Central Banks
European Central Bank Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Seminar of the Eurosystem and Latin American central banks to be held in Madrid, on 23 and 24 May 2002, 22 May.
ECB Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Modelling the daily banknotes in circulation in the context of the liquidity management of the European Central Bank, by Alberto Cabrero, Gonzalo Camba-Mendez, Astrid Hirsch and Fernando Nieto, May 2002, (ECB Working Paper No. 142).
Minutes of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting
MINUTES - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes from the meeting of 10 and 11 April, released 24 May.
Norges Bank's press conference
PRESS CONFERENCE - Monetary policy meeting of Norges Bank's Executive Board, 22 May.
Norges Bank press release
PRESS RELEASE - Norges Bank keeps interest rates unchanged, 22 May.
Bank of England Working Papers
RESEARCH - Monetary policy and stagflation in the UK by Edward Nelson and Kalin Nikolov, Working Paper No 155, May 2002.
Speech by Malcolm Knight of Bank of Canada, 23 May
SPEECH - Remarks by Malcolm Knight, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada to the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du bassin de Chambly, Chambly, Quebec, 23 May.
Select Committee on Treasury Fourth Report
REPORT - The Treasury Committee has agreed to the following Report: Appointment to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England of Ms Marian Bell and Mr Paul Tucker, 24 May.
Two new faces on the Bank of England's MPC
FEATURE - In the auspicious oak panelled surroundings of Committee Room 16 at the Houses of Parliament the newest recruits to the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee were put through their paces by the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday…
Unthinkable that Bank should expect otherwise
LETTER - Sir, While esteeming the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report as "an impressive showcase for the Bank's latest thinking", Observer finds that "it can be a bit samey: the Bank predicts that inflation will be at or close to its target with…
MPC pay rise over inflation at Bank of England
UK - Members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee saw their pay rise by more than inflation last year, thanks to the standard practice of uprating salaries in line with the government's inflation target. The Bank's annual report also casts…
Bank of Japan acts to halt yen rise
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan was ordered by the Ministry of Finance to intervene to weaken the yen for the second consecutive day yesterday as part of the government's drive to ensure that the country's fledgling economic recovery is given a chance to get…
NZ posts ads for inflation-busting central banker
NEW ZEALAND - Wanted: Central bank governor for buzzing South Pacific economy - previous inflation-taming experience an advantage.
Ignatyev: Enough reserves to defend ruble
RUSSIA - The Central Bank warned the market Thursday that it would not hesitate to dip into its growing pile of dollars to prevent any serious fall in the ruble and keep prices in check.
Stern sees signs business spending picking up
FEATURE - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern said on Thursday that business spending was starting to pick up and the U.S. economy is on track for moderate growth this year.
Germany's recession at an end
GERMANY - Economic growth has returned to Europe's biggest economy, Germany after six months of recession.
Fed's Moskow - lower trade barriers boost growth
US - U.S. policies that reduce barriers to trade will expand employment over the long term, boost incomes and add to economic growth, said Michael Moskow, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Thursday.
Fed's McTeer - US GDP growth slower in Q2 than Q1
US - Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert McTeer said on Thursday he expects U.S. gross domestic product to grow more slowly in the current quarter than in the first three months of the year.
Bank of England - Annual Report 2002
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of England has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
Wellink confident about global economy
NETHERLANDS - Dutch central bank president Nout Wellink believes the global economy is ripe for a recovery after a slowdown last year, although Japan's economy and the US current account deficit pose downside risks.
Rupee hits new low on war fears
INDIA - The rupee hit a new closing low against the dollar as war fears persisted and the Indian and Pakistani armies continued to trade fire across the border. The central bank did not intervene on Thursday.
BoJ may intervene again as yen continues to rise
JAPAN - The yen drifted higher in Asian trading Thursday, one day after the Bank of Japan intervened in the currency markets to stem the yen's surge. The central bank warns that it may step into the markets again to keep the yen from gaining too much…
S Korea economy strong but no rate rise says BoK
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's economy roared ahead in the first quarter on soaring consumer demand, helping send its currency to 15-month highs, but Bank of Korea governor Park Seung ruled out any immediate policy moves to cool one of Asia's hottest…
Speech by Fed Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson, 21 May
SPEECH - "It does appear that a turnaround is under way and the question obviously is how robust it is going to be for the rest of this year," Ferguson said in answer to a question after giving a speech titled 'Community and Regional Banks: Increasing…