Speech
Fed's Warsh on market liquidity
In the speech 'Market liquidity: Definitions and implications' given on 5 March Kevin Warsh of the Federal Reserve said despite last week's sharp drop on Wall Street, the US financial system is healthy and working the way it is designed to work.
Fed's Kroszner on community banks
In the speech 'Community banks: The continuing importance of relationship finance' given on 5 March Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve said U.S. community banks are generally healthy and profitable despite tougher competition from larger banks and…
Wellink on risk management & financial stability
In the speech 'Risk management & financial stability - Basel II & beyond' given on 27 February Nout Wellink of the Netherlands Bank said there is a great deal of uncertainty around the nature of risks in the markets, the adequacy of risk premia and what…
Jelasi on creating a stable economic environment
In the speech 'The National Bank of Serbia - creating a stable economic environment' given on 16 February Radovan Jelasi of the National Bank of Serbia said last year was a key year for Serbia, as it was finally recognized that monetary policy represents…
BIS's Knight on risk in the small and in the large
In the speech 'Now you see it, now you don't: risk in the small and in the large' given on 28 February Malcolm Knight of the BIS said there is no doubt that the financial system is now more resilient than it was in the past.
Fed's Bernanke on globalization & monetary policy
In the speech 'Globalization and monetary policy' given on 2 March Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said global factors may on balance have boosted U.S. inflation, but globalization has not affected the ability of the Federal Reserve to influence U.S…
Poole on energy prices and the U.S. business cycle
In the speech 'Energy prices and the U.S. business cycle' given on 2 March William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said oil supply shocks need not cause recessions and were no excuse for a central bank to allow inflation to escape its…
BSP's Tetangco on the Philippine economy
In the speech 'A tipping point and a rising tide is lifting up the Philippine economy' given on 20 February Amando M Tetangco of the Central Bank of the Philippines said economic and fiscal achievements in 2006 have created a positive momentum for the…
IMF's Rato on Middle Income Countries
In a speech given on 2 March Rodrigo de Rato of the IMF said he believes that reform of the Fund's governance is essential to the Fund's continued credibility and effectiveness.
ECB's Trichet on governance and convergence
In the speech 'Governance and convergence: the state of play in the euro area' given on 28 February Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said the bank's monetary policy must be credible in ensuring price stability.
BoE's Lomax on the MPC coming of age
In the speech 'The MPC comes of age' given on 28 February Rachel Lomax of the Bank of England highlighted that the central bank will fulfil its duty of meeting the inflation target rate over the medium term.
Fed's Kohn on the aging workforce
In testimony 'The aging workforce' given on 28 February Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said an aging U.S. population will hold down the growth of the labor force, threatening the economy's overall output and the wealth of future generations.
Bini Smaghi on the governance of the euro area
In the speech 'The governance of the euro area (eight years on)' given on 27 February Lorenzo Bini Smaghi of the ECB said eurozone finance ministers should exercise greater discipline in their comments on exchange rates.
IMF's Rato on the Japanese economy
In a speech given on 26 February Rodrigo de Rato of the IMF said warned policymakers and investors about increasing growth in yen carry trades and urged Japan to make clear that deflationary pressures are being rooted out.
Fed's Bernanke on long-term fiscal challenges
In testimony 'Long-term fiscal challenges and the economy' given on 28 February Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said that the administration and federal regulators are closely monitoring financial markets in the wake of the biggest sell-off in stock…
NY Fed's Geithner on liquidity & financial markets
In the speech 'Liquidity and financial markets' given on 28 February Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said central banks should not focus on using policy to prevent asset bubbles, especially because liquidity is so difficult to…
Blanchflower on developments in UK labour market
In the speech 'Recent developments in the UK labour market' given on 26 February David Blanchflower of the Bank of England said inflation in the UK is likely to fall back towards target by the middle of 2007 and well below it by the end of the year.
Liikanen on regional economic integration
In the speech 'Regional economic integration and monetary cooperation' given on 1 February Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said the role of monetary integration has been of decisive importance in the European context.
CNB's Tuma on the exchange rate forecast
In the speech 'The exchange rate forecast' given on 22 February Zdenek Tuma of the Czech National Bank said there is little doubt that the exchange rate plays a critical role in any attempt to forecast the business cycle in a small open economy.
SF Fed's Yellen on the US economy in 2007
In the speech 'The US economy in 2007' given on 23 February Janet Yellen of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said she still sees upside risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were now "well positioned" to bring inflation down.
Argentina's Redrado on financial stability
In the speech 'Financial stability and the importance of AML/CFT supervision and regulation' given on 13 February Martin Redrado of the Central Bank of Argentina said there is no unique solution or pre-established methodology for governments or…
Fed's Bies on Basel II implementation in the US
In the speech 'An update on Basel II implementation in the United States' given on 26 February Susan Schmidt Bies of the Federal Reserve said that some parts of the proposed overhaul of U.S. banking rules known as Basel II could be delayed by a year.
Riksbank's Ingves on monetary policy
In the speech 'Introduction on monetary policy' given on 22 February Stefan Ingves of the Sveriges Riksbank said emphasised that the Riksbank's decision to publish our own forecast for the interest rate should be regarded as a further step towards…
Canada's Kennedy on adjusting to economic change
In the speech 'Adjusting to economic change' given on 22 February Sheryl Kennedy of the Bank of Canada said the central bank's 4.25 percent overnight interest rate is consistent with achieving its 2 percent inflation target.