Central Banking
Regulators try to ease fears on capital proposals
SWITZERLAND - International banking regulators yesterday intensified efforts to meet industry concerns over the complexity of proposed new rules governing the amount of capital banks must hold.
First euro coins to be rolled out today
NETHERLANDS - Preparations for the changeover to euro notes and coins take a key psychological step forward today as citizens of France, Ireland and the Netherlands become the first in the eurozone to get their hands on the new euro coins.
Speech by Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
SPEECH - Speech by Guy Quaden, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium in Ottawa, 30 November. In the speech titled 'The Monetary Policy of the European Central Bank and the Economic outlook in the Euro Area' Guy Quaden said that the introduction of…
Speech by Michael Moskow, President, Chicago Fed
SPEECH - Speech by Michael H. Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Michael Moskow said in the speech titled 'Cultural Transformation at the Chicago Fed' that a cultural transformation at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has…
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, President of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank. In the speech titled 'Current fiscal and monetary policy issues in the euro area' Wim Duisenberg repeated that exerting political pressure on the central bank would…
Basel Capital Accord
PRESS RELEASE - Progress towards completion of the new Basel Capital Accord, 13 December 2001
Profits deal means euro will not be backed by gold
SPECIAL CBNET REPORT - One result of the deal to distribute the profits of the euro is that the euro will be an almost entirely paper-backed currency.
Pakistan forex reserves $4.456B 8 Dec
PAKISTAN - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose to US$4.456 billion 8 December, compared with $4.404 billion 1 December, the central bank said Thursday.
Inappropriate for BOJ to buy foreign bonds
JAPAN - It is inappropriate for the Bank of Japan to buy foreign bonds as a way to ease monetary conditions as it would be viewed as foreign exchange intervention, said a former BOJ executive director Thursday.
Distribution of euros to start tomorrow
GERMANY - The mass distribution in Europe of new cash in euros begins tomorrow, when France, the Netherlands and Ireland begin to sell packets of euro coins to the public. Other countries will follow in the days ahead.
Bank Indonesia hopes to sell subsidiary in Holland
INDONESIA - Bank Indonesia said six prospective investors have shown an interest in purchasing its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indover Bank in the Netherlands.
BOK head to visit Myanmar central bank
SOUTH KOREA - Bank of Korea Gov. Chon-Chol-hwan will travel to the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar till next Monday at the invitation of Kyaw Kyaw Maung, head of Myanmar's central bank.
Kelley resignation now official at Fed
US - Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward W. Kelley Jr. officially resigned Wednesday, saying it was time "to turn my attention to my family and other personal interests."
Three candidates progress in enlargement talks
EUROPE - European Union enlargement negotiations yesterday received a boost after three candidate countries concluded negotiations on the important "chapter" related to justice and home affairs.
ECB Monthly Bulletin, December 2001
REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Monthly Report for December 2001, released 12 December. The report said euro zone growth was likely to stay weak early next year but that an upturn was expected over the course of 2002.
Koizumi firm on reform in spite of gloom
JAPAN - Junichiro Koizumi, Japan's prime minister, yesterday, Wednesday, said he would not waver on economic structural reform despite evidence of increasing gloom in corporate boardrooms across Japan about the recession-swamped economy.
Speech by William Poole of the St. Louis Fed Bank
SPEECH - Speech by William Poole*, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Poole said in the speech titled 'Market Responses to Economic Stress' he has "no way to set a precise timetable for renewed growth," but agreed with "professional…
Speech by Michael Moskow, President, Chicago Fed
SPEECH - Speech by Michael H. Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Michael Moskow says in the speech "We expect the economy to improve next year, although the timing is uncertain," but adds that "Looking ahead, we are likely to…
Federal Reserve Press Release - Interest rate cut
PRESS RELEASE - Federal Reserve FOMC monetary policy decision press release, 11 December, 2001.
US interest rates cut again to 1.75%
US - The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.75%.
Federal Reserve Press Release - Transparency issue
PRESS RELEASE - Federal Reserve Press Release, 11 December, 2001.
Japan tankan survey points to prolonged recession
JAPAN - Japanese business confidence sagged for a fourth straight quarter to a near three-year low in December, a key Bank of Japan survey showed on Wednesday, as big firms braced for a long recession and slashed spending plans.
Bank of Japan Tankan Report
REPORT - Bank of Japan Tankan Report, published 12 December 2001.
The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Japan
RESEARCH - With voices at the Bank of Japan and Ministry of Finance suggesting that more radical monetary policy tools are used to counter Japan's current deflationary spiral and recession this IMF paper looks at how monetary shocks impact on the…