Growth
Chile's rate meeting - minutes
Central Bank of Chile's board members decided unanimously to keep the policy rate unchanged at 8.25% for a second month on expectations that slowing global economic growth may put the brakes on domestic inflation, the minutes of the November meeting show.
Commodities have small impact on US inflation
The effects of crop and energy price movements on US inflation are smaller than commonly thought, finds a new paper from the New York Federal Reserve.
BoJ minutes: board divided over size of cut
The majority of the Bank of Japan's board members agreed that the central bank was right to cut rates for the first time in seven years last month. But views differed on what the size of the rate cut should be.
Ex-Fed's Volcker to head economic recovery group
Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will head a new committee to foster growth and financial stability.
EBRD gives gloomy outlook on eastern Europe
Growth is set to falter across most of central and eastern Europe next year, with two of the three Baltic states likely to contract, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), said on Tuesday.
Turkey changes tack and cuts rates
The Central Bank of Turkey has shifted its monetary policy stance and cut rates on signs of slowing growth and below-target inflation in the years to come.
RBA justifies November cut
An attempt to reduce the risk of a sharp weakening of demand was behind the Reserve Bank of Australia's cut in the cash rate by 75 basis points to 5.25%, according to minutes of the November meeting.
Central Bank of Seychelles - Annual Report 2007
The Seychellian economy grew by about 7.3% in real terms in 2007, the country's central bank notes in its latest Annual Report.
ECB's Bini Smaghi: Europe must liberalise
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board, has claimed that rigid European labour and product markets hamper the ability of economic policies to foster growth.
Real and financial sector linked - Fed's Warsh
The US economy will recover sooner than expected if banks are willing to find new ways of lending, said Kevin Warsh, a governor at the Federal Reserve.
Productivity slump triggered subprime woe
The downturn in the US housing sector was triggered by a productivity slowdown that begun in 2004, finds a new paper from the New York Federal Reserve.
IMF sees advanced economies contracting in 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday revised downwards its estimate for global growth next year by four-fifths of a percentage point to 2.2% and said it believes the advanced economies will contract over 2009.
BoJ minutes: growth sluggish
Japan's economic growth has been sluggish, reflecting earlier rises in energy and materials prices and weaker exports, say the minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting on 6 and 7 October.
Bank of Finland: Corruption bad for growth
Countries with low levels of corruption tend to have higher output, states an article from the Bank of Finland.
Credit-growth targeting improves policy
Integrating credit growth into monetary policy improves performance, finds a new paper for the European Central Bank.
Czech currency protects economy - CNB's Singer
The Czech koruna cossets the economy from financial turmoil elsewhere, said Miroslav Singer, a vice governor of the Czech National Bank.
US: debit cards and electronic payments rising
Electronic methods of cheque clearing are rapidly replacing traditional paper methods, reports a new paper from the Federal Reserve Board.
IMF on European outlook
The International Monetary Fund expects growth to stagnate in advanced economies in Europe, while the region's emerging economies will slow down significantly.
Bank of Estonia - Annual Report 2007
In 2007, Estonia started, after several years of exceptionally strong growth, moving towards a more stable and sustainable level of expansion, said Andres Lipstok, the governor of the Bank of Estonia, the latest Annual Report.
Loan surveys predict well future investment
The Bank of Canada's senior loan officer survey results provide useful information about future investment and the availability of business credit, finds a new research paper from the central bank.
ECB - eurozone economy weakening
Under pressure from high commodity prices, lower consumer confidence and demand, as well as dampened investment growth, the euro-area economy is weakening, says the European Central Bank (ECB) in its September Monthly Bulletin.
Sri Lanka's Cabraal: improve services
Sri Lanka needs to focus more on the services sector, said Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Investing in beautification pays off
A beautiful city will attract more highly-educated individuals and experience faster house-price growth, finds a new paper from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.
Central Bank of Peru - Annual Report 2007
The Peruvian economy expanded by an impressive 9% last year - the highest growth rate for more than 13 years, the central bank's latest Annual Report reveals.