Monetary Policy

Warning by IMF puts BoJ under pressure

JAPAN - Pressure on the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy at its two-day meeting that starts today has been increased considerably by the International Monetary Fund's reversal of an earlier growth forecast and its warning that Japan would enter a…

C Bank head says new ex rate system successful

EGYPT - Prime Minister Dr Atif Ubayd 12 August presided over a meeting of the ministerial economic group which reviewed conditions on the exchange rate market and made an evaluation of the first week of the new exchange rate system and providing foreign…

ECB Monthly Bulletin August 2001

REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its Monthly Bulletin for August. In the report the bank voiced concerns about the risks to growth in the eurozone, indicating for the first time that its forecasts for the year might be too optimistic.

The Federal Reserve Beige Book

REPORT - The Federal Reserve has published on 8 August its regular Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District known as the Beige Book.

The Outlook for the U.S. Economy

SPEECH - President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Michael Moskow gave a speech to the Priority One Annual Meeting, Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 7 August.

Argentina looks to $6bn IMF loan

ARGENTINA - Argentine officials are confident of winning support for a new loan of $6bn or more from the International Monetary Fund to help the country contain the crisis of confidence engulfing its economy.

Austrians 'underestimate' euro

AUSTRIA - According to a survey published on 3 August, the euro is not an issue for most Austrians. A majority of 62 per cent have not or almost not informed themselves on the new currency, only 13 per cent consider themselves as "very interested" in the…

The Economy in Transition

SPEECH - Remarks by Jack Guynn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jackson Rotary Club, Jackson, Mississippi, 23 July.

Speech by the Bundesbank's Juergen Stark

SPEECH - Deputy Governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Dr. Jurgen Stark, spoke at the International Conference organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Brazilian Institute of Economics - Getulio Vargas Foundation "International financial…

Speech by the Bundesbank's Hermann Remsperger

SPEECH - Address at the Symposium, Hedonic Methods in Price Statistics, Wiesbaden, 21 June, by Professor Hermann Remsperger, Member of the Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. The Evolution of Inflation Measurement: A Central Banker's View.

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