Speech
Speech by David Clementi, Bank of England, 14 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'A Bank for all Regions: Promoting Monetary and Financial Stability in the United Kingdom' Clementi said that interest rates in the U.K. may stay around present levels for some time to come, given the current uncertain…
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 15 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The introduction of the euro: a (critical) retrospect and a preview' Duisenberg said "we consider the current level of the key ECB interest rates appropriate to maintaining price stability over the medium term".
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans, ECB, 9 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'European financial integration and the international role of the euro' Solans said that the credibility of the ECB's monetary policy is demonstrated by the euro zone's low inflation.
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 13 Mar
SPEECH - Greenspan gave a speech titled 'The U.S. Economy' on Wednesday in which he repeated that U.S. economic activity was improving, and urged a greater emphasis on savings to improve the long-term vitality of the expansion.
Speech by Yutaka Yamaguchi, Bank of Japan, 7 Mar
JAPAN - In the speech Yamaguchi offers his views on systemic risk conceding that he may have raised more questions than provided answers for central banks. He stresses that central banks must continue to pursue these issues to discharge their…
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 8 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Role of Finance in the Investment Bust of 2001' Poole likens the current recession to the coldness of space and the planet pluto in particular. Are we in "the pluto recession"? "The astronomers argue about whether Pluto…
Speech by T Latter, Deputy Chief Exec HKMA, 12 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Why blame the peg?' Latter defended Hong Kong's association with the US dollar saying that the Hong Kong dollar's peg to the U.S. currency was "the most appropriate monetary anchor for Hong Kong."
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 12 Mar
SPEECH - Dodge said in the speech titled 'Monetary Policy Choices: The Canadian Experience' that the worst of the economic downturn was over, and said that the bank was accelerating its timetable for forecast economic recovery.
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Mark Olson, 12 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Current Industry Issues' Olson agreed with views many central bankers have expressed recently when he said that "for the past few months we have seen clear indication that economic conditions are improving and we are either…
Speech by Lars Nyberg of Sveriges Riksbank, 11 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Financial disturbances and the real economy' Nyberg echoed concerns voiced by colleagues on the banks board that inflation in Sweden has been unexpectedly high lately saying "a number of my colleagues have expressed concern…
Speech by A Santomero of Philadelphia Fed, 6 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Recovery - Has It Begun?' Santomero said the U.S. economy's recovery from recession "may indeed have already begun," and called recent statistics on the economy "heartening, in fact, surprisingly strong".
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Ed Gramlich, 7 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Macroeconomic Policy in Recessions--and Other Times' Gramlich said Government reaction to economic hard times should keep long-term strategy in mind, particularly when considering whether to launch a fiscal stimulus program.
Speech by U Backstrom of Sveriges Riksbank, 7 Mar
SPEECH - Backstrom said in the speech titled 'Swedens economy and monetary policy' that "if inflation, even disregarding the temporary effects, is above the target initially, activity is entering an upward phase and economic policy's impact on the…
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA, 6 March
SPEECH - Stevens said in the speech titled 'Economic Performance and Issues in 2002' that "as best as we can judge, the economy is not only continuing to expand, but has reasonable prospects of continuing to do so in the near term".
Speech by Hauw Soo Hoon of the MAS, 5 March
SPEECH - The message from Hoon in her keynote address 'New Chapter, Same Mission' was that the writing is on the wall for insurance firms: Unethical behaviour from their sales force will be met by a tougher stance and could translate into penalties.
Speech by Shin Nakahara, Bank of Japan, 20 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'State of Japan's Economy and Policy Measures' Nakahara said the Bank of Japan may have to resort to unconventional policy steps if falling prices and economic deterioration spiral out of control.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 7 Mar
TESTIMONY - Testimony of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, 7 March.
Speech by Roger Ferguson, Federal Reserve, 4 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Back to the Future in Managing Banking Risk' Ferguson said "after nearly a decade of steady improvement, earnings from core bank operations and other measures of financial strength for the U.S. banking system have taken an…
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 5 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Perspectives on the Economy' Moskow said that he believes a U.S. economic recovery "may very well be under way," although the strength and shape of the resurgence is hard to predict.
Speech by A Crockett, General Manager, BIS, 27 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Towards global financial reporting standards: a critical pillar in the international financial architecture' Crockett said Financial reporting is a basic building block of the financial infrastructure. In today's highly…
Speech by Roger Ferguson, Federal Reserve, 4 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'A Supervisory Perspective on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity' Ferguson said "We must view 11 September as a wake-up call to improve the resilience of financial markets and institutions. We cannot afford to ignore…
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 28 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Inflation Targeting' Kohler said that there has been a widespread desire to avoid excessive volatility in the exchange rates of the world's major currencies ever since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system.
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Ed Gramlich, 1 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Lending to lower-income households' Gramlich expressed hope on Friday that the U.S. central bank's recent moves against abusive home mortgage loans will be successful.
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 25 February
SPEECH - The world economy is at or near a turning point, which makes it difficult for central banks to make the right decisions on interest rates, International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger said in a speech titled 'Making…