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Atlanta Fed Working Paper, June 2002

RESEARCH - Working Paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on 'International Money and Common Currencies in Historical Perspective' by Gerald P. Dwyer Jr. and James R. Lothian. They conclude that the euro is likely to be serious competition for…

US inflation low says Fed nominee Donald Kohn

USA - Federal Reserve Board nominee Donald Kohn said on Thursday that US inflation was "pretty darn low" and that the economy was looking healthy: "we are getting awfully close to some zone of price stability if we are not probably already in it".

New York Fed research on inventory volatility

RESEARCH - The latest edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Volume 8 Number 5, titled "Has Inventory Volatility Returned? A Look at the Current Cycle".

Speech by Fed Governor Mark Olson, 31 May

SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The Dual Banking System and the Current Condition of the Banking Industry', Federal Reserve Board Governor Mark W. Olson talks to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors in Salt Lake City about the historic and continuing…

Reforming China's banking system

RESEARCH - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco 'Economic Letter' concerning the reform of China's banking system, by Ramon Moreno, Research Advisor, 31 May.

Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 23 May

SPEECH - SPEECH - Moskow gave a speech Thursday titled 'Benefits of Open Markets and Expanded Trade', in it he said "because the downturn was moderate, we expect that the early stages of this recovery will also be moderate by historical standards."

Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 16 May

SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Economic Outlook' Moskow said "While certain sectors of the economy are still experiencing hard times, overall activity has recovered from the recession we suffered last year and we appear to be on our way to a moderate…

Speech by Cathy Minehan, Boston Fed Bank, 8 May

SPEECH - In a speech titled 'U.S. Retail Payments: Change, Challenge and Opportunity' Minehan said "the payments system today faces sources of significant change--change in the form of new payments choices by consumers and businesses, driven by the…

Speech by W. McDonough, New York Fed Bank, 14 May

SPEECH - McDonough says in his speech "Improvements in accounting and disclosure practices will help safeguard the proper use of financial derivatives. Transparency not only will provide a healthy incentive for firms to manage their risks prudently but…

Speech by Robert Parry, San Francisco Fed, 14 May

SPEECH - In a speech titled 'After the Recession: A Monetary Policymaker Looks Ahead' Parry predicted higher interest rates at some point, saying the Fed may be "deliberative" as inflation poses no "imminent problem." Excess capacity and rising…

Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 9 May

SPEECH - In opening remarks to the 38th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition Moskow said the two day conference will explore the forces that drive the behavior of financial firms during the business cycle. We also will examine how these…

Testimony of Fed Governor Mark Olson, 22 May

SPEECH - Mark Olson gives a speech titled 'The European Union's Financial Services Action Plan' to the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives.

New York Fed's Economic Policy Review, Vol. 8

CONFERENCE - Proceedings of a conference on 'Financial Innovation and Monetary Transmission' sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, April 5 and 6, 2001. The overral finding is that financial innovation, the evolving behaviour of firms, and…

Speech by Fed Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson, 21 May

SPEECH - "It does appear that a turnaround is under way and the question obviously is how robust it is going to be for the rest of this year," Ferguson said in answer to a question after giving a speech titled 'Community and Regional Banks: Increasing…

Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Mark Olson, 21 May

SPEECH - Olson said in a speech titled 'A Look at the Banking Industry in 2002' that "We have just concluded more than ten years of economic prosperity, followed by slightly more than one year of recession - a recession that is now behind us," he also…

Fed's Olson: Banking industry is sound

US - Federal Reserve governor Mark Olson on Tuesday said the U.S. banking system is sound, but cautioned that weaknesses could come to light now that the economy has pulled out of recession, the first in a decade.

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