Speech
Rato on responding to shifts in financial risk
In the speech 'Responding to shifts in financial risk: the need for leadership' given on 23 March Rodrigo de Rato of the IMF said the global economy is still on track for healthy growth despite the adverse impact on US business prospects of a housing…
Fed's Mishkin on inflation dynamics
In the speech 'Inflation dynamics' given on 23 March Frederic Mishkin of the Federal Reserve said core US inflation is likely to drop to 2 percent from about 2 1/4 percent, but pushing it below that may require higher interest rates.
Fed's Kohn on asset-pricing puzzles, credit risk
In the speech 'Asset-pricing puzzles, credit risk, and credit derivatives' given on 22 March Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said credit derivatives may reduce long-run risk premiums for stocks and bonds by helping markets share risks more evenly.
Fed's Kroszner on innovations in credit markets
In the speech 'Recent innovations in credit markets' given on 22 March Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve said fast-growing credit derivative markets have helped spread risks more widely but have not made them disappear.
Jenkins on the Canadian economy
In a speech given on 22 March Paul Jenkins of the Bank of Canada said sound fiscal policy and debt reduction have contributed to a stable domestic economy.
Quaden on the cash single shared platform
In the speech 'CashSSP - the cash single shared platform' given on 16 March Guy Quaden of the National Bank of Belgium said the Eurosystem has established itself as a sound system capable of taking well-founded monetary policy decisions.
Mboweni on the World Cup and the SA economy
In the speech 'The benefits of being a good host - the FIFA World Cup and the South African economy' given on 20 March Tito Mboweni of the SARB said South Africa's current account deficit widened sharply in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the central bank…
RBI's Reddy on globalisation and monetary policy
In the speech 'Globalisation and monetary policy - some emerging issues' given on 19 March Y V Reddy of the RBI said economists have for long recognised the strong complementarities between the real and the financial sectors.
ECB's Trichet on monetary policy
In testimony to the European Parliament given on 21 March Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said eurozone interest rates are now moderate but remain slightly accommodative.
BoE's Barker on interest rate changes
In the speech 'Interest rate changes - Too many or too few?' given on 20 March Kate Barker of the Bank of England warned that the uncertain medium term outlook for inflation may prompt frequent changes in interest rates.
Philippines' Tetangco on migration, remittances
In the speech 'Migration, remittances, economic development and the role of banks' given on 15 March Amando M Tetangco, Jr of the Central Bank of the Philippines said the Philippine central bank's initiatives to further improve the environment for…
SL's Cabraal on financial & economic developments
In the speech 'Overview of financial and economic developments in Sri Lanka' given on 5 March Ajith Nivard Cabraal of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said developments in the foreign exchange market are immense.
Akhtar on Pakistan's regulatory framework
In the speech 'Pakistan - regulatory and supervisory framework' given on 5 March Shamshad Akhtar of the State Bank of Pakistan said the Bank of Finland takes a very positive attitude to the drive for efficiency through deeper cooperation.
Macedonia's Goshev on the EFSE
In the speech 'Promotion of the European Fund for Southeast Europe - EFSE in the Republic of Macedonia' given on 1 March Petar Goshev of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia said the scope for the EFSE's policies directed towards micro and…
Liikanen on the cash single shared platform
In the speech 'CashSSP - the cash single shared platform' given on 16 March Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said we expect that all Eurosystem central banks can and will participate in the emerging division of labour on the basis of reasonable…
RBI's Leeladhar on Indian financial sector reforms
In the speech 'Indian financial sector reforms' given on 5 March V Leeladhar of the RBI said with the increasing levels of globalisation of the Indian banking industry, evolution of universal banks and bundling of financial services, competition in the…
ECB's Bini Smaghi on the world economy
In introductory remarks at Internationaler Club Frankfurter Wirtschaftsjournalisten given on 14 March Lorenzo Bini Smaghi of the ECB said Asia not only makes a strong contribution to world economic growth but also plays a "shock-absorbing" role in the…
ECB's Gonzalez-Paramo on globalisation, mon policy
In the speech 'Globalisation and monetary policy' given on 15 March Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo of the ECB said globalisation does not affect the central role and overriding responsibility of central banks to preserve price stability.
BoE's Sentance on the changing pattern of savings
In the speech 'The changing pattern of savings: Implications for growth and inflation' given on 15 March Andrew Sentance of the Bank of England warned of possible inflationary risks from strong consumer spending levels.
RBA's Edey on Australia in the global economy
In the speech 'Australia in the global economy' given on 16 March Malcolm Edey of the Reserve Bank of Australia said Australia's underlying inflation level is still expected to decline slightly over the next two years to around 2.75 pct which is higher…
Mboweni on the role of the SARB and consumers
In the speech 'The role of the South African Reserve Bank in the protection of consumers' given on 15 March Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said that while the central bank aimed to achieve price stability and low and sustainable inflation…
Tumusiime-Mutebile on African central banks
In the speech 'Business continuity and risk management in African central banks' given on 9 February Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile of the Bank of Uganda said the three central banks in East Africa have spent a significant amount of resources to lay the…
RBNZ's Bollard on global liquidity and New Zealand
In the speech 'Easy money: Global liquidity and its impact on New Zealand' given on 15 March Alan Bollard of the RBNZ said that the central bank is assessing alternative measures to support the official cash rate.
Sweden's Ingves on interest rate & monetary policy
In the speech 'The interest rate path and monetary policy' given on 14 March Stefan Ingves of the Sveriges Riksbank said the Swedish central bank rate-setters are only expecting to need to make moderate increases in the interest rate.