Research
Survey from the Philadelphia Fed
SURVEY - The Survey of Professional Forecasters is the oldest quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts in the United States. The survey began in 1968 and was conducted by the American Statistical Association and the National Bureau of Economic…
Bundesbank Report
REPORT - The Deutsche Bundesbank has published its Monthly Report for July 2001.
Federal Reserve Research
RESEARCH - International Finance Discussion Papers, An Empirical Comparison of Bundesbank and ECB Monetary Policy Rules by Jon Faust; John Rogers; and Jonathan H. Wright, August 2001.
BIS Working Paper Number 102
RESEARCH - Allocating bank regulatory powers: lender of last resort, deposit insurance and supervision by Charles M Kahn and Joao A C Santos.
Bank for International Settlements Papers
RESEARCH - Empirical studies of structural changes and inflation August 2001.
Monetary Policy in the Euro Area
CENTRALBANKNET'S SPECIAL REPORT - A review by Robert Pringle, Editor, Central Banking Quarterly of a book by Otmar Issing, Vitor Gaspar, Ignazio Angeloni, Oreste Tristani titled "Monetary policy in the euro area: Strategy and Decision-Making at the…
Business Outlook Survey - Philadelphia Fed
RESEARCH - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its Business Outlook Survey for August 2001.
Macroeconomic risks of euro currency changeover
RESEARCH - A recent report, EMU Watch, from the Deutsche Bank looks at macroeconomic risks related to the final steps of the euro changeover 2001/02. The report looks at two main risks, macroeconomic demand and price risks, the other of dangers related…
Profiles of bank of Japan policy board members
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) today, 17 August, released the minutes of its monetary policy meeting held on 28 June and 12-13 July.
Recent Economic Developments in Japan
JAPAN - Bank of Japan - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments August 2001. Full Report.
Federal Reserve Bulletin - August 2001
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Board has published its August 2001 Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
Recent Economic Developments in Japan - Summary
REPORT - Bank of Japan - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments August 2001. Summary only.
Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operation
REPORT - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting 14 August.
ECB Monthly Bulletin August 2001
REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Monthly Bulletin for August. In the report the bank voiced concerns about the risks to growth in the eurozone, indicating for the first time that its forecasts for the year might be too optimistic.
IMF Quarterly Emerging Market Financing Report
REPORT - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, 8 August, published on its website the latest Emerging Market Financing: Quarterly Report on Developments and Prospects, which covers the second quarter of 2001.
The Federal Reserve Beige Book
REPORT - The Federal Reserve has published on 8 August its regular Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District known as the Beige Book.
Bank of England Inflation Report - August 2001
REPORT - The Bank of England has published its latest inflation report for August 2001. The report suggests that the UK economy will remain weak in 2001 before starting to recover in 2002.
ECB Working Paper Series, No 70
RESEARCH - Central Bank Forecasts of liquidity factors: Quality, publication and the control of the overnight rate, by Ulrich Bindseil, July 2001.
Basel Committee Working Papers
REPORT - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Working Paper, August 2001, Risk Sensitive Approaches for Equity Exposures in the Banking Book for IRB Banks.
One-off costs of euro conversion estimated
ARTICLE - Research published today by Bannock Consulting shows that the total cost to UK business of converting to the euro are in the region of £10.3bn. Adding in the British Bankers Association estimate of £1 bn for the banking sector and Bannock…
BIS International Banking Statistics - Q1 2001
EUROPE - The latest report by the Bank for International Settlements reveals a significant increase in lending to offshore centres in the Caribbean last year, which could be the result of increased hedge-fund activity.
Paper - Reserve Bank of Australia 2001 Conference
RESEARCH - A paper titled 'Setting Monetary Policy in East Asia: Goals, Developments and Institutions' was presented at the RBA's 2001 conference, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.
Paper - Reserve Bank of Australia 2001 Conference
RESEARCH - A paper titled 'Three Perspectives on an Australasian Monetary Union' was presented at the RBA's 2001 conference, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.
Paper - Reserve Bank of Australia 2001 Conference
RESEARCH - A paper titled 'The Case for Inflation Targeting in East Asian Countries' was presented at the RBA's 2001 conference, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.