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Treasury support linked to operational freedom
As many governments fail to guarantee fiscal backing, a central bank's financial independence is relevant to its operational freedom, research by the International Monetary Fund finds.
ECB holds rates, but hawkish tone goes
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, revealed a shift to a more dovish outlook as the governing council held rates at 4% for the eighth straight month.
IMF report notes decline in transparency
The publication rates for some of the International Monetary Fund's country reports fell in 2007, the third annual report on the implementation of the Fund's transparency policy finds.
EU will avoid downturn: Juncker
Europe will not follow the United States into recession said Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister and finance minister, on Monday.
Canada's inflation success down to more than luck
The price level in Canada has strayed little from the path implied by the 2% inflation target because expectations and interest rates are determined in a way that is consistent with price-level-path targeting, research published by the international…
Instant cuts the right response to instability
Monetary policy that responds instantly to increased credit risk performs better than a policy that follows the traditional Taylor rule, research published by the International Monetary Fund finds.
IMF lowers growth outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that it expects global growth to slow to 4.1% this year, down from 4.9% in 2007.
IMF calls on top state funds to make the rules
The International Monetary Fund has called on sovereign wealth funds in Singapore, Norway and Abu Dhabi to develop a set of benchmarks for transparency.
European and US markets fall despite Fed cut
Stocks listed on European and US bourses continued to slide on Wednesday, following the Federal Reserve's emergency 75 basis point cut on Tuesday.
Brown calls for IMF and World Bank reform
The Bretton Woods institutions must adapt to fit the new global economic order where "contagion can move as swiftly as the fastest communication", said Gordon Brown, the British prime minister.
IMF to review central bank response to turmoil
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to investigate the reaction of leading central banks to the interbank turmoil that hit markets in the wake of the subprime crisis.
IMF growth forecasts fall on purchasing power data
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth estimate for 2007 by half a percentage point after reviewing research published by the International Comparison Program, a global statistical initiative involving over 100 countries.
Research shows dollarisation and rates link
Since the adoption of inflation targeting and a floating exchange rate in 1999, real interest rates in Brazil have fallen as levels of dollarisation in the economy have dropped, research published by the International Monetary Fund finds.
Big banks the ones making a mint from seigniorage
Smaller central banks lacking independence in poorer countries generally make less from seigniorage, the profit involved in minting coins, research published by the International Monetary Fund shows.
Basel II procyclicality concern must be mitigated
The elements of Basel II built into the framework to mitigate procyclicality must be properly used, especially in the current climate, said Jaime Caruana, the director of the International Monetary Fund's monetary and capital markets department.
Globalisation adds importance to monetary policy
A stronger case exists for central banks maintaining price stability as the impact of financial globalisation grows, research by the International Monetary Fund finds.
New thinking on large current-account deficits
Governments should not necessarily intervene to reduce the large current-account deficits of the United States and many of the euro area economies, research published by the International Monetary Fund finds.
De Gregorio set to become Chilean governor
Jose de Gregorio, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Chile will take over from Vittorio Corbio as governor of the central bank later this week, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's president, announced on Monday.
Fed releases first revamped economic projections
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday published the first of its revised economic forecasts as part of the minutes of the 31 October rate-setting meeting.
Impact of globalisation on risk sharing small
Financial globalisation does not result in as much risk sharing as theory predicts, research published by the IMF finds.
Growth slowdown to follow crunch: Japan's Fukui
Toshihiko Fukui, the governor of the Bank of Japan, said he expected global growth to fall to 5% this year as a result of the financial turmoil.
Financial developments in emerging Europe
Emerging Europe needs to ensure factor markets are flexible and financial systems strong to avoid painful economic adjustments, International Monetary Fund (IMF) research finds.
We're half-way to normal, says UK's King
Presenting the Bank of England's Inflation Report for November, Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank, said that key indicators of stress in financial markets had recovered partly from the levels reached in August and September but that the situation was…
Improve enforcement non-EU emerging Europe told
Emerging European economies not yet members of the EU need to better enforce financial regulation if they are to continue to grow, International Monetary Fund research finds.