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US rates left on hold - for now
US - The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged at their current 40-year low of 1.75%, citing 'uncertain' growth prospects in the coming months.
Australia's reserve bank raises interest rates
AUSTRALIA - Australia's central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in almost two years in a bid to curb inflation and protect its booming economy.
Joint IMF and World Bank report
REPORT - Financial Sector Assessment Program-Experience with the Assessment of Systemically Important Payment Systems prepared by the Staffs of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, 19 April.
BIS Press Release and Full Publication
PRESS RELEASE - BIS consolidated international banking statistics for the fourth quarter of 2001, 8 May.
Reserve Bank of Australia Report
REPORT - Chart Pack - A Collection of Graphs on the Australian Economy and Financial Markets, 3 May.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand News Release
NEWS RELEASE - New support provider for Austraclear/ESAS, 8 May.
Statement by RBA Governor, Ian MacFarlane
MEDIA RELEASE - Statement from the Reserve Bank of Australia, 8 May.
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 7 May
SPEECH - Krueger said in a speech titled 'Economic Outlook for the Americas' that the economic downturn has been relatively shallow in most countries following the global shocks and adverse local developments experienced last year.
Minutes of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting
MINUTES - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes from the meeting of 19 and 20 March, released 7 May.
Who is the next head of the central bank of Iran?
IRAN - Over the past year and at the outset of the appointment of the new cabinet, private and official talks focused on a change of leadership at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). Different proposals have been suggested and private speculation has been…
Argentine inflation soars
ARGENTINA - Argentine prices have risen 20% so far this year following the devaluation of the country's currency the peso, officials have said.
Rand revival hits five-month high
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa's battered currency continued its dramatic revival on Monday as the rand climbed to its best level against the dollar since November last year.
Bank of England 'would not oppose euro' entry
UK - The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Edward George, has said he would not oppose the UK joining the European single currency if the public voted in favour of adopting the euro, according to a press report.
Argentina's central bank to intervene in for-ex
ARGENTINA - Argentina's central bank will intervene on the foreign exchange market "firmly" from today to stem the fall of the peso against the dollar, Argentinean newspaper Clarin reported, citing a senior central bank source.
New government to re-examine off-shore banking law
BAHAMAS - The Bahamian government will re-examine new laws tightening regulation of secretive offshore banks to reduce costs and red tape, The Jamaican Observer quoted Bahamas' deputy finance minister as saying.
Bishop says be money wise at central bank service
BARBADOS - Barbadians were urged yesterday to be sensible in the management of their money by the Bishop of Barbados, Dr John Holder. He was delivering a sermon at the Central Bank of Barbados 30th anniversary service at the St Michael's Cathedral.
Old markka notes shredded and sent to garbage dump
FINLAND - Billions of Finnish markka are currently being shredded under tight security conditions at the Bank of Finland. The final resting place of the former currency is in a garbage dump.
Welteke - Pound must fall before euro entry
GERMANY - The president of the Bundesbank, Ernst Welteke, has said he thinks the pound would have to be devalued before Britain could join the single currency.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand News Release
NEWS RELEASE - RBNZ Board begins process for finding new Governor, 29 April.
Bank of Canada Working Paper
RESEARCH - Modelling Financial Instability: A Survey of the Literature by Alexandra Lai, Bank of Canada, May 2002.
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 3 May
SPEECH - International Monetary Fund chief Horst Koehler on Friday ended a tour of Africa with a conference aimed at attracting new investors to Ghana, and said in a speech titled 'Building a Better Future in Africa' that the latest U.S. efforts to…
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Annual report of the Anti-Fraud Committee and the reply of the European Central Bank to the report, 3 May.
Speech by Tito Mboweni, RB of South Africa, 7 May
SPEECH - In the speech 'Recent Economic Developments' Mboweni said there have recently been encouraging signs that the global slowdown has bottomed out. Business and consumer confidence have strengthened, leading indicators have turned up, industrial…