Speech
Muto on Japan's payment and settlement systems
In the speech 'Japan's payment and settlement systems and the Bank of Japan' given on 3 December (published 24 March) Toshiro Muto of the Bank of Japan said generally, reform of payment and settlement systems in any country does not happen until it…
Fed's Poole: How should the Fed communicate?
In the speech 'How should the Fed communicate?' given on 2 April William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said U.S. growth is strong and the Federal Reserve must ensure it confronts the risk of higher inflation.
Boston's Minehan expects relatively strong growth
Boston Fed chief Cathy Minehan said Friday 1 April the United States should experience healthy growth in 2005 with inflation well-behaved, although there are some risks to the outlook.
Norway's Bergo on the economic outlook
In a speech on 'The economic outlook' given on 31 March, Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said the economy is showing solid growth without visible signs of accelerating wage and price inflation.
Fed's Bernanke on implementing monetary policy
In a speech on 'Implementing monetary policy' given on 30 March, Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said it is in the Federal Reserve's best interest to communicate effectively with financial markets.
BIS's Knight on an effective central bank
In a speech on 'Features of an effective central bank: some lessons of the past decade' given on 30 March, Malcolm Knight of the BIS said maintaining and furthering Brazil's achievements in the area of central bank independence and transparency would do…
Dodge on Canada's competitiveness
In a speech on 'Canada's competitiveness: The importance of investing in skills' given on 30 March, David Dodge of the Bank of Canada said that Canada must do a much better job of improving productivity to keep up with competition from rising economic…
Fed's Geithner says central bank independence key
Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a speech on Wednesday 30 March that central bank independence is a necessary condition for effective and credible monetary policy but it is not sufficient.
RBA's Macfarlane on Gresham's Law of payments
In a speech on 'Gresham's Law of payments' given on 23 March, Ian Macfarlane of the Reserve Bank of Australia said one of the longer term aims of the RBA's reforms was to reduce the distortions in the payments system caused by interchange fees.
Norway's Gjedrem on the economic outlook
In a speech on 'The economic outlook and monetary policy' given on 18 March, Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said inflation targeting has proved to be a sound system and particularly well suited for small, open economies.
BoE's King: Treasury Committee Opening Statement
In a statement to the Treasury Committee on Thursday 24 March, Bank of England governor Mervyn King said that consumer spending has turned out to be significantly weaker than policymakers had expected.
HKMA's Yam on the euro: A stabilising factor
In the speech 'The euro: a stabilising factor of the International Monetary System. Can the euro be a benchmark for Asian monetary co-operation?' given on 21, March Joseph Yam of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Asian central banks should not rush…
BoE's Barker on monetary policy in the UK
In a speech on 'Monetary policy in the UK - The framework and current issues' given on 21 March, Kate Barker of the Bank of England said the operational independence of the Bank is crucial, but the need to command wide spread public support for central…
Canada's Dodge on inflation targeting
In a speech on 'Inflation targeting: A Canadian perspective' given on 21 March, David Dodge of the Bank of Canada said that Canada's experience under inflation targeting has been "unambiguously positive" since the central bank and federal government…
Ecuador's Cordoba on central bank activities
In the speech 'Overview of activities undertaken by the Central Bank of Ecuador' given on 17 February, Polibio Cordoba of the Central Bank of Ecuador said the BCE is somewhat restricted when it comes to using collateral, since, with the official…
Fed's Greenspan on empowering communities
In a speech on 'Empowering communities, attracting development capital, and creating opportunities' given on 18 March, Alan Greenspan of the Federal Reserve said better research is needed to gauge the success of programs that aim to lift communities out…
ECB's Trichet on the success of the euro
In a speech given on 18 March Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB stressed that the maintenance of price stability and financial integration are key successes of the Economic and Monetary Union as well as fundamentals conditions to enhance sustainable…
IMF's Rato on prospering in a globalized economy
In a speech on 'Prospering in a globalized economy' given on 17 March, Rodrigo Rato of the International Monetary Fund said India is now, more than ever, a focus for international investors, who are eager to take part in a new India.
Malaysia's Zeti on Bank Negara's LINK
In the speech 'Bank Negara Malaysia LINK' given on 25 February, Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Central Bank of Malaysia said the establishment of Bank Negara Malaysia LINK takes the central bank's public outreach programme to a higher level.
Canada's Longworth on mon policy, economic outlook
In a speech on 'Monetary policy and the economic outlook' given on 17 March, David Longworth of the Bank of Canada said the Bank will slacken the pace of interest-rate increases as a strong currency slows economic growth by reducing exports and boosting…
Sweden's Heikensten on monetary policy
In a speech on 'Introduction on monetary policy' given on 15 March, Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank told the government's finance committee that the board left interest rates unchanged because too much emphasis had recently been placed on the…
IMF's Carstens on Latin America and global economy
In a speech on 'Latin America and the global economy: Prospects for growth and stability' given on 4 March, Agustin Carstens of the IMF said we are going through a phase of growth and expansion that is important in both size and geographical coverage.
Norway's Gjedrem on dialogue without boundaries
In the introduction to the conference "Dialogue without boundaries" given on 9 March, Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said monetary policy's most important contribution is to provide the economy with a nominal anchor.
Yellen on US economy and the banking sector
In the speech 'Thoughts on the economy and the banking sector' given on 14 March, Janet Yellen of the San Francisco Fed said that regulators are worried that some banks are not well-positioned for "alternative scenarios" on movement of the yield curve or…