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Ukraine president wants central bank chief sacking

After the recent failed efforts of Ukraine's president Leonid Kuchma to have the national bank governor dismissed from his job, we understand that he has again urged the Supreme Council (parliament) to relieve Volodymyr Stelmakh from his duties in order…

BIS report says stock markets on uptrend

The world's financial and equities markets are heading higher, but the outlook for recovery remains uncertain with disturbing corporate and macroeconomic data, according to a Bank for International Settlements report released Monday.

ECB suggests relaxation of 3 pct deficit limit

With regular criticisms of the EU's stability and growth pact deficit ceiling of 3 pct of GDP, which several countries have exceeded the ECB is floating the idea of giving more leeway for EU candidate countries struggling to meet the targets so as not to…

BoE's Bell - UK house prices may pose problems

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member, Marian Bell cautioned on Monday that rising house prices may be a problem for interest rate policy for some time yet but said the MPC can not address sectoral differences without jeopardising the…

Euro rates slashed to boost growth

Mounting fears over the sluggish eurozone economy have prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut its key interest rate by a half-point, to 2.75%. There have been strong hints in the weeks since the last meeting from governing council members that…

Sweden reduces interest rates again

Sweden's central bank cut its key repo rate on Thursday for the second time in three weeks, saying it expected inflation to fall below its two percent inflation target as industrial activity deteriorated.

Japan's Takanaka says inflation defeat difficult

Japan's Economy Minister Heizo Takenaka kept up the pressure on the Bank of Japan Thursday to further ease monetary policy. But, as we have previously reported, the Bank is keen to add further stimulation with board member Hidehiko Haru saying last week…

Hayami - Monetary policy a kind of targeting

Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami Thursday dismissed calls for the BOJ to set a target for inflation, saying the central bank didn't have the tools to make such a target credible. A senior politician Taku Yamasaki, said on Wednesday, 'at the very…

Moderate may head Brazil's central bank

The debate over who will take charge of Brazil's central bank continues as we hear that a moderate economist is going to be appointed by the incoming leftist government to head the Banco Do Brasil, a Brazilian newspaper reported Wednesday. The outgoing…

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