Monetary Policy
Federal Reserve Board FOMC Meeting minutes
MINUTES - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, 21 August.
Fed met on rates twice in wake of attacks
US - The U.S. Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee held two telephone conferences in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in New York and Washington, agreeing unanimously on 17 September to cut interest rates sharply, according to minutes…
Being less than temperate with economic forecasts
ARTICLE - Letter published in London edition of the Financial Times on 5 October.
€ EURO - Greek kiosks in the front line
GREECE - The owners of Greece's 15,000 kiosks say they want help from the government to prepare for the launch of the euro.
€ EURO - Most ATMs stand ready
BELGIUM - Five in six automated teller machines (ATMs) in the eurozone will provide euro notes from January 1, the first day of the single currency, a survey by the European Commission has found.
€ EURO - Smaller groups less prepared
BELGIUM - One in five small and medium sized businesses in the eurozone say they will not be able to operate entirely in euros on January 1, the first day of the new currency, according to a European Commission study.
€ EURO - Franc to go out with a bang
FRANCE - A trick question for euro-specialists: when is a franc worth Euros 34, not Euros 0.15?
Brazil inflation slows sharply
BRAZIL - Brazil's inflation in September slowed considerably over previous months but is still expected to exceed the upper limit of the government's year-end target of 6 per cent.
Bank for International Settlements
RESEARCH - BIS Papers No. 5 - The changing shape of fixed income markets: a collection of studies by central bank economists.
Customer due diligence for banks
RESEARCH - Basel Committee Publications No. 85, October 2001, customer due diligence for banks.
Speech by David Dodge, Governor of Bank of Canada
SPEECH - Remarks by David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada on Current Developments in the Canadian Economy, 21 September.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand today, 4 October, published its Annual Report for 2001.
Bank of England cuts interest rates, quarter point
UK - The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates by a further quarter point as it tries to stem the economic turbulence triggered by last month's terror attacks.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Official News Release from the Bank of England on interest rate decision, 4 October.
RBNZ directors - Breach of inflation target was OK
NEW ZEALAND - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's breach of its official inflation target through much of the year ending 30 June, isn't a matter for concern, the central bank's non-executive directors said in its annual report issued Thursday 4 October.
Hayami: Financial systems more stable than 1998
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said Thursday 4 October that Japan's financial system is much more stable than it was in 1998, when the nation came to the brink of a full-blown financial crisis.
Speech by Romano Prodi EC President on the euro
SPEECH - Speech by Romano Prodi President of the European Commission "Ninety-nine days to go" Conference on Payments in Euro in the Internal Market, Brussels, 24 September.
2.5% - US Interest rates at lowest since 1962
US - The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has cut interest rate for the ninth time this year, by half a percentage point to 2.5%.
Federal Reserve - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates, 2 October.
Speech by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, Member of the Governing Council and the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. Delivered at the Euro 2002 Information Campaign conference, hosted by Banca d'Italia. Rome, 18 September.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Monetary policy decision, 3 October.
Australia slashes rates to a 29-year low of 4.5%
AUSTRALIA - Australia's central bank cut official interest rates on Wednesday 3 October by a quarter of a percentage point to a 29-year low of 4.5 percent in a bid to bolster the economy in an international downturn.
More to economic forecasts than meets the eye
ARTICLE - A letter published in the London edition of the Financial Times Wednesday 2 October argues against an editorial - The value of IMF forecasts - the FT published the previous week.
PM Blair gives strong endorsement of euro entry
UK - British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday gave his strongest endorsement yet of British membership in the European single currency.