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ECB's TARGET Annual Report 2007
In 2007, use of TARGET, a large-value payment system in the euro area, surged in terms of both volume and value of transactions business, the annual report on the system states.
Poland monetary policy cautious about hot money
The National Bank of Poland decided to raise the key interest rates by 25 basis points after resisting a 50 basis points rise, the minutes of the March monetary policy council meeting show.
A firm-wide view of risk exposure crucial
Risk concentrations at most financial conglomerates are still mainly identified, measured and managed within separate risk categories and business lines, notes the Joint Forum of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in a new review.
SARB - Financial Stability Review March 2008
Despite strong economic growth, Africa still faces a number of downside risks that could impact negatively on financial stability, the South African Reserve Bank states in its latest Financial Stability Review, published on Thursday.
Achieving cost effectiveness: Brazil's experience
The Central Bank of Brazil has published a detailed case study on how it implemented a new system of identifying and monitoring costs.
ECB Annual Report 2007
The third enlargement of the euro area, which took place on 1 January 2008 when Cyprus and Malta adopted the single currency, occurred in a smooth and efficient manner, Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the central bank said in his introduction to…
Turkish inflation to exceed target this year
Turkish inflation is likely to be above the central bank's 4% target in 2008 unless there is a drastic slowdown in agflation.
ECB Monthly Bulletin - April 2008
The latest edition of the European Central Bank's Monthly Bulletin argues that recent movements in bond markets that appear to indicate a pick up in euro-area inflation expectations, are misleading.
Bank of Finland - Annual Report 2007
The Bank of Finland proposed a merger of the finance and insurance sectors' regulatory authorities in 2007.
Dallas Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Turning away from globalisation's call risks squandering a golden opportunity, writes Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, in his opening letter at the start of the institution's 2007 annual report.
Latest Beige Book makes grim reading
The April edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, a summation of economic conditions in the US based on reports from the 12 regional Feds, signals that events in the financial markets are beginning to have a marked impact on the real economy.
FOMC publishes 2002 transcripts
Want to know everything that was said at the Federal Open Market Committee's meetings in 2002?
Australia hints at cuts later in 2008
Though the Reserve Bank of Australia opted to leave rates at a 12-year high of 7.25% last month, minutes published on Tuesday signalled that it could make cuts later this year.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Annual Report 2007
Sri Lanka's economy grew by 6.8% in 2007, spurred by a buoyant manufacturing sector.
Policy stance remains appropriate: BoJ minutes
Japanese policymakers remain keen to raise rates in spite of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, minutes of the March Monetary Policy Council meeting reveal.
Bank of Japan's economic outlook
Japanese economic growth is slowing mainly due to high energy and materials prices, the Bank of Japan's latest monthly economic report states.
Czech Board's March minutes
The minutes of the March meeting of the Czech National Bank's board show that six of the seven members voted to keep the two-week repo rate unchanged at 3.75%.
Joint Forum: CRT markets' future developments
Firms should not establish material positions in credit risk transfer (CRT) instruments without first having validated models for pricing and risk-managing such exposures, advises a new report from the Joint Forum.
Turkish disinflation delayed by global conditions
Rising global uncertainty and rampant food and energy price growth may lead to some delay in reaching the inflation target, the March Monetary Policy Committee Meeting minutes of the Central Bank of Turkey state.
Kansas City's subprime loan record
Subprime borrowers in the 10th district are having difficulties with payment delinquencies running above the national average, according to a recent report by the Federal Reserve of Kansas City.
Governors discuss African market development
The South African Reserve Bank has published a series of papers from a roundtable of governors, where discussions focused on the theme "Financial market developments in Africa: new challenges for central banks?"
Financial markets in Japan
This new report from the Bank of Japan looks at how financial markets in the country coped with the market turmoil triggered by the subprime woes in the second half of 2007.
Weaknesses prevail: Philadelphia Fed survey
The latest edition of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's influential Business Outlook Survey shows that the region's manufacturing sector is continuing to experience weaknesses.
Commodity prices prompted RBA rate rise
The likelihood of rampant commodity price growth over the course of 2008 led the Reserve Bank of Australia to hike rates by a quarter point earlier this month, minutes of the March monetary policy meeting reveal.