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Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%, 7 March.
Speech by Shin Nakahara, Bank of Japan, 20 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'State of Japan's Economy and Policy Measures' Nakahara said the Bank of Japan may have to resort to unconventional policy steps if falling prices and economic deterioration spiral out of control.
Minutes of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting
MINUTES - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes from the 15 and 16 January, released 5 March.
Speech by Hauw Soo Hoon of the MAS, 5 March
SPEECH - The message from Hoon in her keynote address 'New Chapter, Same Mission' was that the writing is on the wall for insurance firms: Unethical behaviour from their sales force will be met by a tougher stance and could translate into penalties.
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA, 6 March
SPEECH - Stevens said in the speech titled 'Economic Performance and Issues in 2002' that "as best as we can judge, the economy is not only continuing to expand, but has reasonable prospects of continuing to do so in the near term".
Why Central Banks Announce their Objectives
RESEARCH - Why Central Banks Announce their Objectives: Monetary Policy with Discretionary Signalling by Stefan Palmqvist of the University of California, Berkeley and Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University.
London gold auction ends but arguments continue
UK - The UK completed its sale on Tuesday of 400 tons of gold - a $3.5 billion stack almost as big as two London taxis.
Portugal's Constancio rules out ECB board bid
PORTUGAL - Portugal's central bank governor Vitor Constancio on Thursday ruled himself out of the race to replace European Central Bank Vice-President Christian Noyer who steps down from the board at the end of May.
Klein defends rate rise, attacks gov't policy
ISRAEL - Bank of Israel Governor David Klein Friday vigorously defended his recent rate hike and accused the government of having little interest in running the economy, reports Dow Jones.
German finance ministry, Buba spurn gold sale call
GERMANY - The German Bundesbank and finance ministry on Tuesday rejected suggestions by some government politicians that holes in the public purse could be plugged by the sale of gold and foreign exchange reserves.
IMF did help Argentina
LETTER - A Letter to the Editor by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, The Daily Yomiuri, 25 February.
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 5 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Perspectives on the Economy' Moskow said that he believes a U.S. economic recovery "may very well be under way," although the strength and shape of the resurgence is hard to predict.
Bank of Canada Review Winter 2001 - 2002
RESEARCH - The Resolution of International Financial Crises: Private Finance and Public Funds by Andy Haldane, Bank of England and Mark Kruger, Bank of Canada.
Bank of Canada Review Winter 2001 - 2002
RESEARCH - Risk Management in the Exchange Fund Account by Michel Rochette.
Bank of Canada Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 2 per cent, 5 March.
Indonesia court delays verdict on c bank governor
INDONESIA - An Indonesian court has delayed for a week the verdict on central bank governor Sjahril Sabirin in a corruption trial stemming from a long-running banking scandal.
Fed's Ferguson - Banks shouldn't become complacent
US - A top Federal Reserve official on Monday warned banks against complacency in taking risks as they deal with slowing growth, though he said there was no reason to be alarmed about the downturn in earnings.
Nigeria's c bank urged to review monetary policy
NIGERIA - Central Bank of Nigeria and other regulatory authorities have been asked to reconsider their control strategies with the aim of striking a balance between exchange and interest rates policies in the overall interest of the productive sectors of…
Beijing backs away from controversial audit plan
CHINA - Chinese securities regulators have backed away from a controversial plan to force companies issuing shares to have their books audited by foreign accountants after furious lobbying against the policy by the domestic industry.
Barbados deal under fire from tax havens
BARBADOS - Caribbean tax havens have attacked the decision of Barbados to reach a settlement over demands by industrialised countries for reform.
Ethiopia slashes interest rates
ETHIOPIA - The Ethiopian central bank has halved interest rates to 3%, due to plunging deflation, weakening trade and investment and the global economic slowdown.
Speech by Roger Ferguson, Federal Reserve, 4 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Back to the Future in Managing Banking Risk' Ferguson said "after nearly a decade of steady improvement, earnings from core bank operations and other measures of financial strength for the U.S. banking system have taken an…