Research
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
REPORT - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) rose to +0.04 in February, moving out of negative territory for the first time since June 2000. The three-month moving average index, CFNAI-MA3, also improved in February, increasing to -0.28, its…
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, March 2002
REPORT - The Reserve Bank has released the March 2002 issue of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, 5 April.
Applied Financial Economics research paper
RESEARCH - 'The impact of federal reserve intervention on exchange rate volatility: evidence from the futures markets' by Sanjay Ramchander and R. Raymond Sant.
IMF Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Regulatory and Supervisory Independence and Financial Stability by Marc Quintyn and Michael Taylor of the Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund, March 2002.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Chart Pack
REPORT - A Collection of Graphs on the Australian Economy and Financial MarketsLast updated, 28 March 2002.
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
REPORT - Supervisory Guidance on Dealing with Weak Banks, Basel Committee Publications No. 88, March 2002.
Bank of Japan Tankan Report
REPORT - Bank of Japan Tankan Report, published 2 April 2002.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Compendium Collection of legal instruments, 28 March.
Bank of England External MPC Members' Papers
RESEARCH - Too Much Too Soon: Instability and Indeterminacy with Forward-Looking Rules by Nicoletta Batini and Joseph Pearlman, Discussion Paper No.8, March 2002.
Payments System Board Annual Report 2001
REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia's Payments System Board Annual Report 2001 was issued on 28 March.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand discussion papers
RESEARCH - Monetary policy and inflation forecasting with and without the output gap by Weshah Razzak, March 2002.
Bank of Japan Monthly Report
REPORT - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments from the Bank of Japan, March 2002, released 25 March.
Business Outlook Survey
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its regular Business Outlook Survey for March 2002.
Annual accounts of the ECB
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS - Annual accounts of the ECB for the year ending 31 December 2001 released 21 March 2002 (to be published in the ECB's Annual Report 2001 on 23 April 2002).
HKMA Quarterly Bulletin - February 2002
REPORT - The Quarterly Bulletin (QB) carries regular reporting and analyses on the policies of the HKMA's key activities in fulfilling its central banking functions and provides a forum for the HKMA to explain its philosophy and policies, particularly…
Bank of England/NOP Inflation Attitudes Survey
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England/NOP Inflation Attitudes Survey, 19 March.
Triennial Central Bank Survey - Final Results
REPORT - Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity 2001 - Final Results, 18 March.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin
REPORT - The Bank of England has published its Quarterly Bulletin, Spring 2002.
Dallas Fed's Economic and Financial Review
RESEARCH - "Banking and Currency Crisis Recovery: Brazil's Turnaround of 1999" analyzes the Brazilian recovery, focusing on the freedom Brazilian bank health gave the central bank to pursue a postcrisis monetary policy.
IMF Global Financial Stability Report, March 2002
REPORT - A Quarterly Report on Market Developments and Issues from the International Monetary Fund, March 2002.
ECB Monthly Bulletin March 2002
REPORT - The European Central Bank published its March 2002 Monthly Bulletin on 14 March.
EMU: The End of the Beginning
RESEARCH - 'Hot topics' from the Dallas Fed. This provides a look at the European economic and monetary union so far and covers the introduction of the euro banknotes and coins. Also looks at what the future may hold for EMU.
ECB Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Non-standard central bank loss functions, skewed risks, and certainty equivalence, by Ali al-Nowaihi and Livio Stracca, March 2002.
Review of a new book on Monetary Policy
BOOK REVIEW - Monetary Policy Goals, Institutions, Strategies, and Instruments by Peter Bofinger published by Oxford University Press.