Official Record
Bank of Israel narrow forum backs rate hike
Bank of Israel minutes show narrow forum supported decision to raise interest rates by 50 basis points in April
FOMC debate length of QE programme
Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes shows some members would like option to end Fed’s asset purchase programme early
Bank of Japan- Tankan Survey (March 2011)
Bank of Japan March 2011 Tankan survey shows business conditions continue to deteriorate in Japan
Bank of Canada - Business Outlook Survey (Spring 2011)
Bank of Canada Spring 2011 Business Outlook Survey says economic outlook in Canada looks positive
Bank of England - Housing Equity Withdrawal (Q4 2010)
Bank of England Housing Equity Withdrawal data for Q4 2010 shows continued weakness in lending to households
Bank of England - Credit Conditions Survey (Q1 2011)
Bank of England 2011 Q1 Credit Conditions Survey reports little change in credit to households and firms
HKMA - Monetary and Financial Stability Report (March 2011)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority March 2011 Monetary and Financial Stability Report calls for stringent bank underwriting standards to ease property bubble
Bank Negara Malaysia - Annual Report (2010)
Bank Negara Malaysia 2010 Annual Report forecasts growth to continue strong momentum in 2011, rising to as high as 6%
Bank Negara Malaysia - Financial Stability Payment Systems Report (2010)
Bank Negara Malaysia Financial Stability Payment Systems Report 2010 says risks to financial stability will be externally driven
BoJ split over economic impact of rising commodity prices
Bank of Japan monetary policy minutes show divisions in policy board over seriousness of rising international commodity prices
Norges Bank - Monetary Policy Report (March 2011)
Norges Bank’s March 2011 Monetary Policy Report says executive board expects earlier rate hike on growing inflationary pressures
Reserve Bank of Australia – Bulletin (March 2011)
Reserve Bank of Australia paper says growth in Australia’s resource sector reflected a sharp rise in global commodity prices
BoJ forecasts widespread production declines following earthquake
Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments says domestic production expected to decline in earthquake aftermath
RBA minutes: rates on hold as temporary inflation effects dissipate
Minutes of RBA rate-setting meeting says inflationary effects of extreme weather conditions only short term; renewed focus on global inflation risks of higher oil prices
Swiss economy offsets last year’s losses: SNB report
Swiss National Bank 2010 Accountability Report says Swiss economy recovered losses from 2009
Bank of Israel on success of tax reforms
Excerpt from Bank of Israel 2010 Annual Report says recent government tax policy reduced direct taxes on labour
Bank of England - Payment Systems Oversight Report (March 2011)
Bank of England’s March 2011 Payment Systems Oversight Report says further steps could be taken to reduce risks in UK payment systems
Korean recovery shows signs of buoyancy: Bank of Korea Economic Bulletin
Bank of Korea weekly Economic Bulletin says recovery continued upward trend in February on back of strong production and consumption reports
National Bank of Hungary – Lending survey (Q4 2010)
National Bank of Hungary’s fourth quarter of 2010 lending survey shows unexpected tightening of credit conditions in Hungary
Mortgage lending falls: HKMA survey
Hong Kong Monetary Authority January 2011 residential mortgage survey reports decline in lending
BoE - Agents' Summary of Business Conditions (February 2011)
The Bank of England’s February 2011 Agents' Summary of Business Conditions finds evidence of moderate pick-up in retail sales
FOMC minutes on why yield curve is steepening
Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes explain steep rise in long-term Treasury yields
RBA minutes: rates on hold as flood damage assessed
Minutes of Reserve Bank of Australia rate-setting meeting relay concerns over impact of floods on economic outlook; cautious over rising commodity prices
NY Fed: consumer debt declines
New York Federal Reserve February 2011 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit shows aggregate consumer debt declined in fourth quarter of 2010