Monetary Policy
Central Bank of Malta - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Malta has published its Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2001.
Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report, April 2002
REPORT - The Bank of Canada today released its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report, in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy, 24 April.
Jarai should remain as chief of Hungary's c bank
HUNGARY - Zsigmond Jarai will remain in his position as head of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), Peter Medgyessy, the probable next prime minister of Hungary told reporters on Monday.
IMF official-Japan ought to adopt inflation target
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan needs to adopt an inflation target to stop price falls within 12-18 months, an International Monetary Fund official said Tuesday.
Hayami - 'Stupid' to ask me if about to resign
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami shot down speculation that he might resign before his five year term ends next March.
Poland may be some way off euro entry
POLAND - Poland will not join the European monetary union earlier than in 2007, believes Krzysztof Jakubiszyn, advisor to the chief of the central bank.
Russian Duma confirms new c bank deputy chairmen
RUSSIA - Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed central bank deputy chairmen Oleg Vyugin and Andrei Kozlov, two state finance veterans, to the board of the central bank on Wednesday.
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 24 Apr
SPEECH - Opening Statement by David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada on the release of the Monetary Policy Report, 24 April.
Economy minister quits amid crisis in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Argentina's economy minister resigned from office yesterday, throwing the country's economic course into question and the government into fresh disarray.
Speech by Tito Mboweni, RB of South Africa, 24 Apr
SPEECH - At a graduation ceremony speech Mboweni said "At my place of work, the South African Reserve Bank, we operate in a highly internationalised environment. Given our historic past, our recruitment drive has been focused on African, Coloured, Indian…
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 22 Apr
SPEECH - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Monday in a speech titled 'Finance: United States and global' he saw early signs of a recovery in business capital spending but warned that he did not believe the corporate investment rebound would…
European Central Bank - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - The European Central Bank's Annual Report 2001, 23 April 2002.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - New ECB Regulation in the field of minimum reserves, 23 April.
Speech by Christian Noyer of the ECB, 23 Apr
SPEECH - European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer repeated Tuesday that an economic recovery is in place for the euro zone this year, although uncertainty remains about the strength of the rebound. He was giving the introductory statement at…
G10 ministers and governors communique
PRESS RELEASE - Communique of the ministers and governors of the Group of Ten, Washington D.C., 22 April.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - New deputy agents appointed at the Bank of England, 22 April.
An overview of the Federal Reserve System
FEATURE - In an interesting article Hoover's Company Profiles look at the history of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Act followed the panic which ensued after the failure of New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company in 1907. J. P. Morgan strong…
European Parliament Press Release, 23 April
PRESS RELEASE - All clear for new ECB Vice-President.
More cogitating about world 'after Alan'
FEATURE - As various people remind us on an increasingly frequent basis, it's not too early to be speculating about the Greenspan succession question.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 23 Apr
TESTIMONY - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that the board opposes proposals in Congress to raise deposit insurance coverage above its current cap of $100,000 per account.
ECB report says conditions right for recovery
GERMANY - European Central Bank chief Wim Duisenberg said on Tuesday conditions were right for a euro zone economic recovery although there was still uncertainty about its strength.
Trichet cautious over c bank asset price reactions
USA - People who make monetary policy should be very cautious about taking asset prices into account when they make their decisions, Jean-Claude Trichet, governor of the Bank of France, said in a speech in Chicago Tuesday.
Speech by Governor, Austrian Nationalbank, 9 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The euro and European integration - an Austrian viewpoint' Liebscher called for continued adherence to the stability and growth pact throughout the euro zone. He called on euro zone countries to continue to prove their…