Interest rates
Japan's Ota warns BoJ about tightening
Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota on Friday 23 February warned the Bank of Japan against further credit tightening.
BoE's Sentance concerned about inflation
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Andrew Sentance said Friday 23 February in an interview with The Times he was concerned that a pick-up in demand could boost inflation.
BoJ's Fukui expects gradual rate hikes
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui told lawmakers Friday 23 February that he is "open" to options of further rate hikes.
BoE's Bean on the economic outlook
In the speech 'Economic Outlook' given on 21 February Charles Bean of the Bank of England said upside and downside risks to the inflation outlook are dividing Bank of England policymakers and making it difficult to predict which direction interest rates…
SF Fed's Yellen on the U.S. economy in 2007
In the speech 'The U.S. economy in 2007' given on 21 February Janet Yellen of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said she still sees upside risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were "well positioned" to bring inflation down.
Bank of Japan to keep 'accommodative' policy
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Wednesday 21 February it will maintain its "accommodative" monetary policy for some time, after voting to raise interest rates.
Minutes show 7-2 split on BoE rate vote
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted by a 7-to-2 margin to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 5.25 pct at its meeting earlier this month, minutes showed Wednesday 21 February.
SNB's Roth says rates not high enough yet
Swiss National Bank (SNB) chairman Jean-Pierre Roth said in an interview published Wednesday 21 February that Switzerland's current interest rate level is still not high enough to guarantee price stability in the medium-term.
Ex BoJ's Fujiwara says rate rise needed
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates before the current rock-bottom rates trigger an asset bubble in the economy, a former BOJ deputy governor said on Monday 19 February in an interview with Reuters.
Bank of Japan faces hard decision on interest rate
According to this article from MarketWatch, published Tuesday 20 February, the Bank of Japan will have a hard decision to make on interest rates at the conclusion of its policy meeting Wednesday.
St Louis Fed's Poole on US saving
In the speech 'US saving' given on 15 February William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said a significant decline in long-term real interest rates started in the early 1990s, when the estimated real yield averaged around 3.5 percent.
Norway's Gjedrem on economic perspectives
In the speech 'Economic perspectives' given on 15 February Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said that the bank's key interest rate will be gradually increased to 5 per cent.
Fed's Poole says no reason to change rates now
St Louis Federal Reserve president William Poole said on Thursday 15 February that there was no reason at the moment for the U.S. central bank to change interest rates.
Officials call on BOJ to consider govt views
Japanese cabinet ministers on Thursday 15 February called on the Bank of Japan to consider the government's view when deciding whether to raise interest rates at a policy meeting next week.
PBOC says Wu's remarks don't rule out rate action
The People's Bank of China said Wednesday 14 February that comments by its vice governor published yesterday do not rule out the use of interest rates as an appropriate tool to absorb excessive liquidity.
Bank signals one more rate rise for 2007
The Bank of England implied on Wednesday 14 February that interest rates will be raised one more time in 2007, to 5.5%.
PBOC official says current rates 'appropriate'
The current level of Chinese interest rates is "still appropriate" given economic and financial indicators, a senior People's Bank of China official said in an interview published Tuesday 13 February.
Mexican central banker sees no need for rate hike
A vice-governor of Mexico's central bank wrote in an article Monday 12 February Mexican food price hikes have not pushed up inflation expectations enough to merit an interest rate hike.
PBOC's Zhou says inflation data being studied
People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan told reporters Friday 9 February the central bank is studying inflation data carefully to see if the recent acceleration is due to real inflationary pressures or seasonal factors.
Philadelphia's Plosser on the economic outlook
In the speech 'The economic outlook: Prospects for 2007' given on 7 February Charles Plosser of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said the central bank may need to raise its benchmark interest rate as recent stronger economic growth increases the…
ECB's Trichet flags rate increase with 'vigilance'
European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet signalled the ECB will likely raise interest rates next month as the pace of economic growth threatens to stoke inflation.
BOJ in no hurry to raise rates says Haru
The Bank of Japan is in no hurry to raise short-term interest rates in the absence of an immediate inflation risk, BOJ board member Hidehiko Haru said in a speech Thursday 8 February.
Germany's Steinbrueck backs ECB's independence
German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck said Wednesday 7 February that the independence of the European Central Bank, which has received criticism from some French politicians, must be respected.
ECB seeks to preserve its independence
This article from the Associated Press, published Tuesday 6 February, looks at the debate over whether countries that use the euro should have an influence on its decision-making process.