Central Banks
BoE/ Fed Rate Cut Suggests no coordinated effort
UK - The Bank of England said Monday 17 September that it does not comment on monetary policy decisions carried out by other central banks.
Takenaka: Can't prejudge what will say at BOJ meet
JAPAN - Japan Economy Minister Heizo Takenaka said Monday 17 September that he will keep an open mind as to what he will say at the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting, which starts tomorrow.
US markets to re-open on Monday
UNITED STATES - Share trading on Wall Street will now restart at 0930 New York time on Monday, the heads of the major exchanges have announced.
O'Neill sees recovery ahead
UNITED STATES - Financial centres are preparing to rescue the global economy.
Central banks boost anti-crisis moves
WORLD - Central banks around the world have stepped up their efforts to minimise the economic and financial-market fallout from the US attacks.
Argentina opens currency squabble
ARGENTINA - Argentine Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has heightened economic tension in Latin America by accusing Brazilians of exacerbating the decline in the real.
New President to Ecuador Central Bank
ECUADOR - The Central Bank of Ecuador has appointed Mauricio Yepez as president, responsible for monitoring the country's economy and monetary reserves.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, deliveved at a CEPR/ESI Conference, Helsinki, 14 September.
Edward George Governor Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by the Governor of the Bank of England The Rt Hon Sir Edward George at the Centre for Financial Studies Seminar, Frankfurt, 13 September.
The Swedish krona and monetary policy
SPEECH - Speech by First Deputy Governor Heikensten, of Sweden's central bank at Seminar, Credit Agricole Indosuez on 5 September.
Banks voice opinion they will ride out the turmoil
UNITED STATES - Banks were quietly confident yesterday that they could survive the financial market implications of Tuesday's attacks.
ECB stresses resilience of US system
EUROPE - The European Central Bank sought yesterday to bolster confidence in world financial markets by saying that Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the US would not damage the US economic system.
Challenges for Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy
SPEECH - Remarks by Sakuya Fujiwara, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on 25 July.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - ECB expresses its grief and holds interest rates steady for now.
Wim Duisenberg testimony to European Parliament
SPEECH - Testimony before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament with the President of the European Central Bank, in accordance with Article 113(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Bleak outlook persists for Japan
Japan - Japanese exporters continue to suffer as the global economy slows.
Eurozone growth slows to a crawl
EUROPE - Growth in the eurozone has slowed to a crawl, with the likelihood of a sustained slowdown heightened by this week's terrorist attacks on the US, gurus have warned.
Has economic crisis been avoided?
FEATURE - If the reaction of markets so far is anything to go by, the world has avoided the worst case scenario of a global economic meltdown after the terrorist attacks on the US.
Yugoslavia outlines plans for euro swapover
YUGOSLAVIA - Yugoslavia's central bank said on 13 September it had ordered a euro equivalent of 540 million German marks from the Bundesbank in a first step to reshaping its forex reserves ahead of the launch of euro notes and coins.
Dlr swap seen as more than a confidence measure
UK - In another move to ensure market liquidity, central banks Thursday 13 September established swap facilities to alleviate the tight dollar market in Europe - a move welcomed by the financial industry.
Euro sceptic wins UK Conservative vote
UK - Iain Duncan Smith has been elected leader of the Conservative Party. He has beaten off the challenge of former cabinet minister Ken Clarke after a fiercely fought and at times bitterly divisive three month battle.
Terrorist attack - Bank of Japan statement
PRESS RELEASE - Statement by the governor
Terrorist attack - Bank of England statement
NEWS RELEASE - Statement
Terrorist attack - Res Bank of Australia statement
NEWS RELEASE - Statement