United States
Fed extends deadline on payment risks policy
US - The Federal Reserve Board extended until Nov. 16 the deadline for public comment on the potential longer-term direction of its policy on payments system risk.
Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, 20 September.
Economic Forces Shaping U.S. - Japan Trade
SPEECH - Thomas M. Hoenig President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City gave a speech to the Midwest U.S. - Japan Association, Wichita, Kansas, 10 September.
Financial regulators set for action
US - Following last week's terrorist attack, US financial regulators are set to clamp down.
International Monetary Fund - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its Annual Report 2001. The report was published on 19 September and is for the financial year ended 30 April 2001.
Fears grow for US economy
UNITED STATES - Fears for the US economy are growing, after the country's central bank revealed that there had been no signs whatsoever of an upturn before the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
The Federal Reserve Beige Book
REPORT - The Federal Reserve published on 19 September its regular Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District known as the Beige Book.
Following the money trail
ARTICLE - Financial authorities around the world are stepping up their efforts to trace illegal money flows in the wake of the attacks inflicted on New York and Washington DC on 11 September.
IMF's Kohler sees hope for economic recovery
US - The US economy is expected to show signs of recovery by the end of the year in spite of last week's terrorist attacks and the sharp decline in the airline industry, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday, 19 September.
IMF promises more efforts on crisis prevention
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Koehler yesterday, Wednesday, reiterated that the international lender will focus more in the coming months and years on preventing economic crises.
IMF new lending rises slightly
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Lending by the International Monetary Fund in its financial year 2001 to last April increased slightly, reflecting additional loans to Argentina and Turkey to assist their economic reform.
Embracing change, IMF looks for shareholder reform
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - The International Monetary Fund yesterday, 20 September, issued its annual report for 2001, highlighting its progress in implementing reforms and urging its members - particularly the advanced economies - to do the same.
What Monetary Policy Can and Cannot Do
SPEECH - Remarks before the National Association of Business Economists, New York, NY 10 September by Anthony Santomero President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Speech by William Poole of the St. Louis Fed Bank
SPEECH - William Poole President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Prepared for Panel on Promoting Economic Growth: What Monetary Policy Can And Cannot Do. National Association For Business Economics 43rd Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 10…
Chicago Fed cancels Oct conference on asset prices
US - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said yesterday, Tuesday 18 September, it had cancelled a conference on asset price bubbles that was co-sponsored by the World Bank.
Report - Central banks did not act together
US - Unlike the co-ordinated monetary policy moves that were the hallmark of international economic co-operation of the 1980s, the spate of interest rate cuts that rippled around the world on Monday and Tuesday was not a pre-arranged exercise by G7…
World Bank and IMF cancel talks in Washington
US - The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund announced yesterday, Monday 17 September, that they would cancel their annual meetings scheduled for Washington later this month.
Federal Reserve press release
NEWS RELEASE - Federal Open Market Committee.
World Bank and IMF joint statement on meeting
NEWS RELEASE - World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Will Not Hold Annual Meetings.
Central banks act to soften the economic blow
US - The world's central banks and financial regulators have been in constant contact over the weekend to discuss emergency measures to prevent last week's human catastrophe turning into a financial and economic disaster.
Speech by William Poole, St. Louis Fed
SPEECH - William Poole, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis gave a speech at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois on 5 September.
Fed cuts rates but Wall Street plunges
US - Giving a sharp jolt to financial markets, the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates just one hour before the re-opening of Wall Street. (Later shares on Wall Street fell dramatically as the American markets opened after its near week long absence.)
Market fears ahead of US opening
US - Nervousness over the resumption of trading on US stock markets later on Monday has prompted further slides in global share prices.
US markets to re-open on Monday
UNITED STATES - Share trading on Wall Street will now restart at 0930 New York time on Monday, the heads of the major exchanges have announced.