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NY Fed’s Sack: rise in long-term yields not down to inflation
New York Federal Reserve executive vice president Brian Sack says rise in longer-term interest rate reflects better growth outlook rather than rising inflationary pressures
Bernanke calls for fiscal retrenchment
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke calls on government to ease debt burden from health care and ageing population
Thailand's Prasarn on safeguarding Asian economies
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul outlines central bank's policy toolkit to combat macroprudential risks
Households contributing to recovery: Richmond Fed's Lacker
Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker says pick-up in consumer spending an indication economic outlook is bright
Uganda’s Kasekende on benefits of African cooperation
Bank of Uganda deputy governor Louis Kasekende says stronger cooperation in African region will enable countries to exploit growth opportunities
Inflation often misunderstood: Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart
Atlanta Federal Reserve president Dennis Lockhart discusses common misuse of the term “inflation” in news reports
Norges Bank’s Nicolaisen gives advice on rate-setting in turbulent times
Norges Bank director of monetary policy Jon Nicolaisen on setting monetary policy in volatile economic times
Boom years not coming back: Bahrain’s Al Maraj
Central Bank of Bahrain governor Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj says shareholders must recognise past boom years will not return and consolidate industries
Monetary policy not responsible for land price bubbles: Minneapolis Fed’s Kocherlakota
Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Narayana Kocherlakota disputed claims that land price bubbles are a consequence of loose monetary policy
Trichet on ESRB mandate
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet outlines vision for European Systemic Risk Board
Economics must be more practical: Barbados’s Worrell
Central Bank of Barbados governor DeLisle Worrell calls for more practical approach in economic literature
Canada’s Macklem calls on firms to raise investment
Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem says Canadian businesses will need to up their investment spending to compete in global market
Duke defends Fed’s liquidity measures
Federal Reserve board member Elizabeth Duke says Fed bail-out was necessary for welfare of entire economy, not just banks
Israel’s Fischer optimistic on 2011 growth outlook
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer hints central bank’s growth forecast might be revised upward in 2011
SNB’s Jordan: Switzerland can overcome economic challenges
Swiss National Bank governing board vice-chairman Thomas Jordan says Switzerland can master challenges brought on from economic crisis
Global recovery unbalanced, says IMF’s Strauss-Kahn
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn concerned with unbalanced nature of global recovery
NY Fed’s Tracy: 'Great Recession' distinguished by severity
New York Federal Reserve executive vice-president Joseph Tracy says moniker of Great Recession attributed to severity not length of downturn
Government failures aided housing bust, says FDIC’s Bair
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair Sheila Bair says government-encouraged risk-taking created misaligned incentives in mortgage lending
ECB’s Bini Smaghi pays tribute to Padoa-Schioppa
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi discusses the late Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa’s vision for the eurosystem
Israel’s Eckstein on closing employment gap
Bank of Israel deputy governor Zvi Eckstein discusses policies to help improve employment of Israel’s Arab population
Thailand’s Trairatvorakul on policy direction in 2011
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul calls for government and private sector to assist in macroeconomic stability in 2011
RBNZ’s Bollard on international and domestic risks in 2011
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard identifies key risks to New Zealand economy in 2011
Wellink calls on Africa to address sifis
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink calls on African region to take action against financial institutions that pose systemic threats
IMF’s Lipsky on measures to stem capital controls
IMF first deputy managing director John Lipsky favours use of macroeconomic policy levers to tackle emerging market capital inflows including capital controls