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Rosenberg favourite to head Riksbank
Sweden's Riksbank deputy governor Irma Rosenberg is favourite to succeed Lars Heikensten and become the first woman to lead the world's oldest central bank, a survey by Bloomberg found.
Brazil's Meirelles won't run for office in 2006
The president of Brazil's central bank, Henrique Meirelles, has ruled out joining a political party, a move which would have allowed him to run for office next year.
Cleveland Fed sued over racism claim
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, according to a report for the Akron Beacon Journal on the ohio.com website.
Somali central bank chief sacked by president
The president of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, has fired the governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, BBC Monitoring reported from a report on the Shabeelle Media Network's website.
Bush says next Fed chair named in appropriate time
US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Alan Greenspan's replacement would be named "at an appropriate time," but he had not yet been given a list of prospective names.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Sep 2005
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand published the September 2005 issue of its Bulletin on 7 September. The first article provides an introduction to the Basel II framework and outlines the Reserve Bank's plans to adopt the framework here in New Zealand.
Bank of England Inflation Attitudes Survey, Aug 05
The Bank of England has published its August 2005 Inflation Attitudes Survey. 56% of respondents thought the inflation target was 'about right', while the proportions saying the target was 'too high' and 'too low' were 19% and 9% respectively.
Rosenberg on the Riksbank and monetary policy
In the speech 'The Riksbank and monetary policy' given on 29 September Irma Rosenberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said partly on account of the more expansionary economic policy, demand can be expected to be somewhat more robust in the coming two years than…
Dallas Fed's Fisher on the US economy
In the speech 'Contemplating the nature of money and the capillaries of capitalism' given on 6 October Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said Federal Reserve policy makers must prevent an ``inflation virus'' from disrupting the U.S…
Canada's Macklem on the inflation target
In the speech 'The inflation target: More than just a target' given on 6 October Tiff Macklem of the Bank of Canada discusses the Bank of Canada's inflation-targeting system, which aims to keep inflation low, stable, and predictable in order to promote…
Bush calls for independent Fed Chairman
This article published on Wednesday 5 October looks at US President Bush's comments this week that he is looking for a successor to Alan Greenspan who would be seen as politically independent and who can inspire global confidence.
Greenspan, term ending, returns to Randian roots
According to this article published on Monday 3 October, Alan Greenspan's recent speech in Chicago represents a return to his philosophical roots. His comments show he surely wants to have some say in how he'll be remembered, it says.
Greenspan: The worst Fed chief ever
This article published Tuesday 4 October gives a contoversial slant on Alan Greenspan. His recent speech 'Economic flexibility' was an attempt to rewrite history by setting up Ben Bernanke to be the fall guy for all of the problems that Greenspan and the…
Interview with Atlanta Fed president Jack Guynn
In an interview published on Monday 3 October, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Jack Guynn said the devastation caused by the recent Hurricanes has not altered his thinking about the longer term path of the economy. "I think we're most likely on…
IMF appoints new Director for Asia office
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato named Akira Ariyoshi as Director of the IMF's Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday 5 October.
Will a dark horse win race to succeed Greenspan?
This article published on Thursday 6 October says comments by US President Bush this week raise some doubts about the conventional wisdom in Washington and on Wall Street, that the race to succeed Greenspan has boiled down to three principal candidates.
Japanese economist expects to head OECD
Japan's candidate for chief of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday 4 October that she is confident she will be chosen for the post.
Comment: Intervention tightrope
Central bank officials from three of the world's most important emerging markets this week made comments to the effect that they are intervening in foreign exchange markets and could continue to do so in the future. The reasons they put forward for doing…
BIS's Knight on global banking - paradigm shift
In the speech 'Global banking - paradigm shift' given on 5 October Malcolm Knight of the BIS said the three-pronged approach of Basel-II implementation represents a much more comprehensive method in the present-day complex banking situation.
IMF's Deppler suggests German economic coalition
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, IMF European Department Director Michael C. Deppler said that a grand coalition would be best suited for determining a single economic policy in Germany.
ECB's Weber says globalisation lowers inflation
European Central Bank Governing Council member and Bundesbank President Axel Weber said on Tuesday 4 October that globalization tends to lead to lower inflation.
PBOC's Zhou sees trade friction ahead
China's central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan said in an interview that he expects trade friction to worsen this year.
ECB backs Bank of Italy reform plan
The European Central Bank endorsed Italy's draft legislation to limit the term of the governor of the Bank of Italy from life to a single seven-year term on Thursday.
Kansas Fed's Hoenig on monetary policy
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the economic outlook' given on 5 October Thomas Hoenig of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said the combination of rising price pressures from wages and commodities means U.S. central bank policy-makers must be…