Speech
SF Fed's Yellen on prospects for the economy
In the speech 'Prospects for the economy' given on 18 April Janet Yellen of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said the U.S. economy is likely to slow back toward trend growth after a "hot" first quarter, and runs the risk of slowing more based on…
Chicago Fed's Moskow on the auto industry
In the speech 'Issues for carmakers and parts suppliers and challenges for the seventh district's auto industry' given on 18 April Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said the U.S. auto industry faces a string of issues as market share…
Fed's Olson: Update on the U.S. economy
In the speech 'Update on the U.S. economy' given on 13 April Mark Olson of the Federal Reserve said a low unemployment rate and high rates of resource use did not so far seem to be combining to push underlying inflation up.
Sweden's Rosenberg on inflation targeting
In the speech 'The Riksbank's inflation targeting policy - the significance of the new interest rate assumption' given on 19 April Irma Rosenberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said that the strong level of economic activity in conjunction with current…
Fed's Kohn on the economic outlook
In the speech 'Economic outlook' given on 13 April Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said the U.S. central bank was focused on keeping inflation curbed though he anticipates the pace of economic growth will ease in coming months.
Ferguson on financial stability & central banking
In the speech 'Thoughts on financial stability and central banking' given on 17 April Roger Ferguson of the Federal Reserve said asset price volatility may have increased in recent years as real economic shocks have moderated, but central banks should…
Stone on the national & regional economic outlook
In the speech 'National and regional economic outlook' given on 6 April William Stone of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said the Federal Reserve must remain vigilant on inflation, but for now incoming data can guide future policy moves.
Dallas Fed's Fisher on global competition
In the speech 'Racing to the top: How global competition disciplines public policy' given on 11 April Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said globalization has helped to cut U.S. inflation, but has not helped governments to control…
Nijathaworn with some thoughts on IMF reform
In the speech 'Some thoughts on IMF reform on crisis prevention and crisis resolution' given on 28 February Bandid Nijathaworn of the Bank of Thailand said the challenge to IMF reform on crisis prevention and crisis resolution has many dimensions.
Fed's Olson on compliance-risk management
In the speech 'Enterprise-wide compliance-risk management' given on 10 April Mark Olson of the Federal Reserve said banks and other financial services firms need to bolster their compliance and risk management activities by turning them into…
Zeti at the Education in Islamic Finance launch
In a speech at the launching of The International Centre For Education In Islamic Finance (INCEIF) given on 23 March Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Central Bank of Malaysia said in meeting the objective of providing a total talent management solution for the…
Fed's Bies on recent regulatory proposals
In the speech 'A risk-management perspective on recent regulatory proposals' given on 10 April Susan Schmidt Bies of the Federal Reserve said that banking supervisors were concerned that lenders might be relaxing some terms more than was healthy for them…
NY Fed's Geithner on risk management challenges
In the speech 'Risk management challenges in a changing financial environment' given on 5 April Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said economic stability should not make investors complacent to the possibility of future financial…
Orr on bank capital, risk management & the economy
In the speech 'Bank capital, risk management and the economy' given on 10 April Adrian Orr of the RBNZ said the Reserve Bank is working intensively on the implementation of the new international framework for bank capital adequacy, known as Basel II.
Iskrov on financial progress and prospects
In the speech 'Financial progress and prospects' given on 21 March Ivan Iskrov of the Bulgarian National Bank said the stable macroeconomic environment in Bulgaria, plus the sustainably high rates of economic growth and the prospects for its membership…
Chicago Fed's Moskow on the US economic outlook
In the speech 'U.S. economic outlook and the current account deficit' given on 6 April Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said the U.S. economic outlook looks good for the next couple of years, with growth self-sustaining and inflation…
Chicago's Moskow on central counterparty clearing
In the speech 'Public policy and central counterparty clearing' given on 4 April Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said new clearing arrangements are emerging all the time.
Ingves on the inflation target and monetary policy
In the speech 'The inflation target and monetary policy' given on 4 April Stefan Ingves of the Sveriges Riksbank said there has been a gradual development in our reasoning on monetary policy.
Kroszner on geographic restrictions on banking
In the speech 'The effect of removing geographic restrictions on banking in the United States: Lessons for Europe' given on 6 April Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve said the U.S. experience with the change in its banking structure holds…
Rato on the IMF and global imbalances
In the speech 'How the IMF can help promote a collaborative solution to global imbalances' given on 4 April Rodrigo de Rato of the IMF proposed a multilateral forum where developing and industrialized nations can address ways to rebalance the global…
Tetangco on transparency and communication
In the speech 'Transparency and communication in central banking' given on 17 March Amando Tetangco of the Central Bank of the Philippines said we at the BSP recognize that central banking and in particular, inflation targeting, is a public trust, much…
Devakula: Efficiency enhancements, risk management
In the speech 'Efficiency enhancements and risk management' given on 16 March M R Pridiyathorn Devakula of the Bank of Thailand said one cannot simply reduce risks by relying on risk management process alone.
Fed's Bernanke on financial education
In the speech 'Financial education and the National Jump$tart Coalition Survey' given on 5 April Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said financial literacy for both the young and old is a topic of vital importance to the nation's economic future.
Richmond Fed's Lacker on the economic outlook
In the speech 'The economic outlook' given on 4 April Jeffrey Lacker of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said the U.S. economy looks set for healthy gross domestic product growth of about 3.5 percent in 2006, despite some cooling in the housing…