end, but strong business investment should prevent any…
Fed's Bernanke on demographics
In the speech 'The coming demographic transition: Will we treat future generations fairly?' given on 4 October Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said a "substantial correction" is under way in the US housing market but it has not so far had a big…
Mboweni's overview of the South African economy
In the speech 'An overview of the South African economy' given on 3 October Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said South Africa's structural imbalances need to be tackled to curb inflation pressures.