Central Banks
International Finance Discussion Papers
RESEARCH - Federal Reserve Board Working Papers, Evidence Uncovered: Long-Term Interest Rates, Monetary Policy, and the Expectations Theory by Jennifer E. Roush, October 2001.
Minutes from Federal Reserve Board meeting
PRESS RELEASE - The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from May 21, 2001 to September 17, 2001.
HKMA Press release on retail payment services
PRESS RELEASE - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has completed a comprehensive review of retail payment services in Hong Kong ("the Review"), which was conducted by an internal task force of the HKMA set up in August 2000.
Speech by Shri Vepa Kamesam of India's Res Bank
SPEECH - Keynote address delivered by Shri Vepa Kamesam, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the inauguration of the 12th National Forex Assembly organised by Forex Association of India at Goa on 26 October.
US economy shrinks
US - The US economy has shrunk for the first time in eight years, official figures have revealed.
Argentina plays down default fears
ARGENTINA - Argentina is expected to announce later on Wednesday a plan to deal with its debt and boost the economy.
ECB: Monetary conditions not hindering growth
SPAIN - Current monetary conditions in the euro zone aren't hindering growth, European Central Bank executive board member Eugenio Domingo Solans said Wednesday, echoing similar remarks made recently by other ECB Governing Council members.
BOJ: Don't plan to weaken Yen by intervention
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan has no plan to intervene in currency markets to weaken the yen as a way to ease Japan's debilitating deflationary conditions, a senior BOJ official said Wednesday.
New automated account system at c bank of Jordan
JORDAN - A $2.9 mln ($3.2 mln euro) worth new automated human resource management and accounting system has been installed at the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ).
Thai cabinet approves currency swap with China
THAILAND - Thailand's cabinet approved a $2 billion unilateral currency swap deal with China Tuesday which can be used in the event of a foreign exchange crisis, a Finance Ministry official said.
Brazil c bank to receive US$2.5bn debt from Poland
BRAZIL - The Central Bank will receive US$2.457 billion in two weeks time from a debt due from Poland that is scheduled to come due in 2009. The money will bolster Brazil's foreign currency reserves, raising them to US$42 billion.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank
SPEECH - Address by central bank of Norway, Norges Bank, Governor Svein Gjedrem at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Norwegian Savings Banks Association, Haugesund, 18 October.
Speech by Bob McTeer of the Dallas Fed Bank
SPEECH - Remarks by Bob McTeer, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, before the Cato Institute 19th Annual Monetary Conference, Mexico City, 24 October.
BIS International Consolidated Banking Statistics
PRESS RELEASE - Bank for International Settlements International Consolidated Banking Statistics - second quarter of 2001, 29 October.
BIS International Consolidated Banking Statistics
REPORT - Bank for International Settlements International Consolidated Banking Statistics - second quarter of 2001, 29 October.
Prominent economist urges Argentina to float
ARGENTINA - An international economist who has been one of the most prominent advocates of Argentina's fixed exchange rate regime says the country should now float its currency.
A way out for Argentina
ARTICLE - The currency board cannot survive much longer. Ricardo Hausmann says it is time for a radical alternative.
Argentina seeks support for debt plan
ARGENTINA - Argentina was yesterday, Monday, scrambling to build international support for its planned debt restructuring, details of which are expected in the coming days.
Banks maintain intl corporate credit exposure - 2Q
UK - Despite the worsening global economic outlook, banks' credit exposure to international corporations in the second quarter remained around the same level as in the first quarter, the Bank for International Settlements revealed.
Shock rise in Japanese jobless
JAPAN - Unemployment in Japan rose to 5.3% in September, another record high.
Pakistan seeks landmark deal on debt rescheduling
PAKISTAN - Pakistan is seeking an unprecedented debt rescheduling agreement with the Paris Club of sovereign creditors, which would extend help on terms usually reserved for much poorer countries.
China's gold exchange launch seen on 28 Nov
CHINA - China could launch its gold exchange in Shanghai next month with about 100 domestic firms permitted to trade gold for physical settlement only, industry sources in Hong Kong said on Tuesday.
Buba Welteke: Euro-12 price pressure to ease soon
DENMARK - Early indicators signal price pressure in Germany and the euro-12 will ease further in the near term, but euro-12 financing conditions are favourable, Deutsche Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke said Monday.
ECB gold reserves to 26 October
GERMANY - The Eurosystem's net reserves of gold and gold receivables declined by EUR1 million to EUR128.2 billion in the week ended 26 October, the European Central Bank said Tuesday.