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UK parliament gives King the thumbs up
Mervyn King has fulfilled his responsibilities as governor of the Bank of England very well during his first term and deserves to serve for a further five years, an influential group of UK lawmakers has said.
Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Policymakers expect US inflation to moderate in 2008 and 2009, with expectations remaining reasonably well anchored in spite of the recent pick-up in price growth, the Fed's annual report states.
Barbados - Q1 review
Boosted by a rebound in tourism activity and a moderate expansion in manufacturing output, the Barbadian economy performed well in the first quarter of the year.
Money and banking in PNG - new edition
The Bank of Papua New Guinea has published the second edition of its book on money and banking in the country.
Turkey to review inflation target
The Central Bank of Turkey will consider revising its inflation target towards the end of this year, the minutes of its April rate-setting meeting show.
Bank lending falls in Norway
Household credit demand in Norway declined in the first quarter of 2008, reports a recent survey of bank lending by the Bank of Norway.
ECB's TARGET Annual Report 2007
In 2007, use of TARGET, a large-value payment system in the euro area, surged in terms of both volume and value of transactions business, the annual report on the system states.
Poland monetary policy cautious about hot money
The National Bank of Poland decided to raise the key interest rates by 25 basis points after resisting a 50 basis points rise, the minutes of the March monetary policy council meeting show.
A firm-wide view of risk exposure crucial
Risk concentrations at most financial conglomerates are still mainly identified, measured and managed within separate risk categories and business lines, notes the Joint Forum of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in a new review.
SARB - Financial Stability Review March 2008
Despite strong economic growth, Africa still faces a number of downside risks that could impact negatively on financial stability, the South African Reserve Bank states in its latest Financial Stability Review, published on Thursday.
Achieving cost effectiveness: Brazil's experience
The Central Bank of Brazil has published a detailed case study on how it implemented a new system of identifying and monitoring costs.
ECB Annual Report 2007
The third enlargement of the euro area, which took place on 1 January 2008 when Cyprus and Malta adopted the single currency, occurred in a smooth and efficient manner, Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the central bank said in his introduction to…
Turkish inflation to exceed target this year
Turkish inflation is likely to be above the central bank's 4% target in 2008 unless there is a drastic slowdown in agflation.
ECB Monthly Bulletin - April 2008
The latest edition of the European Central Bank's Monthly Bulletin argues that recent movements in bond markets that appear to indicate a pick up in euro-area inflation expectations, are misleading.
Bank of Finland - Annual Report 2007
The Bank of Finland proposed a merger of the finance and insurance sectors' regulatory authorities in 2007.
Dallas Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Turning away from globalisation's call risks squandering a golden opportunity, writes Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, in his opening letter at the start of the institution's 2007 annual report.
Latest Beige Book makes grim reading
The April edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, a summation of economic conditions in the US based on reports from the 12 regional Feds, signals that events in the financial markets are beginning to have a marked impact on the real economy.
FOMC publishes 2002 transcripts
Want to know everything that was said at the Federal Open Market Committee's meetings in 2002?
Australia hints at cuts later in 2008
Though the Reserve Bank of Australia opted to leave rates at a 12-year high of 7.25% last month, minutes published on Tuesday signalled that it could make cuts later this year.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Annual Report 2007
Sri Lanka's economy grew by 6.8% in 2007, spurred by a buoyant manufacturing sector.
Policy stance remains appropriate: BoJ minutes
Japanese policymakers remain keen to raise rates in spite of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, minutes of the March Monetary Policy Council meeting reveal.
Bank of Japan's economic outlook
Japanese economic growth is slowing mainly due to high energy and materials prices, the Bank of Japan's latest monthly economic report states.
Czech Board's March minutes
The minutes of the March meeting of the Czech National Bank's board show that six of the seven members voted to keep the two-week repo rate unchanged at 3.75%.
Joint Forum: CRT markets' future developments
Firms should not establish material positions in credit risk transfer (CRT) instruments without first having validated models for pricing and risk-managing such exposures, advises a new report from the Joint Forum.