Research
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Predictability of Average Inflation over Long Time Horizons by Allan Crawford. Short summary.
BIS Press Release
REPORT - Basel Committee Joint Forum releases cross-sectoral reports, 7 November.
Risk Management Practices and Regulatory Capital
REPORT - The Joint Forum Risk Management Practices and Regulatory Capital Cross-Sectoral Comparison, November 2001.
IMF Staff Report on Germany
REPORT - IMF Publications Germany: 2001 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion Series, 7 November.
Bank of Canada semi-annual Monetary Policy Report
REPORT - The Bank of Canada yesterday, Wednesday, released its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - A New Measure of Core Inflation by Tiff Macklem. Short summary.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
REPORT - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) was virtually unchanged at -1.28 in September. The three-month moving average index (CFNAI-MA3) was -0.95 in September, marking the fifteenth consecutive month that the CFNAI-MA3 was below zero.
International Finance Discussion Papers
RESEARCH - Federal Reserve Board Working Papers, Evidence Uncovered: Long-Term Interest Rates, Monetary Policy, and the Expectations Theory by Jennifer E. Roush, October 2001.
BIS International Consolidated Banking Statistics
REPORT - Bank for International Settlements International Consolidated Banking Statistics - second quarter of 2001, 29 October.
NIESR Quarterly Economic Review
RESEARCH - The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), based in the UK, has published its Quarterly Economic Review, October 2001.
The Federal Reserve Beige Book
REPORT - The Federal Reserve published on 24 October its regular Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District known as the Beige Book.
Minneapolis Fed's District Economic Survey
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published its District Economic Survey in its district business newspaper the fedgazette.
Research from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
RESEARCH - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published research on the supervisory process in the September 2001 edition of The region, its regular quarterly publication.
Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey, October
SURVEY - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its regular Business Outlook Survey for October 2001.
ECB Monthly Report October 2001
MONTHLY REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Monthly Report for October 2001.
Central Banking in New Zealand
RESEARCH - This brochure takes a detailed look at the institutional arrangements and statutory framework that apply to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Research from the San Francisco Fed Bank
RESEARCH - The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has published an Economic Letter 2001-29; 19 October, titled Has a Recession Already Started?
Discussion paper from the Bank of England
RESEARCH - Bank of England External MPC Unit Discussion Paper No.6 by Nicoletta Batini and Edward Nelson, October 2001, Friedman Revisited.
Discussion paper from the Bank of England
RESEARCH - Bank of England External MPC Unit Discussion Paper No.5 by Bennett T. McCallum and Edward Nelson, October 2001, Monetary Policy for an Open Economy.
Bank of Japan Monthly Economic Report
MONTHLY REPORT - The Bank of Japan today published its regular Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, October 2001.
Triennial Central Bank Survey - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Central bank survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity in April 2001: preliminary global data, 9 October.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis research
RESEARCH - Are Phillips Curves Useful for Forecasting Inflation? By Andrew Atkeson and Lee E. Ohanian both professors of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Magic's Gone
RESEARCH - A hard look at the data shows that the famous NAIRU Phillips curve does no better at forecasting inflation than a simple look at the past. From 'The Region' published quarterly by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, September 2001.
Triennial Central Bank Survey
RESEARCH - Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity 2001 published by the Bank for International Settlements, 9 October.