United States
Historical Model Describes 1900s Gold Standard
RESEARCH - An article in the latest edition of Economic Perspectives, from the Chicago Fed, looks at how the United States adopted the gold standard in the late nineteenth century, pegging the dollar to the British pound sterling and other currencies.
Zero-inflation man debates fine points at U.S. Fed
ARTICLE - He was a loyal foot soldier in a decades-long inflation battle, vowing to seek a total victory that left no sign of the enemy. But now that some say the war is won, he finds himself debating the finer points. St. Louis Fed President William…
Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Dallas - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Kansas - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 16 July
TESTIMONY - In testimony to the US Congress on Tuesday Greenspan said "an infectious greed" in the business community, if unpunished, could inhibit a full economic recovery. He went on to say that "the fundamentals are in place for a return to sustained…
Federal Reserve Board Report
REPORT - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 16 July.
Letter published in the Financial Times
LETTER - The Financial Times on Tuesday published a letter 'Indices are still higher than before Greenspan's prescient speech'.
Greenspan Testimony: Trust must be restored
US - The economy is poised to recover if the "infectious greed" on Wall Street can be brought under control, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday.
IMF Statement - Economic Policies of the Euro Area
STATEMENT - Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission on the Economic Policies of the Euro Area, (in the Context of the 2002 Article IV Consultation Discussions with the Euro-Area Countries), 12 July.
IMF Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Statement by Horst Kohler, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on the Work Program of the Executive Board, 12 July.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 12 Jul
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Fed Policy to the Bond Yield' Poole said that the recent slump in U.S. stock prices was a source of pessimism, but it was not likely to throw economic recovery off track.
Fed Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Boston - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Speech by Carol Carson of the IMF, 11 July
SPEECH - Carson gave a speech titled 'International Capital Data: Needs, Projects, and Prospects' and said that in the past two and half years, she believes that significant progress has been achieved in developing internationally agreed statistical…
Speech by Thomas Dawson of the IMF, 10 Jul
SPEECH - In the speech 'The IMF's Role in Asia: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?' Dawson said the regional crisis which threw formerly buoyant Asian economies into a tailspin five years ago was itself a critical acid test for the…
IMF and World Bank to shorten meetings
US - The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have again decided to cut short their annual meetings in Washington this year, fearing disruption by large demonstrations.
Bush sends Fed nominees to Senate for confirmation
US - U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday sent to the Senate for confirmation his two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board -- Donald Kohn and Ben Bernanke, reports Reuters.
Stock slide ups economic uncertainty - Fed's Poole
US - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Thursday the U.S. economy appears to be doing okay but that the prolonged stock market sell-off had made the outlook "murkier."
IMF Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - IMF Managing Director Horst Kohler Announces Advisory Group on Argentina, 10 July.
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee
MINUTES - The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from 1 April to 6 May. "No sentiment was expressed in favor of an increase in the discount rate," the April 29 minutes said. The language in the May 6…
Cleveland Fed President Jordan to retire
US - Jerry L. Jordan announced on Tuesday that he plans to retire as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland effective 31 January, 2003.
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 5 July
SPEECH - In a speech to the Central Bank Governors' Symposium titled 'Reform of the International Financial Architecture: A Work in Progress' Kohler acknowledged how much we depend on central bankers in our member countries. "Every day, you have to take…