Speech
Speech by David Clementi, Bank of England, 29 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech 'Property and the Economy' Clementi played down talk of a dangerous "bubble" similar to the late 1980s when a housing boom suddenly turned to bust.
Speech by the Governor, Bank of Greece, 22 Apr
SPEECH - In an introductory statement to the European Parliament Papademos conceded that an anonymous publication of the policymaking body's members' positions could enhance the transparency of ECB monetary policy and thereby provide financial markets…
Speech by Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank, 25 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Oil - natural resource and financial asset' Bergo asks the question "Is an abundance of natural resources really an advantage?" and says that developing countries whose most important export is oil have generally recorded…
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 26 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The Interaction Between Monetary and Fiscal Policies' Dodge said that Canadian monetary and fiscal policies both went badly off course just over 25 years ago. It then took 15 to 20 years to establish the appropriate focus for…
Speech by A Santomero of Philadelphia Fed, 25 Apr
SPEECH - Santomero said on Thursday in a speech titled 'The Reluctant Recession: Why Was the Recession So Mild?' that it is too soon to tell when the U.S. economy will be strong enough for the U.S. central bank to consider raising interest rates.
Speech by W. McDonough, New York Fed Bank, 25 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech 'Bank Supervision and Credit Standards under Basel II - Perspectives for SMEs' McDonough said "it is an honor to join your discussion on the efforts of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to ensure that the international…
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 24 Apr
SPEECH - Duisenberg, echoing comments from other ECB members, said in a speech on Wednesday that the bank's supervisory committee should play a key role in improving EU banking supervision.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 25 Apr
SPEECH - Poole warned on Thursday in a speech titled 'As Easy as P.I.E.: Productivity, Innovation and Education' that policymakers must be on guard and said low and stable inflation was key to keeping the current U.S. economic expansion strong and long…
Testimony of Fed V.Chairman Roger Ferguson, 24 Apr
TESTIMONY - In testimony on Wednesday Ferguson said that the U.S. economic outlook had "brightened", but cautioned that an ongoing strong expansion of final demand was not definite.
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 24 Apr
SPEECH - Dodge told the finance committee of the House of Commons on Wednesday that a currency union between Canada and the United States is feasible but that doesn't mean it's desirable.
Speech by Robert Parry, San Francisco Fed, 23 Apr
SPEECH - Parry said on Tuesday in a speech titled 'Inside the Federal Reserve: A District Bank President's Perspective' uncertainty lingers about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery and the Fed can take its time deciding when to raise short-term…
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 19 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Some remarks on the euro in a US context' Duisenberg said the success of the European Central Bank's monetary policy must be judged over a "sufficiently extended period" of time.
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 17 Apr
SPEECH - Moskow said in a speech titled 'The Impact of Open Markets and Expanded Trade on Economic Development' that the U.S. economic recovery is underway and the full effects of the reduction in rates over the past 15 months have yet to be felt.
Speech by Mervyn King, Bank of England, 23 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech given Tuesday King said that it was too early to say whether a recovery from last year's global economic slowdown had taken hold. He cast doubt on the strength of the global recovery, saying it was "too soon to say it is entrenched".
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 22 Apr
SPEECH - In his opening remarks to the Asset Bubbles Conference Moskow said that during the last two decades, there have been instances throughout the developed and developing worlds of prolonged build-ups and sharp collapses in asset prices in stock,…
Speech by Kazuo Ueda of the Bank of Japan, 24 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Structural Problems and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy' Ueda said that Japan was still suffering from mild deflation, and that domestic economic activity remained dormant. "Domestic demand remains weak in contrast to…
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 24 Apr
SPEECH - Opening Statement by David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada on the release of the Monetary Policy Report, 24 April.
Speech by Tito Mboweni, RB of South Africa, 24 Apr
SPEECH - At a graduation ceremony speech Mboweni said "At my place of work, the South African Reserve Bank, we operate in a highly internationalised environment. Given our historic past, our recruitment drive has been focused on African, Coloured, Indian…
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 22 Apr
SPEECH - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Monday in a speech titled 'Finance: United States and global' he saw early signs of a recovery in business capital spending but warned that he did not believe the corporate investment rebound would…
Speech by Christian Noyer of the ECB, 23 Apr
SPEECH - European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer repeated Tuesday that an economic recovery is in place for the euro zone this year, although uncertainty remains about the strength of the rebound. He was giving the introductory statement at…
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 23 Apr
TESTIMONY - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that the board opposes proposals in Congress to raise deposit insurance coverage above its current cap of $100,000 per account.
Speech by Governor, Austrian Nationalbank, 9 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The euro and European integration - an Austrian viewpoint' Liebscher called for continued adherence to the stability and growth pact throughout the euro zone. He called on euro zone countries to continue to prove their…
Speech by J Hurley, Ireland's central bank, 9 Apr
SPEECH - In his first public speech since assuming the governor's role, Mr Hurley signalled the need for some refinement of existing regulation following the fraud at AIB's US subsidiary, Allfirst. The Bank has serious concerns about controls that failed…
Speech by Lars Nyberg of Sveriges Riksbank, 22 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The repo rate - spring 2002' Nyberg said inflation should fall in the months ahead, but for inflation to exceed target 1 to 2 years ahead. He also said there were more 'tangible' signs that the Sweden recovery picking up.