Central Banks
IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment by One Year
PRESS RELEASE - IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment by One Year, 15 July.
Historical Model Describes 1900s Gold Standard
RESEARCH - An article in the latest edition of Economic Perspectives, from the Chicago Fed, looks at how the United States adopted the gold standard in the late nineteenth century, pegging the dollar to the British pound sterling and other currencies.
Think tank recommends orderly change in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Argentine authorities must take care to avoid a chaotic and unpredictable restructuring of the country's fragile financial system, local economic think-tank Fundacion Capital (FC) said in a report on the financial system.
Solomons central bank gov warns of savings scam
SOLOMON ISLANDS - Central Bank Governor Rick Hou has dismissed rumours associating him with a scheme called the Family Charitable Fund, which purports to be a local agent for the Lady Diana Memorial Fund. The rumours alleged that the bank governor and…
One opposed last UK rate decision minutes reveal
UK - The men and women who set interest rates in the UK earlier this month voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving interest rates unchanged at 4%, minutes of the rate decision meeting show.
BofE chief George saved from letter to chancellor
UK - The prospect of an imminent rise in interest rates receded yesterday after an unexpectedly sharp fall in underlying inflation to its lowest level for at least 27 years.
Zero-inflation man debates fine points at U.S. Fed
ARTICLE - He was a loyal foot soldier in a decades-long inflation battle, vowing to seek a total victory that left no sign of the enemy. But now that some say the war is won, he finds himself debating the finer points. St. Louis Fed President William…
Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Dallas - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Nigeria - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Nigeria has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Kansas - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Norway - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Norway has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
MAS - Annual Report 2000-2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000-2001.
The Netherlands Bank - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Netherlands Bank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Bank of Canada Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent, 16 July.
Bank of Japan Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Bank of Japan decided, by unanimous vote, to maintain the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period, 16 July.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 16 July
TESTIMONY - In testimony to the US Congress on Tuesday Greenspan said "an infectious greed" in the business community, if unpunished, could inhibit a full economic recovery. He went on to say that "the fundamentals are in place for a return to sustained…
Federal Reserve Board Report
REPORT - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 16 July.
Letter published in the Financial Times
LETTER - The Financial Times on Tuesday published a letter 'Indices are still higher than before Greenspan's prescient speech'.
Send for Mr Greenspan
ARTICLE - When Alan Greenspan speaks to members of the US Congress today on the economic outlook, one can only hope the Federal Reserve chairman proves a little more successful at bolstering confidence in America's shaky economy than President George W…
Argentina overcomes debt hurdle for now
ARGENTINA - Argentina has won a year's extension on the repayment of a key loan from the International Monetary Fund.
BOJ keeps monetary policy unchanged
JAPAN - Japan's central bank left its monetary policy unchanged Tuesday to keep plenty of cash flowing in the financial system and help the nation's fledgling recovery.
Postal body gets BOJ online clearance
JAPAN - The public corporation that will replace the state-run postal services next April in Japan will be able to settle accounts with private banks in real time, officials said over the weekend. By gaining access to the Bank of Japan's transaction…
Trichet may face trial after court ruling Tuesday
FRANCE - An investigating judge today ordered France's central bank chief to answer in court for his actions regarding the government bailout a decade ago of the then-state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais.