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Greenspan: The worst Fed chief ever

This article published Tuesday 4 October gives a contoversial slant on Alan Greenspan. His recent speech 'Economic flexibility' was an attempt to rewrite history by setting up Ben Bernanke to be the fall guy for all of the problems that Greenspan and the…

Greenspan, term ending, returns to Randian roots

According to this article published on Monday 3 October, Alan Greenspan's recent speech in Chicago represents a return to his philosophical roots. His comments show he surely wants to have some say in how he'll be remembered, it says.

Bush calls for independent Fed Chairman

This article published on Wednesday 5 October looks at US President Bush's comments this week that he is looking for a successor to Alan Greenspan who would be seen as politically independent and who can inspire global confidence.

Somali central bank chief sacked by president

The president of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, has fired the governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, BBC Monitoring reported from a report on the Shabeelle Media Network's website.

Rosenberg favourite to head Riksbank

Sweden's Riksbank deputy governor Irma Rosenberg is favourite to succeed Lars Heikensten and become the first woman to lead the world's oldest central bank, a survey by Bloomberg found.

Sir John Gieve's Biography

John Gieve has been Permanent Secretary of the Home Office since April 2001. It is one of the biggest and most complex departments in government which is responsible for expenditure of some £20 billion a year and employs more than 70,000 people.

Fazio, humiliated, still fails to take the hint

The Economist magazine gave its opinion on the Fazio Affair in this article published on Monday 26 September. Mr Fazio's behaviour has wrecked the reputation of the central bank, hitherto one of the country's few internationally respected institutions,…

Greenspan farewell party set for December

Finance ministers and central bank presidents from the G7 nations have ensured Alan Greenspan's departure will not go unnoticed with a special session scheduled for December in London as a farewell party.

Former Bank of Japan executive director dies

Toshihiko Yoshino, a former Bank of Japan executive director and a noted economic critic, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on 12 August, the Asahi Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspapers reported this week. He was 90.

Statement by Lars Heikensten on his resignation

Following his decision to resign after being nominated by the Swedish Government as the Swedish member of the European Court of Auditors, Sveriges Riksbank governor Lars Heikensten made the following statement on Thursday 29 September.

Riksbank's General Council on Heikensten decision

The General Council will now together begin the work to find a successor for the position as Riksbank Governor, Chairman of the Riksbank's General Council Jan Bergqvist and Vice Chairman Johan Gernandt said in a joint statement Thursday.

Paraguay's banking regulator chief resigns

Paraguay's banking regulator Rodrigo Ortiz has resigned from his post, a central bank source confirmed, according to Bnamericas. Ortiz had been head of the banking regulatory agency since 2003.

No rest for RBA governor in final year

According to this article published on Thursday 22 September, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane has one last tricky year to negotiate before bowing out as arguably the country's most successful central bank chief.

No formula for selecting Fed chair

With the US Senate having to confirm a new chair of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors soon, this article published on Tuesday 20 September asks what is more important to formulating successful monetary policies, profound study of economics or…

Time to go, Mr. Fazio

The agenda set out in this article published Monday 12 September is clear. Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio must go. Even if nobody can legally force him out, the campaign for his resignation will not go away, it says.

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