Central Banks
Fed's Bernanke sees U.S. expansion continuing
US - One of the Federal Reserve board's newest governors said this weekend that while the U.S. expansion should keep going, the Fed must be on guard against acute weakness.
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CentralBankNet.com Annual Reports
ANNUAL REPORTS - CentralBankNet.com contains a constantly updated archive of central bank Annual Reports. We now have 92 for the year ending 2001. To access the annual reports section click the link below or the link "Annual Reports" on the left. There…
Central Bank of Swaziland- Annual Report 2000-2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Swaziland has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000-2001.
National Bank of Ethiopia- Annual Report 2000-2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Ethiopia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000-2001.
Bank of Ghana - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Ghana has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index, July 2002
REPORT - CFNAI Reflects Economic Softness. In July, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) fell below zero after being positive the two previous months. Weakness in the employment-related data accounted for the largest negative contributions to…
European Central Bank Report
REPORT - Publication of the second edition of the accession country Blue Book. The European Central Bank (ECB) is today (30 August) publishing a report entitled "Payment and securities settlement systems in accession countries", the "accession country…
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 30 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech 'Economic volatility' made on Friday at a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City symposium Greenspan defended the Fed's decisions on interest rates in the late 1990s, saying policy makers couldn't have deflated the stock-market bubble…
Deputy dogged by lack of job definition at B of E
ARTICLE - To be Deputy Governor of the Bank of England is a hazardous occupation, reported the Daily Telegraph on Friday. The first, Michael Godfrey, went to the wars and lost his head to a cannon-ball apparently.
Eurozone CPI rises above ECB ceiling
GERMANY - Consumer price inflation in the eurozone rose above the European Central Bank's 2 per cent ceiling in August, weakening any hopes of a rate cut in the near future.
Politician attacks Bank of England indecision
UK - Michael Howard, shadow UK chancellor, on Thursday attacked the Treasury for failing to fill the post of deputy governor of the Bank of England, accusing the chancellor of incompetence.
Higher reserve rule from Mexico's central bank
MEXICO - From 26 September Mexico's commercial banks must keep at least 150bn pesos (US$15.2bn) in deposits at the country's central bank, up from the current 95bn-peso requirement.
Bank Indonesia Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank Indonesia management and staff rejoice at Jakarta High Court acquittal of Governor of Bank Indonesia, 30 August.
Bank of Thailand auctions B1bn in government bonds
THAILAND - The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday auctioned one billion baht worth of government bonds due in June 2009 for an accepted average yield of 3.805%. The coupon rate for the bonds was 4.625% with a bid coverage ratio of 4.99 times.
Greenspan defends Fed's record over market failing
US - Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, staunchly defended himself on Friday against mounting criticism that he should have done more to prevent the stock market bubble of the 1990s.
RBI Annual Report confident of credit growth
INDIA - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its annual report for 2001-2002 released Friday, has said that the overall stance of the monetary policy for 2002-03 would be on the provision of adequate liquidity to meet credit growth and support investment…
Qatar's finance conference to be held in London
QATAR - Qatar's next finance and investment conference will be held on 19 and 20 September in London. It is organized by the ABC establishment. Remarkable figures and ministers from Qatar and several financial, investment and industry establishments are…
Indonesia's central bank chief cleared of charges
INDONESIA - In an unexpected move, the Jakarta High Court acquitted Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin of all charges in connection with his involvement in the 1999 Bank Bali scandal, overturning the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court to…
Speech by Ric Battellino of the RBA, 29 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech 'Australia as a Capital Exporter' Battellino said that Australia has become a much more important exporter of capital since the removal of exchange controls and other financial deregulation in the 1980s but added that while we…
Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Board meeting
MINUTES - Minutes of the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 15 August, published 29 August. The Board noted that recent statistics suggest that the prospects for a recovery of economic activity in Sweden are still good. The Chairman found that…
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee
MINUTES - The Federal Reserve on 23 August released the minutes of its regular FOMC meetings from 20 May to 24 June.
IMF Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - 'Bankruptcy Procedures for Sovereigns: A History of Ideas, 1976-2001' by Kenneth Rogoff and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, August 2002. This paper describes the evolution of the literature from the late 1970s until 2001, with particular emphasis on the…
Has Russia Been on the Right Path?
RESEARCH - A Commentary by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF, Vedomosti, 26 August. Rogoff compares the progress to market reform of Russia against that of China and quotes Joseph Stiglitz on the "enormous success…