Economics
Central Europe cannot afford to delay the euro
According to this article published by the Financial Times on Monday 9 October, the main reason for stalling central European economies is the reluctance by several governments to embrace monetary union as quickly as possible.
Zeti says inflation can be dealt with
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said on Thursday 5 October that monetary policy will be reinforced by a stronger Malaysian currency.
Mexico's Ortiz says economy in good shape
Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, said on Thursday 5 October that Mexico's economy is better prepared than in the past to weather any U.S. slowdown as a growing number of consumers have access to credit.
Columbia's Phelps gets Nobel economics prize
Edmund S. Phelps, a professor at Columbia University in New York, won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences on Monday 9 October.
SARB's Mboweni on South Africa's financial markets
In the speech 'South Africa's financial markets within the Southern African sub-region' given on 7 October Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said that a weaker rand might fuel inflation but that higher interest rates were unlikely to pose a…
Bank of Canada, Business Outlook Survey, Autumn 06
The Bank of Canada published its Autumn 2006 Business Outlook Survey on 6 October, saying that overall, businesses continue to be positive about the economic outlook.
Central Bank of Tunisia - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Tunisia's Annual Report 2005, growth in gross domestic product rose by 4.2% in real terms in 2005, compared to 6% the year before and 5.6% in 2003.
Oberg on the Riksbank and the Swedish economy
In the speech 'The Riksbank and the Swedish economy' given on 5 October Svante berg of the Sveriges Riksbank said he believes the economic conditions for next year's wage bargaining rounds look good.
IMF paper on West African financial integration
The IMF Working Paper "Financial integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union" assesses the degree of financial integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
Fed focuses on right target - core inflation
According to this article from John Berry at Bloomberg, published Tuesday 3 October, despite various criticisms Federal Reserve officials are right to target core inflation.
Bank of Thailand - Annual Report 2005
According to the Bank of Thailand's Annual Report 2005, in 2005, Thailand's economic growth slowed down from the previous year.
Mboweni's overview of the South African economy
In the speech 'An overview of the South African economy' given on 3 October Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said South Africa's structural imbalances need to be tackled to curb inflation pressures.
Fed's Bernanke on demographics
In the speech 'The coming demographic transition: Will we treat future generations fairly?' given on 4 October Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said a "substantial correction" is under way in the US housing market but it has not so far had a big…
Fed's Kohn on economic outlook
In the speech 'Economic outlook' given on 4 October Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said he is more concerned about persistent inflation than slowing growth in an economy that's likely to avoid a recession.
RBNZ says salary reports 'rubbish'
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Thursday 5 October rejected as "rubbish" news reports claiming that Reserve Bank staff remuneration rose 15.4 percent on average per employee.
Central Bank of China (Taiwan) - Annual Report 05
According to the Central Bank of China's Annual Report 2005, Taiwan's economy slowed down in the first half of 2005 and regained momentum in the second half of the year.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Annual Report 2006
According to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Annual Report 2006, the last year had been particularly challenging, with monetary policy having to contend with more persistent oil price increases and stronger economic activity than anticipated.
Krueger on financial markets and economic growth
In the speech 'Financial markets and economic growth' given on 28 September Anne Krueger of the IMF said failure to develop the financial sector can put an enormous brake on growth prospects.
Ireland's Hurley on central bank cooperation
In the speech 'Central bank cooperation - Ireland and Croatia' given on 29 September John Hurley of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland said there is a rather special link between Croatia and the Irish central bank.
RBI's Reddy on globalisation, money and finance
In the speech 'Globalisation, money and finance - uncertainties and dilemmas' given on 28 September YV Reddy of the Reserve Bank of India said international financial markets are currently dominated by private equity funds like hedge funds, which are…
PBOC says macro-controls producing desired effect
The People's Bank of China said in a statement posted on its website Wednesday 4 October that its macro-controls to slow the country's overheated economy have started to produce the intended effect.
Israeli economy resilient despite Lebanon war
According to this article published Thursday 28 September by Reuters, the damage to Israel's economy appears to be less than initially feared.
Canada paper: macroeconomic effects of inflation
In the Bank of Canada Working Paper "The macroeconomic effects of non-zero trend inflation" the authors study the macroeconomic effects of non-zero trend inflation in a simple dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium model with sticky prices.
Sweden's Ingves on sound government finances
In the speech 'Sound government finances and low inflation - the road to success!' given on 27 September Stefan Ingves of the Sveriges Riksbank said that despite the different exchange rate policy paths, economic developments have not in practice…