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NY Fed's Geithner at the NAF's 2004 Dinner
In a speech at the National Academy Foundation's 2004 Dinner given on 8 December, Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that improving educational achievement, access to educational opportunity, and the level of public…
BoE's Barker on housing market and wider economy
In a speech on 'The housing market and the wider economy' given on 24 January, Kate Barker of the Bank of England said UK house prices are likely to continue falling, though the effect on consumer spending won't be as big as in the past.
Albania's Fullani on monetary policy challenges
In a speech on 'Monetary policy challenges in the framework of approximating the Bank of Albania to the European Central Bank' given on 8 December, Ardian Fullani of the Bank of Albania said much importance will be given to the institutional development…
BoE's King on fiscal discipline
In a speech given on 20 January, Mervyn King of the Bank of England called on UK chancellor Gordon Brown to maintain "prudent" government borrowing over the medium term. He also said it would be "foolish" to place too much weight on UK retail sales…
Geithner with a view from the New York Fed
In the speech 'A view from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York' given on 19 January, Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said the U.S. expansion has proven quite resilient and we enter the new year with what appears to be a pretty…
Santomero on the economic outlook for the US
In a speech on 'Economic outlook for the U.S. and Greater Philadelphia area' given on 18 January, Anthony Santomero of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said the U.S. economy is in a "sustained expansion" with inflation under control, which should…
Finland's Liikanen on cb finance, exchange rates
In a speech on 'External financing condition, the exchange rate and policy tradeoffs for central banks' given on 26 November Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said in emerging economies with relatively large financial markets and large capital…
Jenkins on Canada in the global economy
In a speech on 'Canada in the global economy: A look back and a look forward' given on 13 January, Paul Jenkins of the Bank of Canada said the high price of oil poses a risk to the world's economic outlook, even though oil prices have moderated in the…
IMF's Krueger on reforming economies
In a speech on 'Shared experience: What reforming economies have in common' given on 14 January, Anne Krueger of the IMF said India should tread a cautious path as far as infrastructure spending is concerned, since too much spending can trigger high…
IMF's Knight on vulnerability of emerging markets
In a speech on 'The vulnerability of emerging markets to shocks: what has changed since the mid-1990s?' given on 9 November, Malcolm Knight of the BIS said good progress is now being made on making financial systems more resilient to shocks.
Fed's Bernanke on productivity
In a speech on 'Productivity' given on 19 January, Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said that there is an emerging consensus that productivity growth could remain at its current elevated level.
NY Fed's Geithner on risk management challenges
In a speech on 'Key challenges in risk management' given on 13 January, Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said a set of pressing macroeconomic problems has increased the probability of shocks to global financial prices.
BOTs Nijathaworn on regional financial cooperation
In a speech on 'Regional financial cooperation: Some thoughts on the way forward' given on 28 November, Bandid Nijathaworn of the Bank of Thailand said he is confident that we can move forward more rapidly in the direction that will be most beneficial to…
St Louis Fed's Poole on GSE risks
In a speech on 'GSE risks' given on 13 January, William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be required to hold more capital to cushion against shocks, even ones that seem unlikely.
SARB's Mboweni on South Africa's new banknotes
In a speech given on 17 January, Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said the preparation for the issue of the upgraded series of banknotes has been a complex and a painstaking one and we are very proud of the result.
ECB's Trichet on the euro; successes & challenges
In a speech on 'The euro; successes and challenges' given on 14 January at the Anglo-American Press Association in Paris, Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB reiterated his view that "sharp" gains in the euro are "unwelcome and undesirable for economic growth…
Fed's Ferguson on recessions and recoveries
In a speech on 'Recessions and recoveries associated with asset-price movements: What do we know?' given on 12 January, Roger Ferguson of the Federal Reserve said detecting asset-price overvaluations and undervaluations is controversial in hindsight and…
Minehan on the US economy: 2005 and beyond
In a speech on 'The US economy: 2005 and beyond' given on 12 January, Cathy Minehan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said increased regulatory red tape is harming business spending, the IPO market and jobs growth.
Roth on the SNB's new inflation forecast
In a speech on 'The Swiss National Bank's new inflation forecast' given on 16 December, Jean-Pierre Roth of the Swiss National Bank said economic growth in Switzerland has lost some of its momentum. While still expecting economic growth to be close to 2%…
Krueger on China and the global economic recovery
In a speech on 'China and the global economic recovery' given on 10 January, Anne Krueger of the IMF said that China has not been able to moderate its rapid economic growth despite taking a series of steps to achieve a soft landing for the world's most…
Atlanta Fed's Guynn: Rebalancing the economy
In the speech 'Rebalancing the economy for long-term growth' given on 10 January, Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said the Federal Reserve has never pledged to raise interest rates at only a measured pace and is closely watching…
Fukui at the 100th anniversary of BoJ's NY office
In a speech at the reception for the 100th anniversary of the Bank of Japan Representative Office in New York given on 6 January, Toshihiko Fukui of the Bank of Japan said that it seems to him that Japan is once again well poised to contribute positively…
Fed's Kohn on central bank communication
In a speech on 'Central bank communication' given on 9 January, Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said the Federal Reserve is moving toward giving the public a better understanding of the central bank's behaviour, but these steps are likely to take…
Fed's Ferguson on labor market statistics
In a speech on 'Interpreting labor market statistics in the context of monetary policy' given on 7 January, Roger Ferguson of the Federal Reserve said it is possible there is less slack in the U.S. job market than thought, and this could lead to a pickup…