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IMF Public Information Notice
NOTICE - IMF Advances Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance, 8 August.
Short-Term Gains Versus Long-Term Challenges
RESEARCH - An Article By Michael Deppler and Jerald Schiff, Director and Division Chief, European I Department, International Monetary Fund, Public Service Review: Accession States, 25 July.
Economic Perspectives, Third Quarter 2002
PUBLICATION - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has published its regular quarterly journal of in-depth articles reporting on the Bank's economic research.
It's time to create the 'amero'
ARTICLE - In an article in the Canadian National Post on Friday Herbert Grubel introduces the idea of the 'amero' a single currency between Canada the USA and possibly Mexico along the same lines as the euro. He also tries to unravel some apparent…
US regulators extend comment period for card rules
US - Regulators have extended the comment period on their draft guidance aimed at improving banks' credit card lending policies to 23 September and said they will soon issue further statements on the guidance.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Kohler Confirms Agreement with Brazil, 7 August.
Managing the World Economy
ARTICLE - An Article by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, International Monetary Fund, The Economist.
Defending the I.M.F.
NEWS BRIEF - A Letter to the Editor of The New Yorker By Graham Hacche, Deputy Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, 5 August.
Rogoff Critique Should be No Surprise
NEWS RELEASE - A Letter to the Editor, By Graham Hacche, Deputy Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, Submitted to The Times but not published, 9 July.
How much do you know about the Federal Reserve?
QUIZ - In a week that sees the Federal Reserve decide on interest rates and on the day that Alan Greenspan finds out he will receive a knighthood from the Queen of England, the Washington Post provides a short 10 question quiz on the Federal Reserve.
Knighthood for Fed's Greenspan
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will receive an honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. The honour recognises his "contribution global economic stability," the UK government said in announcing the knighthood.
Speech by Robert Parry, San Francisco Fed, 2 Aug
SPEECH - In a speech 'After the Recession: A Monetary Policymaker Looks Ahead' Parry said the decline in the U.S. dollar this year -- around 10 percent against the euro and the yen -- could help to boost growth by raising demand for U.S. goods. He also…
Economic Review from the Kansas City Fed Bank
PUBLICATION - Consumer Confidence After September 11 and The New Power of Regions: A Policy Focus for Rural America-A Conference Summary, Second Quarter 2002.
IMF Survey, 5 August
REPORT - IMF Survey, Topical coverage of the IMF's activities, policies, and research, 5 August. Includes Jack Boorman on the Argentina crisis and lessons to be learned from it.
Banks urged to expand risk management techniques
US - A top Treasury Department official said this week that regulators need to push banks to back up advanced risk management techniques with old-fashioned, case-by-case credit analysis.
Economic Review from the Atlanta Fed Bank
RESEARCH - The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has published its Economic Review for the Second Quarter 2002. The Review features articles including 'The Economics of Payment Finality' and Asset Returns and Economic Risk.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 4 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech 'Financial Stability' Poole said the United States could benefit from the accounting and corporate governance scandals that have beat markets down to multi-year lows as reforms are put in place. "We will come out the other side of…
Double-dip recession unlikely - Fed's Poole
US - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Sunday the odds the U.S. economy might fall back into recession given the stock market's recent woes were "very, very small."
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - James Nelson to head Bank Supervision at the Chicago Fed, 29 July.
EconSouth from the Atlanta Fed Second Quarter 2002
PUBLICATION - The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has published its regular online magazine, EconSouth, for the Second Quarter 2002. The main feature of the latest edition asks the questions, Is the U.S. economic slowdown over? and If so, what path will…
IMF Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson
PRESS BRIEFING - Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, 1 August, Washington, D.C.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Kohler Prepared to Recommend US$500 Million Increase in Stand-By Credit to Uruguay, 4 August.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - Joint Statement by IMF, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank on Uruguay, 4 August.
Federal Reserve Board Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Donald L. Kohn and Ben S. Bernanke sworn in as Board members, 5 August.