Economics
Richmond Fed's Economic Quarterly, Winter 2006
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has published its Economic Quarterly for Winter 2006. The latest issue includes the article 'Discretionary policy and multiple equilibria'.
France must speed reforms - Trichet
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview published Tuesday 11 April that France has been too slow to implement reforms to make its economy more flexible.
BoJ's Fukui says 'no deviation' from reserve level
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Tuesday 11 April there has been "no deviation" in the planned pace of reduction in commercial banks' current account reserves held at the BoJ.
Liebscher hints at ECB rate rise
European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher signalled in an interview published Monday 10 April that the euro zone central bank may raise interest rates in June to curb inflation.
International Journal of Central Banking, Mar 06
The March 2006 issue of the International Journal of Central Banking has been published. The latest edition contains five articles including 'The Bank of Japan's monetary policy and bank risk premiums in the money market,' and 'Using market information…
Central Bank of Iceland - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Iceland's Annual Report 2005, the macroeconomic imbalances that emerged in the second half of 2004 were substantially amplified in 2005.
St Louis Fed's Regional Economist, April 2006
The Regional Economist, April 2006 edition, from the St Louis Fed includes the article "Is the U.S. current account deficit dangerous?". Although this deficit has been rising steadily since the early 1990s, a "hard landing" for the U.S. economy is…
ECB statistics: an overview
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Friday 7 April published a document entitled "ECB statistics: an overview". The document updates a similar publication released in May 2000.
Columbia economist linked to Fed board
The Federal Reserve is reported to be considering appointing former Columbia University economist and ex-Federal Reserve Bank of New York senior staff member Frederic Mishkin as vice chairman of the Fed's board.
Kyrgyz Rep's Sarbanov resigns
Ulan Sarbanov has been relieved of his post of chairman of the Kyrgyz National Bank "as of 30 March in line with his letter of resignation". The president recently signed the relevant decree, according to the Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website.
Is the ECB so special?
The paper "Is the ECB so special? A qualitative and quantitative analysis" analyses the European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy over the period 1999-2005, both from a qualitative and a quantitative perspective, and compares it with the Federal…
Fed's Poole: Inflation rise difficult to reverse
William Poole said on Friday 7 April that it would be more difficult for the Federal Reserve to deal with a spike in inflation than a softening of growth.
Tanigaki says Japan hasn't escaped deflation yet
Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Saturday 8 April that the world's second-biggest economy has yet to beat deflation fully.
Bank of Greece - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Greece's Annual Report 2004, following the satisfactory growth rate of the Greek economy in 2003 (4.7%), economic activity in Greece began to slow down in the second half of 2004.
Iskrov on financial progress and prospects
In the speech 'Financial progress and prospects' given on 21 March Ivan Iskrov of the Bulgarian National Bank said the stable macroeconomic environment in Bulgaria, plus the sustainably high rates of economic growth and the prospects for its membership…
Full rupee float 'not earlier than 2009'
India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram does not expect the rupee to become fully convertible before 2009, he said in an interview with Singapore's Straits Times published on Friday 7 April.
Brazil central bank directors resign
Brazil's central bank said in a statement on Thursday 6 April that Alexandre Schwartsman, the head of its international relations department, and Sergio Darcy, chief of its norms department, had asked to step down.
Turkish governor name sent to president
Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Ali Babacan said on Friday 7 April that the government's decision on the appointment of a new central bank governor will be sent to President Ahmet Necdet Sezer today.
New BOK deputy governor appointed
South Korea's president Roh Moo-hyun on Thursday 6 April appointed Lee Sung-il, CEO and president of the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, deputy governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK).
Bank of Canada - Annual Report 2005
According to the Bank of Canada's Annual Report 2005, domestically, the Bank's research and analysis in 2005 focused on the efficient regulation of financial institutions and on improving the efficiency of financial markets.
ECOFIN's Grasser says Slovenia may join euro in 07
Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said Slovenia has a good chance of joining the euro on 1 January 2007.
Bank of Ghana - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Ghana's Annual Report 2004, the Ghanaian economy made a considerable degree of progress in 2004.
Chicago Fed's Moskow on the US economic outlook
In the speech 'U.S. economic outlook and the current account deficit' given on 6 April Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said the U.S. economic outlook looks good for the next couple of years, with growth self-sustaining and inflation…
Yuan compromise?
According to this article by Lawrence Lindsey, published on Thursday 6 April, President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao will have a lot to talk about at their meeting in Washington later this month. The central economic question will be the proper…