United States
Shadow Group tells Fed to end rate cuts
US - In studying the Federal Reserve for six decades, Anna Schwartz has witnessed some of the Fed's most aggressive interest rate reductions, such as those after the Korean War, before Richard Nixon's re-election and during Ronald Reagan's second year of…
Greenspan: Fed carried on 11 Sept without him
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who is often praised for his steady hand during times of crisis, said Friday that he was "essentially incommunicado" on 11 Sept, yet the Fed functioned quite well without him.
Regulators seek more data about credit derivatives
US - U.S. bank regulators, saying the notional amount of credit derivatives at banks has increased more than sixfold since 1997, from $55 billion to $352 billion, are proposing new reporting requirements on credit derivatives.
Fed nominees pledge inflation fight, help growth
US - Two candidates for the Federal Reserve board, Susan Bies and Mark Olson, Wednesday gave their support to the U.S. central bank's dual mandate of fighting inflation and pursuing steady economic growth.
Fed eases rules on foreign banks, US branches
US - Almost four years after it was first proposed, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved easing rules on activities of branches of U.S. banks abroad and for U.S.-based branches of foreign financial institutions.
Finland tops economic league
FINLAND - Little Finland has knocked the United States off its perch as the world's most competitive economy, according to an annual ranking from the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey, October
SURVEY - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its regular Business Outlook Survey for October 2001.
Philadelphia Fed Oct. index plunges
US - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's business outlook survey for October indicated the regional economy reversed following the 11 September terror attacks.
Testimony of the Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan
TESTIMONY - Testimony of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 17 October.
BoE's Clementi says "clear downside risk" to rates
UK - Bank of England deputy governor David Clementi said on Friday there were "clear downside risks" to UK interest rates due to the slowing world economy, made worse by September's attacks on the United States.
Has a Recession Already Started? - FRBSF
US - In this latest Economic Letter, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Senior Research Advisor Glenn Rudebusch examines the definition and dating of recessions.
Speech by J Alfred Broaddus of the Richmond Fed
SPEECH - Remarks by J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond at the 26th Annual Economic Policy Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 12 October.
Richmond Fed's Broaddus says inflation target good
US - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Alfred Broaddus said on Friday 12 October the Fed should have an explicit long-term inflation objective to further boost the U.S. central bank's credibility.
Greenspan upbeat on economy
US - Prospects for the future of the US economy have been "scarcely diminished" by the 11 September attacks, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has said.
Speech by Roger Ferguson of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - Remarks by Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.at the Bond Market Association's 1st Annual Credit and Risk Management Conference, New York, New York, 16 October.
Hearing on nominees to US Fed set for 17 Oct
US - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on 17 October to consider two candidates for the Federal Reserve Board, a Senate aide said on Friday 12 October.
Fed's Ferguson - Long term US econ prospects sound
US - Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson on Tuesday said the U.S. economy's longer-term prospects "remain sound," but said it is not known how long it will be before U.S. economic growth begins to recover from the events of 11 September.
Speech by Laurence Meyer of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - Remarks by Governor Laurence H. Meyer, at the Bank Administration Institute's Conference on Risk Management, New York, NY, 15 October.
Meyer: Basel rules take time, need bank support
US - New rules on risk management and bank capital standards will take longer to set up than either banks or regulators want but they are too complicated to rush, Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer said in a speech on Monday 15 October.
Speech by Laurence Meyer of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - Remarks by Governor Laurence H. Meyer of the Federal Reserve Board at the 52nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 October.
Fed's Meyer says attacks raise surplus doubts
US - Federal Reserve Gov. Laurence Meyer said in a speech on Friday 12 October the 11 September attacks on U.S. financial and military landmarks have raised sharply uncertainties about future federal budget surpluses.
Speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Remarks by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Economic Policy Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (via videoconference), 11 October.
Speech by Patrick Barron of the Atlanta Fed
SPEECH - Remarks by Patrick K. Barron, Retail Payments Product Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, BAI National Electronic Check Collection Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 1 October.
Growing Greenspan role worries some
US - Alan Greenspan has been everywhere in guiding economic policy in the wake of the terrorist attacks - slashing interest rates, helping to get Wall Street running again, shaping the tax cuts being developed by Congress and evaluating which airlines…