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G7 upbeat on global economy
CANADA - The world's seven leading industrialised states have said prospects of an upturn in a global economy hit by the 11 September attacks on America have strengthened, although risks remain.
Argentina's peso under pressure
ARGENTINA - Argentina's currency, the peso, has fallen sharply on the money markets after a one-week suspension of trading.
When can we forcast inflation?
RESEARCH - Article by Jonas D. M. Fisher, Chin Te Liu and Ruilin Zhou. Chicago Fed researchers show that inflation forecasting models, like the Phillips curve, may still provide sound predictions of inflation. They argue that time periods in which it is…
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Atlanta Fed names Juan C Sanchez Assistant Vice President, 31 January.
Federal Reserve Board FOMC Minutes
PRESS RELEASE - The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from 19 November, 2001 to 11 December, 2001.
The Riksbank's annual report 2001
PRESS RELEASE - The Executive Board of the Riksbank has taken a decision on the Riksbank's annual report for 2001. Net revenue amounted to SEK 19.3 billion, 8 February.
Central Bank of Sweden Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Sveriges Riksbank's Lars Heikensten: Low-inflation environment has underpinned growth: four examples, 4 February.
Reserve Bank of Australia Report
REPORT - The latest quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy has been released by the RBA, 11 February.
Place your bets - Eddie George for ECB president
GERMANY - The governor of the Bank of England may be cautious about joining the euro currency club, but he already stands a slim chance of becoming its next president, according to spread betting firm Financial Spreads.
EU wants central banker to follow Duisenberg
GERMANY - The European Parliament doesn't want a politician to succeed Wim Duisenberg as president of the European Central Bank, a newspaper reports.
Greek c banker Papademos may replace Noyer
GREECE - Greek central bank governor Lucas Papademos is emerging as a frontrunner to become the European Central Bank's next vice president, European Commission and Greek government sources said Thursday.
Kazakh president praises central bank chief
KAZAKHSTAN - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has sharply criticized national companies. "National companies have turned into feudal principalities and their leaders into princelings," Nazarbayev told the Cabinet on Thursday. But the…
Duma approves recommendations for auditing c bank
RUSSIA - The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved recommendations for auditing Central Bank's activities in 2001.
Russian Duma turns down precious metals coins bill
RUSSIA - Russia's State Duma, the lower chamber, turned down Friday a bill allowing circulation of coins made of precious metals as the legal tender along with the banknotes and coins issued by the Central Bank of Russia, or CBR.
IMF's Krueger interviewed on the Argentina crisis
FEATURE - A Commentary by Anne Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, El Pais, 18 January.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF's Kohler Welcomes Remes Visit, says IMF Working Closely with Argentina, 8 February.
Meyer exits, search for Fed candidates gains pace
FEATURE - The departure of prize-winning economist Laurence Meyer from the Federal Reserve has given added urgency to the need to fill two empty seats on the board at a key juncture in the U.S. economy.
Andersen hires Volcker to restore confidence
US - Accounting giant Arthur Andersen, under attack for its auditing of Enron's finances, said Sunday it has tapped former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker to help overhaul its business procedures.
Speech by Andrew Crockett, General Manager, BIS
SPEECH - The chief of the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements warned on Monday of growing divergence between what accountants and bank supervisors think is good practice, saying clashes were likely. The speech was titled 'Reflections on the…
Greenspan's maths skills honed on baseball
FEATURE - Even as a boy, the world's most powerful central banker avidly combed through statistics -- baseball statistics, that is.
ECB Press Conference - Questions and answers
PRESS CONFERENCE - A transcript of the questions and answers from Thursday's ECB press conference.
New ECB chief 'must be French'
EUROPE - The German government has said it is up to France to choose the successor to Wim Duisenberg as president of the European Central Bank (ECB).
G7 to discuss world recovery
CANADA - Efforts to end the world economic downturn and measures to lift the weak Japanese yen will be on the agenda when finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven industrial nations meet in Ottawa, Canada.
How Much Should Central Banks Talk? A New Argument
FEATURE - The appropriate level of disclosure of central bank information is a subject that has attracted much debate. Although there is still disagreement on the matter, some sort of consensus does appear to have been reached.