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Bank of Finland Bulletin (2010/1)
Bank of Finland's bi-annual Bulletin shows Finnish economy was more sluggish than euro area as a whole during last six months
Wellink says Basel III to be phased in gradually in bid to soothe fears
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says proposals on new regulations on banking will be introduced in an orderly manner; unrepentant on costs to growth
ECCB - Annual Report 2008/2009
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's Annual Report shows the impact of financial crisis on the currency union
BoE minutes: Bank held rates on delayed recovery
Bank of England minutes show key rate was left at 0.5% on continued uncertainty over pick-up in economic growth
RBA: May minutes show hike down to inflation scare
Reserve Bank of Australia’s May Board meeting reveal upward revision in inflation led to rate hike
Fed’s Kohn: US still vulnerable from global imbalances
Federal Reserve vice chairman Donald Kohn says fiscal restraint needed in US to level global imbalances
Bank of Canada launches new commodities index
Bank of Canada replaces old fixed-weight measure with new Fisher chain index of Canada’s commodities market
Bank of Israel - Inflation Report Q1 2010
Bank of Israel report shows interest rates likely to continue rising
SNB’s Hildebrand: too-big-to fail could wipe out country
Swiss National Bank chairman Philipp Hildebrand calls for hasty resolution to too-big-to-fail in Switzerland
IMF: Russian housing market vulnerable to external shocks
IMF paper shows house prices in former Soviet countries are vulnerable to foreign capital inflows in open economy model
Israel flags speedy recovery
Bank of Israel Annual Report shows GDP grew 0.7% in 2009; outpacing other advanced economies
ECB: fiscal deficits attributable to crisis
ECB paper shows European fiscal budgets were unprepared for intervening in markets during crisis
Chile: political unrest hinders growth
Banco de Chile research finds political instability leads to lower GDP
Finnish central bank offers pessimistic outlook for growth
Bank of Finland report forecasts anaemic growth in 2010 following continued declines in exports sector
Fullani: reassures parliament on steady recovery
Bank of Albania governor Ardian Fullani reassures lawmakers of continued growth following IMF performance review
Exercise caution with Okun’s law: Bank of Canada paper
Research from the Canadian central bank shows recent evidence does not conform to the original specifications of relationship between output and unemployment
BoE unanimously backed rate hold
The Bank keeps rates steady as the MPC remains cautious over the road to recovery
US, UK on the road to a downgrade: Moody’s
If the US and Britain cannot repair their balance sheets, the burden of servicing debt could cause them to lose AAA ratings, agency says
Household consumption falls in China: RBA
Despite household consumption expenditure in China continuing to rise, the share of household consumption in total expenditure has declined
Stimulus is not the bulk of debt: Fund’s Lipsky
International Money Fund first deputy John Lipsky says underlying increases in spending and lower taxes from financial sector underpin the debt burden, rather than stimulus
MPC’s Miles leaps to the defence of QE
Rate-setting committee’s external member David Miles says the Bank’s asset purchase programme has shored up the private sector despite focus on gilt purchases
Real-time activity index shows depth of recession
Philadelphia Fed paper constructs index of real-time macroeconomic information, showing that the recent recession was defined by its severity relative to its length
Monetary misperceptions in a New Keynesian model
Centre for Economic Policy Research paper finds that the difference between primary and revised monetary figures captures misperceptions, which are key
Jordan cuts to boost growth
Jordanian central bank shears half a percentage point off its key overnight deposit rate to stimulate the flagging domestic economy