Central Banks

Dinkic goes down fighting

If the situation in Peru seems a little unstable, spare a thought for the devastation visited on Serbia's fledgling central bank. The government's use of a legislative blunderbuss to remove Mladjan Dinkic has triggered a sort of apocalyptic self…

McTeer, the Lonesome Dove

While many have criticised the Fed for being not being dovish enough by only cutting rates by a quarter point, this has not spoiled Bob McTeer's good humour.

Tietmeyer to open doors for Lazard's

Hans Tietmeyer, former president of Germany's Bundesbank, has joined Lazard's as a senior adviser. The appointment gives a boost to Lazard's position in Germany, where the bank has been adding senior staff over the past year.

Mervyn King looks up Sylvia Hotpants

Some people have been tempted to ask, "Do we need a new Bretton Woods"? According to Mervyn King, the answer is clearly "no". Why? Well, there are dangers in them woods. "My mother said, I never should, play with the gypsies in the woods". Especially if…

McTeer commencement address to economics graduates

In his 'Commencement Address to Economics Graduates' Bob McTeer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said Alan Greenspan is an excellent example of someone making a big difference by applying good economics. I'll just remind you how much the inflation/…

Ueda on credit risk transfers and central banks

In a speech on 'On Credit Risk Transfer Instruments and Central Banks' Kazuo Ueda of the Bank of Japan said the Bank has been massively increasing the supply of liquidity. The monetary base has risen by 50% and bank reserves have quadrupled during the…

Nickell on employment and taxes

In a speech on 'Employment and Taxes' given on 21 July Stephen Nickell of the Bank of England's MPC concluded that tax rates are a significant factor in explaining differences in the amount of market work undertaken by the working age population in…

Bank of Japan Monthly Report, July 2003

The Bank of Japan published its Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, July 2003, on 17 July. The Report said business fixed investment is on a gradual recovery and while it reiterated that economic activity remains "virtually flat…

Barbados - CSME is important 'launching pad'

The governor of the central bank of Barbados, Marion Williams, has said the Caribbean must use the Caricom Single Market and Economy as a "launching pad" for international negotiations with the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and World Trade…

Trichet plays down deflation fears

Bank of France Governor Jean-Claude Trichet, currently on a visit to Poland, said Tuesday "to talk of a danger of deflation, for the time being unreal, is against Europe's interests" an AFP report said.

Cash riots feared as Zimbabwe runs out of banknote

Business leaders have warned of cash riots in Zimbabwe if the continued banknote shortage pushes black market prices up any higher, the Cape Times said. Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa announced the introduction of a Z$1 000 note, just days after…

BOJ's Fukui says Japan export outlook is improving

Speaking at the Bank of Japan's quarterly branch managers' meeting in Tokyo, Toshihiko Fukui said that although the economy remains "flat" and the financial system remains in a "severe state" the outlook for exports is improving somewhat, a report from…

ECB stung by supreme court decision

The European Court of Justice has given the ECB a legal bloody nose in a case concerning how to combat fraud. In this weeks Special Feature CentralBankNet analyses the implications of the ECB's courtroom defeat.

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