Monetary Policy
Euro campaigners point to inward investment fall
UK - Pro-euro campaigners yesterday claimed that exclusion from the single currency was beginning to hit the economy, with the news that Britain's share of European inward investment projects had fallen sharply to 21 per cent in the first half of this…
Speech by Yutaka Yamaguchi of the Bank of Japan
SPEECH - Remarks by Yutaka Yamaguchi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the JCIF International Finance Seminar on 17 October.
Speech by Eva Srejber of Sveriges Riksbank
SPEECH - Speech by Second Deputy Governor Eva Srejber of Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, at The EU Club of Sweden, Gothenburg, 16 October.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered at the "2001 Days of Official Statistics" conference, Vienna, 16 October, by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, Member of the Governing Council and of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
Speech by the Governor, Central Bank of Malta
SPEECH - Address by Mr Michael C. Bonello, Governor of the Central Bank of Malta to the Malta Chamber of Commerce National Competitiveness Conference, 5 October.
BOJ Mitani: Econ close to deflationary spiral
JAPAN - Many companies in Western Japan think the economy is on the verge of a deflationary spiral, the manager of the Bank of Japan's Osaka branch said Monday.
Greenspan: Fed carried on 11 Sept without him
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who is often praised for his steady hand during times of crisis, said Friday that he was "essentially incommunicado" on 11 Sept, yet the Fed functioned quite well without him.
Germany 'on the brink of recession' - Report
GERMANY - Germany has suffered a sharp fall in growth this year and the recovery next year is likely to be very slight, a bi-annual report from the country's top six economic institutes has warned.
Can Alan save the day again?
ARTICLE - Probably not. In the past decade, we've created inflated ideas of the Federal Reserve's power.
Rate cut row mars summit
GERMANY - The European Union has called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to take "further decisive action" in easing monetary policy in order to boost the eurozone's economy.
Soros lashes out at ECB
US - George Soros, the billionaire financial expert, has lashed out at the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Hayami says Greenspan against inflation targeting
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said on Thursday U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan had told him the U.S. central bank chief was opposed to the idea of setting an inflation target for central banks.
Finland tops economic league
FINLAND - Little Finland has knocked the United States off its perch as the world's most competitive economy, according to an annual ranking from the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Speech by Sirkka Hamalainen of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Dr. Sirkka Hamalainen, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, ACI, Dublin, 15 October.
Speech by Tony Latter of the HKMA
SPEECH - Opening Remarks by Mr Tony Latter, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the Signing Ceremony for the Appointment of the Dao Heng Bank Group, HSBC and Hang Seng Bank as Placing Banks for the Retail Bonds of the HKMC, 22…
Speech by Urban Backstrom of Sveriges Riksbank
SPEECH - Speech by Governor Urban Backstrom of Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, at The Riksdag's Finance Committee 16 October.
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin - October 2001
REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its regular monthly bulletin for October, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.
Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey, October
SURVEY - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its regular Business Outlook Survey for October 2001.
HKMA exec says no to US$ as Hong Kong's currency
HONG KONG - Hong Kong Monetary Authority Deputy Chief Executive Tony Latter said Monday said there was no need to make the U.S. dollar the city's official currency.
Philadelphia Fed Oct. index plunges
US - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's business outlook survey for October indicated the regional economy reversed following the 11 September terror attacks.
ECB Monthly Report October 2001
MONTHLY REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Monthly Report for October 2001.
Expectations of rate cut up in ECB monthly report
GERMANY - The European Central Bank yesterday strengthened expectations that it will cut interest rates soon by saying the eurozone faced moderate inflationary pressures but continuing risks to economic growth.
Testimony of the Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan
TESTIMONY - Testimony of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 17 October.
Speech by David Clementi of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by David Clementi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England at the APCIMS Annual Conference in London on 19 October.