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Fed's Moskow says sees no U.S. deflation threat
US - Chicago Federal Reserve President Michael Moskow said on Friday that he did not see a near-term threat to the U.S. economy from deflation, although prices for some goods have been declining.
Speech by Jack Guynn President of the Atlanta Fed
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Economic Outlook for 2002' Jack Guynn said he was closely watching corporate profits for signals of a turnaround in the U.S. economy.
US comments push down on yen
US - Mixed messages from the US administration have helped Japan's currency touch new lows.
Regional Economy Newsletter Winter 2002
RESEARCH - The Winter 2002 Regional Economy Newsletter for upstate New York has been issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Greenspan O'Neill to testify on financial literacy
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt will testify in Congress early next month on efforts to promote financial literacy, the Senate Banking Committee…
Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Ed Gramlich
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Predatory Lending' Gramlich said recent updates to the Federal Reserve's anti-predatory lending regulations tried to target especially harmful practices, rather than subprime lending in general.
Gramlich - Survey influenced new loan measures
US - Recent updates to the Federal Reserve's anti-predatory lending regulations tried to target especially harmful practices, rather than subprime lending in general, Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich said Friday.
Speech by J Alfred Broaddus Richmond Fed President
SPEECH - In the speech 'Thoughts on the Economic Outlook for 2002' Broaddus said that the Fed's policy moves to date have been "significant" and will help with the economic recovery.
Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey
REPORT - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Business Outlook Survey, 17 January 2002.
Broaddus - Fed moves significant and help recovery
US - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Alfred Broaddus said Friday the Fed's policy moves to date have been "significant" and will help with the economic recovery.
Speech by Robert Parry of the San Francisco Fed
SPEECH - In the speech 'The Economy in 2002' Robert Parry said on Wednesday that recent mixed economic data are encouraging and a resumption of growth is possible this quarter - but it is too early to count on.
Fed's Parry: US recovery could happen in Q1 2002
US - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Robert Parry said on Wednesday that he expects the U.S. economy to be growing again by the second quarter of this year, and possibly earlier.
Speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - In the speech 'The history of money' Alan Greenspan praises central bankers' success in containing inflation during the past two decades and raises hopes that fiat money can be managed in a responsible way. This has been the case in the United…
Speech by Laurence Meyer of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - This speech 'Rules and discretion' focuses specifically on how the study of rules can be helpful in informing discretionary policy decisions. Laurence Meyer's term at the Fed is due to finish at the end of January 2002.
Speech by Roger Ferguson of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - In the speech Ferguson says that the U.S. economy should rebound from recession relatively soon but it is difficult to gauge how vigorous the bounceback will be.
Federal Reserve Board - Beige Book
REPORT - Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and based on information collected before January 9, 2002. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the…
Beige book says US econ weak but shows improvement
US - The US economy started the new year on a weak note, although some scattered signs of improvement emerged, the Federal Reserve Beige Book survey has said.
Fed's Ferguson sees economic rebound
US - The US economy is likely to rebound "before too long" given the stimulative impact of Federal Reserve rate cuts and the natural dynamics of the economy, said Roger Ferguson, the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
Fed's Meyer - A little inflation better than none
US - Outgoing Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer said on Wednesday that the U.S. central bank's commitment to price stability should not be taken as a goal to eliminate inflation entirely.
Speech by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, IMF
SPEECH - Horst Kohler in a speech 'International Conference on Poverty Reduction Strategies' expressed his confidence that this conference will be an important step forward in strengthening the core of the effort to reduce world poverty-self-help and…
Currency Crises and Uncertainty About Fundamentals
WORKING PAPER - International Monetary Fund Working Paper by Alessandro Prati and Massimo Sbracia, Research Department, January 2002.
Speech by US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill
SPEECH - US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has said the outlook for the world's largest economy the United States is now "on the positive side" and predicted stronger growth later on this year.
O' Neill says US outlook 'positive'
US - US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has said the outlook for the world's largest economy is now "on the positive side", predicting stronger growth later on this year.
IMF chief calls for open markets
US - The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has blasted the US, the European Union and Japan for continuing to aid farmers and manufacturers within their countries at the expense of poor nations.