Central Banking
US markets to re-open on Monday
UNITED STATES - Share trading on Wall Street will now restart at 0930 New York time on Monday, the heads of the major exchanges have announced.
O'Neill sees recovery ahead
UNITED STATES - Financial centres are preparing to rescue the global economy.
Central banks boost anti-crisis moves
WORLD - Central banks around the world have stepped up their efforts to minimise the economic and financial-market fallout from the US attacks.
Argentina opens currency squabble
ARGENTINA - Argentine Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has heightened economic tension in Latin America by accusing Brazilians of exacerbating the decline in the real.
New President to Ecuador Central Bank
ECUADOR - The Central Bank of Ecuador has appointed Mauricio Yepez as president, responsible for monitoring the country's economy and monetary reserves.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, deliveved at a CEPR/ESI Conference, Helsinki, 14 September.
Edward George Governor Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by the Governor of the Bank of England The Rt Hon Sir Edward George at the Centre for Financial Studies Seminar, Frankfurt, 13 September.
The Swedish krona and monetary policy
SPEECH - Speech by First Deputy Governor Heikensten, of Sweden's central bank at Seminar, Credit Agricole Indosuez on 5 September.
Banks voice opinion they will ride out the turmoil
UNITED STATES - Banks were quietly confident yesterday that they could survive the financial market implications of Tuesday's attacks.
ECB stresses resilience of US system
EUROPE - The European Central Bank sought yesterday to bolster confidence in world financial markets by saying that Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the US would not damage the US economic system.
Challenges for Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy
SPEECH - Remarks by Sakuya Fujiwara, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on 25 July.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - ECB expresses its grief and holds interest rates steady for now.
IMF Statement on US tragic events
IMF Statement on Tragic Events in the United States, 12 September
World Bank Extends Sympathy to United States
WASHINGTON, September 12, - The following is a statement issued today by World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn.
OECD Statement on US attacks
Statement issued yesterday by Donald J. Johnston, Secretary General of the OECD, in the wake of the attacks in the U.S.
Wim Duisenberg testimony to European Parliament
SPEECH - Testimony before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament with the President of the European Central Bank, in accordance with Article 113(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Bleak outlook persists for Japan
Japan - Japanese exporters continue to suffer as the global economy slows.
Eurozone growth slows to a crawl
EUROPE - Growth in the eurozone has slowed to a crawl, with the likelihood of a sustained slowdown heightened by this week's terrorist attacks on the US, gurus have warned.
IMF meeting 'to be called off'
WASHINGTON - The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank scheduled for the end of this month are almost certain to be postponed, the German finance ministry has said.
Has economic crisis been avoided?
FEATURE - If the reaction of markets so far is anything to go by, the world has avoided the worst case scenario of a global economic meltdown after the terrorist attacks on the US.
NZ reserve bank names monetary policy advisors
NEW ZEALAND - The Researve Bank of New Zealand has announced two new hires.
Ukrainian cb threat to fine banks for risky trade
UKRAINE - Ukrainian central bank threatens to fine banks for risky transactions.
Yugoslavia outlines plans for euro swapover
YUGOSLAVIA - Yugoslavia's central bank said on 13 September it had ordered a euro equivalent of 540 million German marks from the Bundesbank in a first step to reshaping its forex reserves ahead of the launch of euro notes and coins.
Dlr swap seen as more than a confidence measure
UK - In another move to ensure market liquidity, central banks Thursday 13 September established swap facilities to alleviate the tight dollar market in Europe - a move welcomed by the financial industry.