Economics
Central Bank of Luxembourg - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Luxembourg's Annual Report 2005, HICP inflation in Luxembourg averaged 3.8% in 2005, which represents an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the previous year.
Launch of the ECB Statistical Data Warehouse
The European Central Bank launched its Statistical Data Warehouse on the internet on Thursday 21 September. The Statistical Data Warehouse is the ECB's new online data delivery service for statistics.
IMF's Carstens on strengthening IMF surveillance
In the speech 'Strengthening IMF surveillance: What have we learned from independent evaluations?' given on 18 September Agustin Carstens of the IMF said we are doing many things to strengthen multilateral surveillance further.
Liikanen warns of need for inflation vigilance
European Central Bank governing council member Erkki Liikanen said in a speech on Friday 22 September that vigilance was required on inflation despite a sharp fall in oil prices.
SARB rejects IMF inflation-target suggestion
The government and the South African Reserve Bank have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stop making policy suggestions that sound prescriptive, South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Friday 22 September.
PBOC chief sees opening up of financial markets
People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Thursday 21 September that China will continue developing and opening up its financial market.
Central Bank of Liberia - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Liberia's Annual Report 2005, during 2005, significant strides that further consolidated the peace process and enhanced economic recovery were made on the political front and in the macroeconomic management of society.
Richmond Fed's Economic Quarterly, Summer 2006
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has published its Economic Quarterly for Summer 2006. The latest issue includes the article 'Inflation uncertainty and the recent low level of the long bond rate'.
SARB's Quarterly Bulletin, September 2006
The South African Reserve Bank published its September 2006 Quarterly Bulletin on 21 September. According to the latest Bulletin, South Africa's current account deficit declined marginally from 6.4% of GDP in the first quarter to 6.1% in the second…
HKMA Quarterly Bulletin, September 2006
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the September 2006 issue of its Quarterly Bulletin on 21 September. The Bulletin includes the article 'Hong Kong's business cycle synchronisation with Mainland China and the US'.
SARB's Mboweni warns rates may have to rise
South Africa's central bank warned on Thursday 21 September that a large deficit on the country's current account could force interest rates higher.
China's Zhou says no timetable to widen yuan band
The People's Bank of China has no timetable for widening the trading band for the yuan against the dollar, PBOC governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Thursday 21 September.
Inflation major risk to GCC currency bid
According to this recent article published on the Trade Arabia website, petty politics and diverging inflation rates are the main risks to the Gulf's attempts to set up a monetary union by 2010.
Central Bank of Lesotho - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Lesotho's Annual Report 2005, the Lesotho economy was projected to grow at a rate of 1.2 per cent in 2005 compared with 3.1 per cent realised in the previous year.
ECB report on interest rate differences
The European Central Bank published a report on differences in MFI interest rates across euro area countries on 20 September. In the report the ECB said interest rates charged by banks vary widely between euro zone countries.
CNB's Erbenova rules out 2010 euro date
Czech National Bank board member Michaela Erbenova told daily newspaper Dnes that the Czech Republic will not adopt the euro by its 2010 target date.
BOT chief denies premiership rumours
Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula on Wednesday 20 September denied a rumour he had been approached to take the Thai premiership.
GCC central bank to be based in Abu Dhabi
The GCC states have already agreed to base the new GCC central bank in Abu Dhabi, a report said.
Bank of England Inflation Attitudes Survey, Sep 06
The Bank of England published its September 2006 Inflation Attitudes Survey on Monday 18 September. Britons' expectations of future inflation steadied in August, but were still way above the Bank of England's 2.0 percent inflation target.
ECB's Liikanen sees 'challenge' to cut inflation
Bringing eurozone inflation back down to the European Central Bank's target level of 2 pct or lower will be "a challenge", even over the medium term, said ECB governing council member Erkki Liikanen in an interview published Tuesday 19 September.
Bank of Japan - Annual Review 2006
According to the Bank of Japan's Annual Review 2006, in fiscal year 2005, Japan's economy continued to recover.
ECB's Gonzalez-Paramo on statistics
In the speech 'Statistics for the international financial system' given on 18 September Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo of the ECB said in today's global economy, timely and reliable official statistics play a key role in policy-making as well as in…
ECB's Tumpel-Gugerell on the economic outlook
In the speech 'Economic outlook and policy challenges for the euro area' given on 18 September Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell of the ECB said the ECB expects a 'normalisation' of eurozone growth in the third quarter after the strong performance of the first…
China making progress on FX reforms says Zhou
China's foreign exchange reforms have made "significant progress," though the impact will be seen over time, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan told fellow financial leaders on Tuesday 19 September.