Speech
Speech by Masaru Hayami, Bank of Japan, 1 July
SPEECH - In his opening speech to the Tenth International Conference held by the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Hayami said he was convinced that with experts from all over the world exchanging their experiences and views, the conference…
Speech by K Persson of Sveriges Riksbank, 1 July
SPEECH - Persson's speech titled 'On the verge of Eurosystem membership - challenges from a Swedish perspective' highlights how possible Swedish membership of Stage Three of EMU could affect the Swedish labour market and goes on to discuss the changes to…
Speech by Eduardo Aninat, Dep MD, IMF, 20 Jun
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The Economic Foundations of Peace in Colombia' Aninat said it was his sincere hope that the new administration will be able to find ways to mobilize the multiple talents and goodwill of the Colombian people, and put the…
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank, 17 Jun
SPEECH - Gjedrem said in a speech titled 'The Norwegian economy and monetary policy' that the Norwegian economy displays a number of strong features. Government finances are solid and foreign trade is performing well. Household finances are generally…
Speech by Edward George, Bank of England, 26 Jun
SPEECH - In his annual Mansion House speech George gave a strong signal that interest rates would not be raised at next week's meeting of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee and welcomed the fall in the pound against the euro.
Speech by Ian Macfarlane, governor of RBA, 25 June
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Relative Advance or Relative Decline?' Macfarlane looks at the prospects for the Australian economy over the next 20 years. He concludes that although we cannot predict the future, we can try and make sure that the economy is…
Speech by Dr Wellink, Nederlandsche Bank, 14 June
SPEECH - Wellink speculates in a speech titled 'The Role of National Central Banks within the European System of Central Banks: The Example of De Nederlandsche Bank' that the national central bank might contribute to loosening the roots of its very…
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 11 Jun
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Trust, Transparency, and Financial Markets' Dodge told an audience in Nova Scotia that the Canadian economy's strong performance thus far in 2002 has exceeded the Bank's own forecasts.
Speech by Robert Parry, San Francisco Fed, 17 Jun
SPEECH - Parry said in a speech titled 'After the Recession: A Monetary Policymaker Looks Ahead' that "we're now in the midst of a modest expansion," after a shallow recession which probably ended in December or January.
Speech by Robert Parry, San Francisco Fed, 6 Jun
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'After the Recession: A Monetary Policymaker Looks Ahead' Parry said that once the expansion takes hold interest rates will have to move up to prevent a build up of inflationary pressures but that for now the approach can be…
Speech by K Persson of Sveriges Riksbank, 11 Jun
SPEECH - Persson said in a speech titled 'The economic situation in a monetary policy perspective' that Sweden's participation in the euro would have various advantages for the economy but acknowledged the disadvantage of a loss of self determination in…
Speech by J Alfred Broaddus, Richmond Fed, 5 Jun
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'An Update on the Economy and Monetary Policy' Broaddus said that the outlook for the next several quarters was 'murky' but that the recovery seemed firmly in place.
Speech by U Backstrom of Sveriges Riksbank, 7 Jun
SPEECH - Backstrom said in a speech titled 'The importance of a well-functioning stock market' that in order to reduce the risk of financial market imbalances, it is important that we have a well thought-out legislative, regulatory and supervisory…
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Bank of England, 19 Jun
SPEECH - In the paper titled 'Monetary Policy Issues: Past, Present, Future' Nickell answered questions such as Has the MPC demonstrated a bias towards deflation?, and What are the challenges for the immediate future?
Speech by A Santomero of Philadelphia Fed, 13 June
SPEECH - 'The U.S. Experience with a Federal Central Bank System', a speech delivered by Philadelphia Fed president Anthony Santomero at a conference in Vienna in which he explains the Fed's success and survival by its constant evolution and its dual…
Speech by Svein Gjedrem, Norges Bank, 11 June
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Monetary policy and wage growth', Svein Gjedrem, governor of Norges Bank, addresses the general assembly of the Employers' Organisation NAVO, 11 June 2002.
Speech by Jaime Caruana, Banco de Espana, 14 June
SPEECH - The governor of the Banco de Espana addresses the governing council of the central bank on the presentation of the annual report, 14 June. He reviews the progress of the Spanish economy in the past year and the challenges it has faced, and…
Speech Wim Duisenberg, ECB president, 13 June
SPEECH - In a speech on 'The euro as a catalyst for integration and competition in EMU', Wim Duisenberg talks about the link between European integration and the euro, explaining the need for further structural reforms and their importance for the smooth…
Speech by Fed governor Susan S. Bies, 11 June
SPEECH - Remarks by Susan S. Bies on bank performance and corporate governance at the 112th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Bankers Association, Hot Springs, Virginia.
Speech by Tony Latter, HKMA, 12 June
SPEECH- Tony Latter, deputy chief executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Hong Kong's currency board today and the unexpected challenge of deflation. Have central banks become a victim of their own success?
Speech by Jaime Caruana, B of Spain, 24 April
SPEECH - Speech by Jaime Caruana, governor of the Bank of Spain, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, on asset price bubbles and the implications for monetary, regulatory and international policies.
Speech by Fed governor Susan S. Bies, 10 June
SPEECH - Fed governor Susan S. Bies delivered a speech on 'Lessons to be Re-Learned from Recent Breakdowns in Corporate Accounting' to the Institute of International Bankers in New York on 10 June. She attempted to outline what should be re-learned from…
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans, ECB, 11 June
SPEECH - Eugenio Domingo Solans, member of the Governing Council and Executive Board of the ECB, gave a speech titled 'Exchange rate policies in the accession process' to a conference in Tallinn on 'Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes in the Globalised…
Speech by Omar Kabbaj, president of AFDB, 28 May
SPEECH - Omar Kabbaj, president of the African Development Bank, gave a speech on "Enhancing the Development Effectiveness of the African Development Bank" at the opening session of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank and Fund in Addis…