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PBOC adviser backs yuan rate policy
A Chinese central bank adviser has said that monetary policy should stay stable in the near future and that China's economic growth and inflation were optimally matched, the Financial News said on Tuesday 5 July .
ECB's Noyer says euro departure possible
European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member Christian Noyer said in a closed appearance in the French National Assembly last week that it would be possible, but highly risky, for member states to leave the eurozone.
Bank Indonesia to boost rupiah
Bank Indonesia governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said on Tuesday 5 July that the central bank will lend state-owned oil company Pertamina money to fund oil imports as part of efforts to support the rupiah exchange rate.
Bank of Canada, Business Outlook Survey, Summer 05
The Bank of Canada published its Summer 2005 Business Outlook Survey on 4 July, reporting that businesses remain optimistic about the economic outlook.
National Bank of Austria - Annual Report 2004
Austria's economy gathered considerable steam in the first half of 2004, mainly driven by booming external trade, according to the National Bank of Austria's Annual Report 2004.
Buba's Fabritius on Euro-Arab Economic Dialogue
In a speech to 'The Euro-Arab Economic Dialogue' Summit given on 23 June Hans Georg Fabritius of the Bundesbank said the current global economic conditions are well suited to enhance economic cooperation between Europe and the Arab world.
RBI's Reddy on challenges in a globalising economy
In a speech on 'Overcoming challenges in a globalising economy : Managing India's external sector' given on 23 June Y.V. Reddy of the Reserve Bank of India said the bank is unlikely to yield to pressures for significantly accelerating the pace of…
Research on exchange rates and monetary policy
This BIS Working Paper published June 2005 reviews research carried out on exchange rates and monetary policy by central banks that participated at the Autumn Meeting of Central Bank Economists on "Exchange rates and monetary policy", which the BIS…
New Philippine central bank governor sworn in
Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday 4 July swore into office Amado Tetangco Jr. as the new chief of the central bank.
ECB's Liebscher says slowdown 'temporary'
European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher has called a slowdown in the region's economy a "temporary phase of weakness" and said rising exports and a declining euro will help revive growth by the end of 2005.
Philippines joins anti-money-laundering network
The Philippines' Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has been admitted as a member of the Egmont Group, a global network of financial intelligence units that tackles money-laundering, the central bank said.
Russia ranked world's fifth in reserves
Russia ranks the world's fifth in terms of its international reserve assets (for gold and foreign exchange reserves), Prime Tass economic news agency reported on Friday 1 July.
PBOC facing difficulty in setting policy-report
The People's Bank of China has said it is facing more difficulty in setting monetary policy because of the fast-changing domestic and international environment, the official Financial News reported.
SARB Bank Supervision Annual Report 2004
The South African Reserve Bank published its Bank Supervision Department Annual Report 2004 on 28 June. During 2004, the South African banking system remained stable and, in general, banks were sound, the report said.
Fed Reserve Bank of St Louis Review, Jul/Aug 2005
The latest edition of the St Louis Fed's Review for Jul/Aug 2005 includes the proceedings from the 29th economic policy conference of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, "Productivity, labor, and the Business Cycle."
Fed's Olson on US mortgage products
In the speech 'Revisiting traditional paths to ownership' given on 23 June, Mark Olson of the Federal Reserve said an explosion in mortgage products that lowers payments in the early years of a loan has helped to extend U.S. home ownership, but carries…
Noyer on the establishment of the SEPA
In a speech given on 23 June, Christian Noyer of the Banque de France stressed that it is essential that the efforts put together by the banking industry since 2002 bear their fruit so that the SEPA becomes a tangible reality shortly.
Paper: MPC inflation targeting and decision making
This paper published June 2005 considers decision making in the Bank of England's MPC. It finds there are identifiable forms of heterogeneity among members of the committee that improves the predictability of interest rate changes.
PBOC meeting ends with stable yuan pledge
The People's Bank of China concluded the second quarter meeting of its policy advisory committee with a statement pledging to continue with exchange rate reform while maintaining the stability of the yuan at a 'balanced and reasonable level'.
Mexico's Ortiz confirms break with Fed rates
The monetary policy of the Bank of Mexico has been decoupled from the Federal Reserve's interest rates, central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz Martinez said.
US Senators delay China currency bill vote
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham have delayed a vote on their bill to impose tariffs on Chinese imports after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow persuaded them China will make its exchange rate more…
Korea launches reserve management agency
South Korea launched an independent agency Friday 1 July which will manage part of its foreign exchange reserves, seeking to boost investment returns.
Indonesia sets up bank supervision board
The Lower House of Indonesia's Parliament Commission XI has set up a five-member supervisory board for the central bank which will be chaired by a former banker and banking legal expert Sutan Remy Sjahdenini, Bisnis Indonesia reported.
EU's Almunia says Poland should join EMU soon
The EU Commissioner for Economic and Currency Affairs, Joaquin Almunia, has expressed hope that Poland will join the eurozone (EMU) as soon as it meets the fiscal requirements.