United States
Atlanta Fed's Guynn sees slow-paced U.S. recovery
US - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Jack Guynn predicted on Monday that the U.S. economy's recovery from recession will be slower than in the past recoveries, with consumer spending and housing unlikely to lend the usual kick.
Speech by US Treasury Sec, Paul O'Neill, 25 Feb
SPEECH - Address of US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill before the Chicago Economic Club, Chicago, Illinois, 25 February.
Survey of Professional Forecasters
RESEARCH - The U.S. economy will rebound sooner rather than later, according to 35 forecasters surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The forecasters expect stronger growth over the next three quarters than they projected in the survey of…
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, News Release
NEWS RELEASE - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia today released its Business Outlook Survey for February. For the second month, responses from manufacturing firms indicate an increase in activity. However, employment is still reported to be in…
Press Briefing by the IMF's Anne Krueger
PRESS BRIEFING - Transcript of a Press Briefing (Luncheon) on Japan by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Tokyo, Japan, 25 January - Published 21 February.
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 22 Feb
SPEECH - Housing Opportunity Partnership for Southeast Wisconsin (HOPS) Report to Partners Conference Italian Community Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 22 February.
Questions for Chairman Greenspan
ARTICLE - By Tom Schlesinger at the Financial Markets Center, Virginia, 20 February.
Minutes from 1996 Fed meetings bear out
US - In the months leading up to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's famous 1996 warning of investor "irrational exuberance," then-Fed governor Lawrence Lindsey was the central bank's most vociferous internal proponent of the view that the stock…
Fed wants banks' help with cash - handling
US - The Federal Reserve says its resources are increasingly taxed by banks' growing habit of placing currency on deposit with the central bank, and it plans to call on bankers to figure out a solution to the problem.
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Ed Gramlich, 20 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Consumption and the Wealth Effect: The United States and the United Kingdom' Gramlich said the run-up in household wealth in the late 1990s - in the form of rising stock and home prices - clearly affected consumer spending,…
Economist may be top candidate for Fed role
US - A highly regarded economist is one of the top candidates for one of two vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, an administration official said Wednesday.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 12 Feb
SPEECH - Eulogy, Darryl R. Francis, 1912-2002 William Poole, President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 12 February 2002.
Bush gaffe hits yen
US - A remark by US President George W Bush about "devaluation" in Japan has caused confusion in the currency markets.
Townhall Meeting with IMF and World Bank leaders
MEETING - IMF Managing Director Horst Kohler and World Bank President James Wolfensohn with Civil Society Representatives Participating in the International Conference on Poverty Reduction Strategies, moderated by Warren Nyamugasira, Uganda National NGO…
IMF Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson
PRESS BRIEFING - Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, 13 February.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF's Kohler: Good Start to New Relationship with Argentina IMF Managing Director Horst Kohler said in Washington, D.C. today (13 February).
Fed ready to raise rates this year - Guynn
US - The Federal Reserve may start reversing its series of 11 interest rate cuts if a stronger-than-expected recovery this year rekindles inflation concerns, says Jack Guynn, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Speech by William Poole of the St. Louis Fed Bank
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Role of Anecdotal Information in Fed Policymaking' Poole said that with formal data giving an incomplete and often delayed picture of the economy, including in the key areas of growth and inflation, anecdotal…
St Louis Fed's Poole - Markets must understand Fed
US - St. Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole said on Wednesday that it was important financial markets understand the goals and plans of monetary policymakers.
Gay online bank shuts down
US - The first online bank aimed at the gay and lesbian community in the US is to close after admitting it could not make a profit in the current economic climate.
New US stock market rules unveiled
US - The US stock market regulator has proposed new rules for faster corporate disclosures, in the first reform taken in the wake of the Enron scandal.
Poll dares to ask: Who will succeed Greenspan?
FEATURE - A panel of prominent economists this week pondered a question that many Wall Street investors find unthinkable: Who will take the helm of the world's most powerful central bank when Alan Greenspan leaves?
Speech by Cathy Minehan, Boston Fed Bank President
SPEECH - In the speech given 11 February Minehan said that while there are good reasons to be optimistic a recovery is at hand or in progress, she cautioned that U.S. consumers, who have remained resilient throughout - will not be able to lift the US…
Sovereign Debt Restructuring - Thomas C. Dawson
LETTER - A Letter By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, 7 February.