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Philadelphia Fed Business Review, 4th Quarter 2006
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia published its Business Review for the Fourth Quarter 2006 on 13 December. The latest issue has articles on housing, exports, and segmented markets. Written by Senior Economic Analyst Tim Schiller, the housing…
International Journal of Central Banking, Dec 06
The December 2006 issue of the International Journal of Central Banking was published on Friday 15 December. The impact of jumps, regime switches, and linearly changing correlation term structures on the risk management of basket options is examined in…
ECB Monthly Bulletin, December 2006
The European Central Bank published its December 2006 Monthly Bulletin on Thursday 14 December. In the report the ECB said it will act decisively if necessary to keep inflation pressures in check.
Bank of England Inflation Attitudes Survey, Nov 06
The Bank of England published its November 2006 Inflation Attitudes Survey on Thursday 14 December. UK inflation expectations for the coming year rose to 2.7 pct in November from 2.5 pct in August, the survey found.
Bank of Canada Review, Autumn 2006
The Bank of Canada published its Review for Autumn 2006 on 13 December. The Review includes the article 'MUSE: The Bank of Canada's New Projection Model of the U.S. Economy'.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Dec 2006
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand published the December 2006 issue of its Bulletin on 13 December. The first article of this issue considers the role of core inflation statistics and outlines a range of possible calculation methods.
'The Region' from the Minneapolis Fed, Dec 06
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published its regular magazine, The Region, for December 2006. The latest edition carries an interview with University of California, Berkeley economist David Card, on immigration, labor supply, minimum wage…
ECB's Financial Stability Review, December 2006
The European Central Bank published its December 2006 Financial Stability Review on 11 December. In the report the ECB said the euro area financial system has proven resilient to adverse disturbances.
BIS Quarterly Review, December 2006
The Bank for International Settlements published its December 2006 Quarterly Review on Monday 11 December. The report said financial markets appear to be confident about the outlook for global economic growth and expect a "soft landing" in the US.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Winter 2006
The Bank of England published its Quarterly Bulletin for Winter 2006 on Monday 11 December. The latest issue includes the article an article which examines the available data on immigration to the United Kingdom.
SARB's Quarterly Bulletin, December 2006
The South African Reserve Bank published its December 2006 Quarterly Bulletin on 8 December. According to the latest Bulletin, higher South African exports and a fall in oil imports helped narrow the current account deficit in the third quarter.
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, December 2006
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand published its December 2006 Monetary Policy Statement on 7 December. The report said medium-term inflation pressures remain persistent.
Bank of Canada Financial System Review, Dec 2006
The Bank of Canada has published its semi-annual December 2006 Financial System Review on 7 December. The global economic outlook continues to be favourable, according to the Report.
Norges Bank Financial Stability Report No.2, 2006
The central bank of Norway, Norges Bank, published its twice yearly Financial Stability Report for 2/2006 on 5 December. Overall, the outlook for financial stability is considered to be satisfactory, according to the report.
Sveriges Riksbank, Financial Stability Report 2:06
Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, published its second Financial Stability Report for 2006 on 5 December. At present the Riksbank sees no serious threats to financial stability, according to the report.
Bundesbank FSR sees growth at 2.5%
The Bundesbank's latest Financial Stability Review notes that a 2.5% increase in the country's GDP growth this year is "a realistic prospect."
IMF strengthening framework for surveillance
The IMF on 29 November released the staff report on the revised and extended methodologies for exchange rate assessments by its consultative group on exchange rate issues.
November beige book released by Fed
The Federal Reserve recently released the latest issue of the beige book, an informal review series by the banks of current economic conditions.
SAMA's annual report for 2005
Saudi Arabia's economy grew at 6.5% in real terms and inflation nudged up but was still less than 1% in 2005, the country's central bank notes in its annual report.
Room for improvement in Riksbank's monetary policy
A parliamentary report into Sweden's monetary policy says that while the Riksbank compares favourably with other central banks in terms of monetary policy, the persistent undershooting of its inflation target in recent years means there is room for…
New payments data from CPSS
The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems published their annual statistical update of data on payments and payment systems for 2005.
Europe's new large-value payment system on target
Europe's new large-value payment system is on schedule to go live in 2007 says the European Central Bank in its third annual report on TARGET2.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index, October 2006
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for October 2006, published 21 November, was -0.31 in October, slightly up from -0.38 in September. All of the four broad categories of indicators made negative contributions to the index.
Bank of Japan Monthly Report, November 2006
The Bank of Japan published the English version of its November 2006 monthly report on Monday 20 November. In the report the BOJ said the Japanese economy is growing moderately.