Speech
Speech by Shigemitsu Sugisaki of the IMF, 26 May
SPEECH - Making a speech titled 'Achieving Financial Stability: An International Perspective' Sugisaki talked about the efforts that are underway in individual countries and the international community to achieve and maintain financial stability.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans, ECB, 24 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Monetary integration in Europe: some past and present experiences' Solans says that one conclusion we can draw from the European experience is that full monetary integration is the final result of a long process of previous…
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 24 May
SPEECH - Convocation address by David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada to the graduating class of the Faculty of Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 24 May.
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 9 May
SPEECH - In opening remarks to the 38th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition Moskow said the two day conference will explore the forces that drive the behavior of financial firms during the business cycle. We also will examine how these…
Speech by Malcolm Knight of Bank of Canada, 23 May
SPEECH - Remarks by Malcolm Knight, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada to the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du bassin de Chambly, Chambly, Quebec, 23 May.
Testimony of Fed Governor Mark Olson, 22 May
SPEECH - Mark Olson gives a speech titled 'The European Union's Financial Services Action Plan' to the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives.
Speech by Mervyn King, Bank of England, 22 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The Monetary Policy Committee Five Years On' delivered to the Society of Business Economists in London on 22 May, Mervyn King, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, ponders the role and record of the MPC. Why give the power…
President of Dutch cb introduces annual report
PRESS RELEASE - The President of De Nederlandsche Bank, Dr. A.H.E.M. Wellink, gives an introduction for a press conference on the bank's Annual Report 2001.
Speech by Dr Wellink, Nederlandsche Bank, 17 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Monetary unions in Europe and the US - just how different are they?', given at the Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires, Amsterdam, Dr A.H.E.M. Wellink compares monetary policy in the euro area and in the US. He examines…
Speech by Fed Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson, 21 May
SPEECH - "It does appear that a turnaround is under way and the question obviously is how robust it is going to be for the rest of this year," Ferguson said in answer to a question after giving a speech titled 'Community and Regional Banks: Increasing…
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Mark Olson, 21 May
SPEECH - Olson said in a speech titled 'A Look at the Banking Industry in 2002' that "We have just concluded more than ten years of economic prosperity, followed by slightly more than one year of recession - a recession that is now behind us," he also…
Speech by Joseph Yam of the HKMA, 21 May
SPEECH - Opening Remarks by Mr Joseph Yam, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 21 May. HKMA Fifth Distinguished Lecture: "The Asian Crisis: Lessons for the Future".
Speech by Dr. Stanley Fischer at the HKMA, 21 May
SPEECH - Speech by Dr. Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman, Citigroup, former First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, 21 May. HKMA Fifth Distinguished Lecture: The Asian Crisis: Lessons for the Future.
Speech by Dr Stephen Grenville at the HKMA, 21 May
SPEECH - Speech by Dr. Stephen Grenville, Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Development Studies at the Australian National University, Canberra, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, 21 May. HKMA Fifth Distinguished Lecture.
Testimony of Fed Reserve's, Louise Roseman, 17 May
TESTIMONY - In testimony titled 'The golden dollar coin' to the Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government Roseman describes the Federal Reserve's role in coin distribution and its activities in supporting the golden dollar coin.
Testimony of Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 21 May
TESTIMONY - In testimony on Tuesday Duisenberg told members of the European parliament that he wanted to stress forcefully that all euro-zone states had to respect their commitment to remove public deficits by 2003 or 2004.
Time for gold bulls to return to the stage?
FEATURE - The dollar price of gold was at its highest level for the past year or so at one stage on Monday afternoon, and no one will be blamed if he or she starts wondering whether it has not once again become time for the gold bulls to take their…
Speech by T Padoa-Schioppa of the ECB, 20 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Self vs. public discipline in the financial field' and made on 20 May (but only just published) Padoa-Schioppa discussed the evolution of the methods of financial regulation towards using industry standards and process…
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Mark Olson, 17 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Financing Options for Small Business' Olson said that it was known that small business plays a substantial role in the overall economy.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 16 May
SPEECH - Duisenberg said in a speech titled 'Challenges to the ECB's monetary policy' that he believes all the institutional preconditions for a stable currency and macroeconomic success are in place in Europe today.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 9 May
SPEECH - The European Central Bank president was in Aachen, Germany, today to receive the annual international Charlemagne prize. But Duisenberg's aides rush to make clear that Aachen's city fathers have not actually chosen an individual this year but a…
Speech by Sirkka Hamalainen of the ECB, 30 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Consolidation in the European securities infrastructure - what is needed?' Hamalainen said that "By eliminating currency segmentation, the introduction of the euro has naturally been a major factor in the integration of…
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Bank of England, 16 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The MPC: Some Further Challenges' Wadhwani slammed the MPC's forecasting methods as flawed and, noted as an arch dove, said interest rates had been set too high over the past five years. He also rebuked deputy governor Mervyn…
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA, 16 May
SPEECH - Stevens gave a speech titled 'International Economic and Financial Issues: An RBA Perspective' on Thursday and said that the US economy remained the uncertain factor for world growth this year although it was clear a turning point had happened, …