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Phil Fed's Survey of Professional Forecasters
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia published its Second Quarter 2006 Survey of Professional Forecasters on 15 May. Stronger growth in real GDP this year will come at the expense of weaker growth next year, according to 53 forecasters surveyed.
Bahrain Monetary Agency - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bahrain Monetary Agency's Annual Report 2004, in 2004, the global economy experienced one of its strongest years of growth with overall global economic output rising by 5.1%.
National Bank of Belarus - Annual Report 2004
According to the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus's Annual Report 2004, the economic situation in 2004, on the whole, was characterised by a deceleration of inflationary and devaluation processes and higher rates of GDP growth.
Central Bank of Belize - Annual Report 2004
According to the Central Bank of Belize's Annual Report 2004, buoyancy in tourism, productivity gains in the primary sector, a resurgence in construction and manufacturing, as well as increases in real estate/ business and financial services generated…
ECB Monthly Bulletin, May 2006
The European Central Bank published its May 2006 Monthly Bulletin on Thursday 11 May. In the report the ECB reiterated its outlook that monetary and credit growth remains very dynamic in the euro area and strong vigilance is needed to ensure price…
Norges Bank Economic Bulletin, April 2006
Norges Bank has published its April 2006 Economic Bulletin. The latest Bulletin includes: "Economic perspectives" address by Svein Gjedrem, "Projections, uncertainty and choice of interest rate assumption in monetary policy" address by Jarle Bergo, and …
Central Bank of Ireland, Quarterly Bulletin 2/2006
The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland published its Second Quarterly Bulletin for 2006 on 12 April. The Bulletin reports that the outlook for the Irish economy remains good.
BoJ Outlook for economic activity & prices, Apr 06
The Bank of Japan published the English version of its April 2006 Outlook for economic activity and prices report on 1 May. In the report the BoJ said Japan's economy continues to recover steadily.
SARB Monetary Policy Review, May 2006
The South African Reserve Bank published its Monetary Policy Review for May 2006 on Thursday 11 May. Forecasts suggest that the inflation outlook has improved significantly, and there is evidence that inflation expectations and wage settlements are…
Bermuda Monetary Authority - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bermuda Monetary Authority's Annual Report 2004, this year saw a continuing increase in the responsibilities and demands placed on the BMA.
Bank of England Inflation Report, May 2006
The Bank of England published its May 2006 Inflation Report on 10 May. In remarks following the publication of the report, Mervyn King said the Monetary Policy Committee 'remains ready to take whatever action is necessary in order to keep inflation on…
Fed Reserve Bank of St Louis Review, May/Jun 2006
The latest edition of the St Louis Fed's Review for May/Jun 2006 includes the article 'The learnability criterion and monetary policy'. The paper reviews some recent research that has emphasized methods for analyzing models of learning, in which…
Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review 1st Quarter 2006
The Sveriges Riksbank has published its Economic Review for the 1st Quarter 2006.The latest edition contains four articles, 'Financial asset management at the Riksbank,' 'Controlling legal risks in financial asset management,' 'How do large current…
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan - Ann Rep 04-05
According to the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan's Annual Report 2004-2005, the Bhutanese economy recorded a strong real growth during 2004 mainly due to impressive contribution from the construction sector.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Ann Rep 2005
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's annual report for 2005, 'Facing Change, Managing Risk,' was published on Friday 5 May. This year, the report includes messages from Bank executives about new trends in the payments system, the banking industry,…
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Botswana's Annual Report 2004, in 2003/04 real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a provisional 5.7 percent, lower than the revised 7.8 percent growth in 2002/03.
Central Bank of Bosnia - Annual Report 2004
According to the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Annual Report 2004, the BH economy has continued its growth from the previous period and during 2004 it had a higher growth rate than it had in 2003. Real growth is close to the growth of the…
New York Fed's Foreign Exchange Operations Report
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Treasury and Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Operations quarterly report for January-March 2006, published 4 May, the U.S. monetary authorities did not intervene in the foreign exchange markets during…
RBA Statement on Monetary Policy, May 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia published its May 2006 Statement on Monetary Policy on 5 May. The Australian economy is continuing to benefit from favourable international conditions, according to the report.
Bulgarian National Bank - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bulgarian National Bank's Annual Report 2004, economic growth in Bulgaria accelerated to 5.6 per cent in 2004.
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority - Ann Rep 04-05
According to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's Annual Report 2004-2005, the Authority completed its second full year of operational independence from the Cayman Islands Government during the period under review.
SARB Financial Stability Review, March 2006
The South African Reserve Bank published the March 2006 edition of its Financial Stability Review on 3 May. In its latest report the SARB said the global economy continued to expand strongly during the second half of 2005, albeit at a slightly more…
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank - Ann Rep 04-05
According to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's Annual Report 2004-2005, the pace of economic recovery in the currency union gained further momentum in 2004 following the sharp downturn in 2002.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Annual Report 05
Federal Reserve policy has attained one of the benefits often attributed to formal inflation guidelines: well-anchored inflationary expectations, Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow said in an essay in the bank's 2005 annual report.