Central Banks
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.
Bank of Canada raises rates for 3rd time this year
CANADA - The Bank of Canada on Tuesday raised its overnight interest rate to 2.75 percent from 2.5 percent to keep the soaring economy in check, but sounded a cautious note about the future, saying market uncertainty and corporate developments meant the…
Greenspan Testimony: Trust must be restored
US - The economy is poised to recover if the "infectious greed" on Wall Street can be brought under control, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday.
IMF Statement - Economic Policies of the Euro Area
STATEMENT - Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission on the Economic Policies of the Euro Area, (in the Context of the 2002 Article IV Consultation Discussions with the Euro-Area Countries), 12 July.
IMF Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Statement by Horst Kohler, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on the Work Program of the Executive Board, 12 July.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 12 Jul
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Fed Policy to the Bond Yield' Poole said that the recent slump in U.S. stock prices was a source of pessimism, but it was not likely to throw economic recovery off track.
Fed Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Boston - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.