Speech
Dallas Fed's Fisher on fiscal issues
In the speech 'Fiscal issues: From here to eternity' given on 16 April Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said if US fiscal policy gets 'out of whack' it will have implications for the Federal Reserve's policy and the dollar.
Poole on changing world demographics
In the speech 'Changing world demographics and trade imbalances' given on 16 April William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said global imbalances including the US current account deficit are not just a monetary phenomenon.
ECB's Trichet at the Transatlantic Roundtable
In keynote luncheon remarks at the conference 'Transatlantic Roundtable on Finance and Monetary Affairs' given on 13 April Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said that in terms of integration the euro area retail banking markets have further to go.
Fundanga on local bond market developments
In the speech 'Local bond market developments in Zambia' given on 4 April Caleb Fundanga of the Bank of Zambia said what we as Bank of Zambia can do is to understand the dynamics of the debt market, how it is evolving, and whether it is sufficiently…
France's Redouin on risks
In the speech 'Risks may be transferred, but they do not disappear!' given on 29 March Jean-Paul Redouin of the Bank of France said we should not forget that the current financial system is multidimensional and closely interlinked.
IMF's Lipsky on outlook for L America & Caribbean
In the speech 'Improving the Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean' given on 13 April John Lipsky of the IMF said the outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean region has been favorable but with some work it could be better still.
IMF's Deppler on the economic outlook
In a speech given on 14 April Michael Deppler of the IMF said these are good times, which are deserved because policies have been relatively good.
Canada's Kennedy on uncertainty in monetary policy
In the speech 'Dealing with uncertainty in the conduct of monetary policy' given on 12 April Sheryl Kennedy of the Bank of Canada said that the data, models and indicators the central bank uses to set monetary policy provide only "approximate information…
Chicago Fed's Moskow on US economic outlook
In the speech 'U.S. economic outlook' given on 11 April Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said the risk of inflation staying stubbornly high is still greater than the possibility of economic growth falling too low.
Bernanke on financial regulation & invisible hand
In the speech 'Financial regulation and the invisible hand' given on 11 April Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said the current market-based system is the best way to regulate the trillion-dollar hedge fund industry although improvements can be made.
Fed's Stern: Perspectives on the economy
In the speech 'Perspectives on the economy' given on 29 March Gary Stern of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said the United States economy is "anything but fragile" and that the worst of the housing market crunch might be over.
IMF's Rato on the global economy
In a speech given on 9 April Rodrigo de Rato of the IMF said the risks to the global economy are slightly lower than they were six months ago.
BOJ's Muto on monetary policy
In a speech given on 4 April Toshiro Muto of the Bank of Japan said hinting at the actual timing of the policy change is generally inadvisable.
Nielsen on financial stability, Danish perspective
In the speech 'Financial stability, the Danish perspective' given on 23 March of the Danmarks Nationalbank said the IMF recommends that we establish a buffer pool to ensure the settlement of securities transactions and retail payments even if the largest…
Spain's Ordoez on the biggest risk - complacency
In the speech 'The biggest risk - complacency' given on 31 January (published 4 April) Miguel Fernandez Ordoez of the Bank of Spain said on viewing recent developments in the Spanish economy we can draw a positive assessment that should not disregard the…
BNM's Zeti on potential role of Islamic finance
In the speech 'Potential role of Islamic finance in strengthening the New Silk Road' given on 28 March Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Central Bank of Malaysia said Malaysia is committed to be part of the New Silk Road to facilitate greater cross border economic…
Fed's Mishkin on monetary policy and dual mandate
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the dual mandate' given on 10 April Frederic Mishkin of the Federal Reserve said the aim of the Federal Reserve is to promote both stable prices and maximum employment, which can occasionally lead to competing interests…
Dallas Fed's Fisher on risk
In the speech 'Risk is a many splendored thing: Lessons learned' given on 4 April Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said growing troubles in the market for risky mortgages do not appear to be spreading to the overall economy, but…
RBI's Reddy on the role of monetary policy
In the speech 'Role of monetary policy in attaining growth with stability: The Indian experience' given on 2 April Y.V. Reddy of the Reserve Bank of India said India has a good story to tell the world on its performance relating to the role of monetary…
BOJ's Iwata on the state of the Japanese economy
In the speech 'The current state of the Japanese economy and its outlook' given on 7 March Kazumasa Iwata of the Bank of Japan said Japan's economy has been experiencing a sustained period of moderate expansion.
Knight on inflation targeting in emerging markets
In the speech 'Inflation targeting in emerging market economies' given on 4 April Malcolm Knight of the BIS said inflation targeting is not of course the only way to build monetary policy credibility.
Fullani on macroeconomic developments in Albania
In the speech 'Summary of the latest macroeconomic developments in Albania' given on 26 March Ardian Fullani of the Bank of Albania said the Bank of Albania is confident that only financially stable banking institutions guarantee the foundations of a…
Germany's Weber on financial globalisation
In the speech 'Challenges posed by (financial) globalisation' given on 15 March Axel Weber of the Deutsche Bundesbank said the search for yield in riskier assets was one of the main topics during the time of record-low interest rates in major economic…
Italy's Draghi: Governor Baffi's financial policy
In the speech 'Reflections on monetary and financial policy - Governor Baffi's monetary policy' given on 15 March Mario Draghi of the Bank of Italy said Paolo Baffi was governor of the Bank of Italy during five of the most difficult years Italy has known.