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Brown's proposals for reform of the IMF
UK - UK finance minister Gordon Brown says the IMF should be reformed and given more scope to pass judgement on member countries' economies.
Fed's Santomero - Bank regulation may be a benefit
US - In response to the rhetorical question "does bank regulation help bank customers?" Anthony Santomero, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, said "Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. It all depends."
Fed's Ferguson - US economy resilient
US - The U.S. economy appears to be shaking off the devastating impact of the 11 September attacks, says a key member of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Heikensten: Econ conditions abroad worse than seen
SWEDEN - Economic conditions in the U.S. and Europe may be worse than previously predicted, Sveriges Riksbank's first deputy governor, Lars Heikensten, said Wednesday.
NZ c bank cuts cash rate 50 basis points to 4.75%
NEW ZEALAND - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Wednesday met market expectations by cutting its Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 4.75% and flagged the possibility of further interest rate cuts early next year if the global economy is worse than…
Brazil's cen bank workers to strike on Wed - union
BRAZIL - Workers at Brazil's Central Bank in Brasilia say they plan to go on a 24-hour strike from midnight Tuesday, joining protests that have been interrupting the bank's state branches over the past week.
Alan Greenspan: The accidental economist
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, perhaps the world's best-known and revered economist, on Tuesday said his choice of profession was a matter of chance.
Hayami: Econ ministers didn't discuss BOJ policy
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said Wednesday economic ministers didn't discuss monetary policy at a regular meeting earlier in the day.
EU accepts world trade deal
DOHA - A new round of global trade negotiations is moving closer to be launched, as the six-day ministerial meeting in Doha draws to a close.
EU candidates should avoid forex fluctuations
UK - Countries seeking to join the European Union will be well-adviced to avoid excessive exchange rate fluctuations against the euro, European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer said Monday.
ECB gives timetable for non-rate policy meetings
ECB - The ECB from now on will discuss monetary policy and announce rate decisions only once a month, usually at its first meeting in the month.
Brazil currency rally unlikely to get c bank boost
BRAZIL - A reversal of Brazil's economic fortunes appears to be in the cards as a feeling that the worst is over quickly spreads across local markets, triggering a strong rally in the embattled real.
Further fall takes UK headline inflation rate 1.6%
UK - The headline rate of inflation fell further last month, as mortgage lenders passed on the Bank of England's September interest rate cut to customers.
China, HK banks to share retail expertise - HKMA
HONG KONG - Banks from China and Hong Kong can cooperate closely on retail banking business, such as swapping information about the credit standing of borrowers, Hong Kong's de facto central bank chief said last Thursday.
Euro entry criteria - we are halfway there already
LETTER - A letter published in the London edition of the Financial Times, 13 November.
Speech by the Vice-President European Central Bank
SPEECH - Speech by C. Noyer, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, at the 30th Anniversary of the Association of Foreign Banks' Representatives, Frankfurt, 8 November.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Predictability of Average Inflation over Long Time Horizons by Allan Crawford. Short summary.
Speech by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, IMF
SPEECH - Address by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, St. Michael, Barbados, 5 November.
Speech by Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
SPEECH - Inaugural address by Shri Vepa Kamesam, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the Conference of CMDs of Public Sector Banks at IDRBT, Hyderabad on 2 November.
Ten nations on track to join EU
EUROPE - European Commission officials yesterday said they saw no reason why up to 10 countries could not be ready to join the European Union by 2004.
Argentine ctrl bk moves to fight drop in deposits
ARGENTINA - Argentina's central bank will order local banks to repatriate $1.9 billion of the loan loss reserve funds they have deposited in a Deutschebank account in New York City to inject more funds into the nation's money markets and keep interest…
DNB cool on its own watchdog plans
NETHERLANDS - Dutch central bank DNB president Nout Wellink is less than enthusiastic about his own controversial plan for new watchdogs for the financial sector, according to an internal document leaked to Het Financieele Dagblad.
ECB's Padoa Schioppa sees no more cuts now
ITALY - Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, a member of the European Central Bank's council, said he doesn't see the euro-zone central bank cutting interest rates again in the foreseeable future, according to an interview with La Repubblica Saturday.
SNB sold 7.7 tons gold in 10-day period to 9 Nov
SWITZERLAND - The Swiss National Bank said Monday its gold reserves fell CHF116 million to CHF33.79 billion in the 10-day reporting period to 9 November.