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Dutch bank warns budget controls needed
NETHERLANDS - The next Dutch government will have to impose budget curbs to keep state finances in surplus, the central bank warned on Wednesday.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Minutes
MINUTES - Minutes from the Bank of England's MPC meeting 8 and 9 May, released 22 May.
ECB Convergence Report 2002
REPORT - The European Central Bank (ECB) publishes today its Convergence Report 2002, which examines whether Sweden has achieved a high degree of sustainable convergence, as well as the compatibility of its national legislation with the Treaty…
Speech by Dr Stephen Grenville at the HKMA, 21 May
SPEECH - Speech by Dr. Stephen Grenville, Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Development Studies at the Australian National University, Canberra, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, 21 May. HKMA Fifth Distinguished Lecture.
Speech by Dr. Stanley Fischer at the HKMA, 21 May
SPEECH - Speech by Dr. Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman, Citigroup, former First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, 21 May. HKMA Fifth Distinguished Lecture: The Asian Crisis: Lessons for the Future.
Speech by Joseph Yam of the HKMA, 21 May
SPEECH - Opening Remarks by Mr Joseph Yam, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 21 May. HKMA Fifth Distinguished Lecture: "The Asian Crisis: Lessons for the Future".
Bank of Japan Monthly Report May 2002
REPORT - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments from the Bank of Japan, May 2002, released 22 May.
Press Release from Sweden's central bank
PRESS RELEASE - Sven Hulterstrom comments on Urban Backstrom's decision, 21 May.
Press Release from Sweden's central bank
PRESS RELEASE - Governor Urban Backstrom resigns at year-end, 21 May.
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Mark Olson, 21 May
SPEECH - Olson said in a speech titled 'A Look at the Banking Industry in 2002' that "We have just concluded more than ten years of economic prosperity, followed by slightly more than one year of recession - a recession that is now behind us," he also…
Speech by Fed Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson, 21 May
SPEECH - "It does appear that a turnaround is under way and the question obviously is how robust it is going to be for the rest of this year," Ferguson said in answer to a question after giving a speech titled 'Community and Regional Banks: Increasing…
HKMA Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Fifth Hong Kong Monetary Authority distinguished lecture, 21 May.
Business gets good news from Russian EBRD meeting
ROMANIA - European business leaders, attending a forum here alongside a meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, got assurances from Russia Monday that the country was about to stage a comeback on international capital markets.
ECB warns about deficits, inflation
BELGIUM - The president of the European Central Bank, Wim Duisenberg, urged euro-zone government to stand by promises to balance their budgets by the end of 2004, here on Tuesday.
Poll says most Germans want rid of euro
GERMANY - A UK newspaper reports that the party is over for the euro in Germany. A majority of the country which more than any other embraced the concept and birth of the single currency now longs for the return of the Deutschmark it is claimed.
Time for gold bulls to return to the stage?
FEATURE - The dollar price of gold was at its highest level for the past year or so at one stage on Monday afternoon, and no one will be blamed if he or she starts wondering whether it has not once again become time for the gold bulls to take their…
Latent recovery fails to move Bank of Japan
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan announced a decision to leave monetary policy unchanged after a two-day Policy Board meeting which ended on Tuesday.
Outlook for US economy positive - Chicago Fed
US - The U.S. economy is in the midst of a modest rebound from recession, and capital spending, a key driver of growth, is likely to recover in the third or fourth quarter of 2002, said Curt Hunter, the head of research for the Chicago Federal Reserve on…
Bank of England unveils new note
UK - The Bank of England has unveiled an improved, criminal-proof £5 note featuring a portrait of Elizabeth Fry, the 19th century social reformer.
Survey of Professional Forecasters
RESEARCH - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Survey of Professional Forecasters, Second Quarter 2002, released 21 May.
Fed Res Bank of Philadelphia - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Business Outlook Survey
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its regular Business Outlook Survey for May 2002.