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Supereconomies face clashes

EUROPE - Central bank politics is assuming an intriguing role in attempted reversal of the slowdown of the US economy and spreading effects on other parts of the world.

Currency crisis could oust Wahid

INDONESIA - The Indonesian rupiah has plummeted to new lows. In April 2001, Indonesia was rocked by more political instability as Indonesian President, Abdurrahman Wahid, was threatened with impeachment.

Lamfalussy reforms in jeopardy

Proposals designed to speed up European securities market regulation are in trouble after the European Commission rejected a deal proposed by the European Parliament.

Ex-BOJ Fukui warns policy shift has dangers

TOKYO - The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) recent adoption of a radically different easy money policy risks driving the yen to excessively low levels and, worse, could set a profligate government on the path to fiscal bankruptcy, a former deputy governor of the…

Shadow Committee slams Fed

According to the US Shadow Open Market Committee the Fed had lsot sight "of its long-run inflation objective of price stability" in its recent series of rate cuts.

Former BI governor interviewed over graft case

According to a report in the Jakata Post, former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor Adrianus Mooy was interviewed by the Indonesian Attorney General on Monday 1 May over a graft case involving state-owned investment company PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia …

Brown rejects switching inflation target

In a keynote speech to the International Monetary Fund's international monetary and financialcommittee, attended by 24 finance ministers, UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown, rejected calls for the UK to adopt a 2% inflation target to fit in with the euro-area

RBA will make rates decision at meeting on 1 May

AUSTALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia board meets tomorrow, 1 May, to consider whether the future risks to the Australian economy warrant further interest rate reductions. And according to market economists the decision will be a finely balanced one.

IMF reinvents itself - latest

At their Spring annual meetings in Washington DC, the IMF has released a paper "The IMF in the Process of Change" on the Fund's progress in reinventing itself as a financial sector crisis manager.

Argentine plan approved by finance leaders

ARGENTINA - Argentina's Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo was in Washington over the weekend of 28-29 Apr to attend the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. He outlined what he proposes to do to put Argentina back on track to…

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