Monetary Policy

CentralBankNet's Special Report on the euro

ARTICLE - To join or not to join? The euro issue is proving to be deeply divisive and so far the UK government is resisting calls for a serious debate on the subject but uncertainty could prove to be costly to sterling and the economy.

ECB Press Conference

EUROPE - Introductory statement Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, Christian Noyer, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, 5 July, with a transcript of the questions and answers.

Sluggish IT seriously affecting overall economy

SOUTH KOREA - A long-lasting slowdown in the nation's information and technology (IT) industry has been dealing a serious blow to the nation's exports, imports and current account balance as well as production in the manufacturing industry.

Beware of Dr. Green and Mr. Span

US - Some pretty smart people are warning about the danger of playing with interest rates, comparing the nation's central bankers to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Call these critics the Alan Greenspan bashers, writes the Economist magazine 5 July.

Interest rate decisions due

EUROPE - The European Central Bank and the Bank of England will both, separately, make their latest interest rate decisions tomorrow, 5 July. Neither is expected to cut rates further.

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