Speech
Praet stresses importance of sticking to monetary policy mandate
European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet warns of dangers of burdening monetary policy with tasks that fall outside its mandate of maintaining price stability
BIS deputy general manager highlights pressure on monetary policy
Hervé Hannoun, deputy general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, says monetary policy frameworks are under “enormous pressure”
Indonesia’s Nasution discusses global and domestic pressures
Governor of Bank Indonesia explains impact of global downturn and laments slow progress in resolving ongoing issues with Indonesian financial system
Shirakawa compares Bank of Japan’s inflation goal to Fed's
Masaaki Shirakawa says Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan new inflation goals are "basically the same"
Norges Bank governor sees ‘bright spots’ in global picture
Despite tough conditions globally, Øystein Olsen says growth in Asia and limited recovery in the US are welcome positives
RBA’s Lowe offers views on economic path for 2012
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor sets out thoughts on the country's economic position in 2012
Lockhart admits Fed timescale for raising rates could change
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart says FOMC statement anticipating low federal funds rate levels until at least late 2014 was conditional on economic conditions
Australia’s Debelle applauds ECB action
Assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia says European Central Bank three-year liquidity operation has helped to improve crisis situation
Fed’s Plosser warns against ‘accelerationist’ policy
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says approach that calls for monetary policy to do more to get to objectives faster must be avoided
SF Fed’s Williams supports buying-up mortgage-backed securities
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president John Williams says restarting the Fed’s programme of purchasing mortgage-backed securities is the best way to boost the US economy
Canada’s Macklem supports greater autonomy for FSB
Bank of Canada senior deputy governor, Tiff Macklem, says expansion of resources at Financial Stability Board will enable it to better co-ordinate, monitor and assess financial reforms
Central Bank of Ireland searching for new headquarters, says Honohan
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says central bank is looking to move from headquarters at Dame Street tower, but expects to retain building despite unwelcome presence of protesters
Renminbi restrictions pose obstacle to internationalisation of currency, says BoJ’s Nishimura
Bank of Japan deputy governor Kiyohiko Nishimura says renminbi internationalisation is ‘implausible’ without significant capital-flow deregulation
IMF can help with access to safe assets and global liquidity, says ECB’s Cœuré
European Central Bank executive board member Benoît Cœuré says IMF can help address the shortage of safe assets and global liquidity by borrowing and lending global excess reserves
Fed's new monetary policy strategy is "flexible inflation-targeting", says Bullard
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis president James Bullard says putting an explicit inflation target together with a sensible stabilisation policy is flexible inflation-targeting
BoE’s Salmon urges regulators to resist watering down reforms
Bank of England executive director Chris Salmon says regulators must withstand pressure to water down reforms and instead provide longer transition periods
RBI’s Khan on curbing irresponsible behaviour in financial markets
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Harun Khan says financial professionals should be better educated about the social costs of financial crises
'Little headway' made towards deepening integration in Europe, says Buba’s Dombret
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says member states should lose fiscal policy sovereignty if they breach predefined deficit and debt limits under new fiscal compact
Ndung’u discusses enhancing the supervisory framework in Kenya
Central Bank of Kenya governor Njuguna Ndung’u says issuance of new AML/CFT guidelines and payments systems oversight will improve integrity of Kenyan financial system
Bernanke fears serious economic consequences from burgeoning deficit
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned that if the US budget was not brought under control soon, policymakers may not be able to respond to future economic shocks
IMF’s Shinohara urges emerging markets to rethink fiscal approach
Fund deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara says advanced economies must walk narrow path to address fiscal imbalances; emerging and developing nations should reconsider pace of adjustment
BoJ’s Yamaguchi warns of ‘vicious cycle’ from de-leveraging of European banks
Bank of Japan deputy governor Hirohide Yamaguchi says Japan should exercise vigilance over potential knock-on effects from introduction of higher capital ratios in Europe
Plosser bemoans 'confusion' over Fed communications
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser says decision to set time frame for when rates will remain exceptionally low had created confusion over Fed's policy statement
MAS's Menon calls on Asian countries to boost IMF resources
Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon says Asian countries will need to contribute further to International Monetary Fund to enhance global safety net