Research
Federal Reserve Bulletin - November 2001
RESEARCH - The Economic Performance of Small Banks, 1985-2000 by William F. Bassett and Thomas F. Brady.
Bank of Japan monthly report
REPORT - Bank of Japan, Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, November 2001.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Factors Affecting Regional Economic Performance in Canadaby Brigid Brady and Farid Novin. Short summary.
Derivatives and Public Debt Management - Report
REPORT - Derivatives and Public Debt Management is again available from the International Securities Market Association following its withdrawal pending the consideration of issues raised in relation to the document, 13 November.
European Central Bank report
ECB PRESS RELEASE - Publication of the report of the European Court of Auditorson the efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2000 and the ECB's reply to the report, Frankfurt, 9 November.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Conference Summary: Revisiting the Case for Flexible Exchange Ratesby Larry Schembri. Short summary.
A Look at China's Financial Reform
RESEARCH - A paper submitted to CentralBankNet by Wu Chang Ming, senior economist at the People's Bank of China, currently on secondment at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Minimum standards for securities settlement system
REPORT - Central banks and securities regulators release recommendations for securities settlement systems, 12 November.
The Resolution of International Financial Crises
RESEARCH - Joint paper from the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada. By Andy Haldane of the International Finance Division, Bank of England and Mark Kruger of the International Department, Bank of Canada, November 2001.
The work of setting interest rates
FEATURE ARTICLE - By Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, in Finansavisen, 9 November.
Bank of England Inflation Report November 2001
REPORT - The Bank of England has published its inflation report for November 2001.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Predictability of Average Inflation over Long Time Horizons by Allan Crawford. Short summary.
BIS Press Release
REPORT - Basel Committee Joint Forum releases cross-sectoral reports, 7 November.
Risk Management Practices and Regulatory Capital
REPORT - The Joint Forum Risk Management Practices and Regulatory Capital Cross-Sectoral Comparison, November 2001.
IMF Staff Report on Germany
REPORT - IMF Publications Germany: 2001 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion Series, 7 November.
Bank of Canada semi-annual Monetary Policy Report
REPORT - The Bank of Canada yesterday, Wednesday, released its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - A New Measure of Core Inflation by Tiff Macklem. Short summary.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
REPORT - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) was virtually unchanged at -1.28 in September. The three-month moving average index (CFNAI-MA3) was -0.95 in September, marking the fifteenth consecutive month that the CFNAI-MA3 was below zero.
International Finance Discussion Papers
RESEARCH - Federal Reserve Board Working Papers, Evidence Uncovered: Long-Term Interest Rates, Monetary Policy, and the Expectations Theory by Jennifer E. Roush, October 2001.
BIS International Consolidated Banking Statistics
REPORT - Bank for International Settlements International Consolidated Banking Statistics - second quarter of 2001, 29 October.
NIESR Quarterly Economic Review
RESEARCH - The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), based in the UK, has published its Quarterly Economic Review, October 2001.
The Federal Reserve Beige Book
REPORT - The Federal Reserve published on 24 October its regular Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District known as the Beige Book.
Minneapolis Fed's District Economic Survey
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published its District Economic Survey in its district business newspaper the fedgazette.
Research from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
RESEARCH - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published research on the supervisory process in the September 2001 edition of The region, its regular quarterly publication.