Speech
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans, ECB, 28 Feb
SPEECH - Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans: Despedida de la peseta, Conferencia organizada por el Colegio de Economistas de Madrid. Casino de Madrid, 28 February.
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 28 February
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Saving for retirement' Greenspan said "The level of saving remains a key ingredient of economic growth, but we need to know whether the source of that saving is sustainable."
Speech by Susan Schmidt Bies of the Fed, 28 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Strengthening the Financial System of the 21st Century through Sound Accounting and Disclosure' Bies said "It has become clear in recent months that some companies have not been completely transparent in their application…
Speech by K Persson of Sveriges Riksbank, 28 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Riksbank, growth and inflation' Persson said that inflation had exceeded the central banks forecast because it may have over-estimated the economy's production capacity.
Speech by Roger Ferguson, Federal Reserve, 27 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'A Review of Economic Developments in 2001 and the Economic Outlook' Ferguson said "signs of economic recovery are increasing" and added that U.S. consumer spending had helped the economy to stabilize, noting that low…
Speech by Sirkka Hamalainen of the ECB, 25 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech Hamalainen said the euro has been our money for over three years now and that this was long enough to have allowed the single currency to be tested in a fairly wide range of circumstances.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 27 Feb
TESTIMONY - In his testimony before Congress Greenspan said the U.S. economic rebound this year is likely to be slightly weaker than Wall Street expects because the recovery may be restrained by a lack of consumer demand, industrial overcapacity and…
Speech by T Padoa-Schioppa of the ECB, 22 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech Padoa-Schioppa said it was unrealistic to think of moving responsibility for banking supervision to the ECB and co-operation at a national level was more appropriate.
Speech by Jack Guynn President Atlanta Fed, 25 Feb
SPEECH - Guynn said in the speech titled 'Thoughts on the Economy' that the coming economic recovery will be "a good deal more moderate" than after prior downturns, adding that he sees "considerable uncertainty" about the outlook for business investment…
Speech by US Treasury Sec, Paul O'Neill, 25 Feb
SPEECH - Address of US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill before the Chicago Economic Club, Chicago, Illinois, 25 February.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 25 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'China and the euro area in a global perspective' Duisenberg said confidence in most countries was shaken by the attacks on U.S. cities on 11 September, but the world economy has proved resilient and there are growing signs…
Speech by Eva Srejber of Sveriges Riksbank, 25 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Monetary policy and inflation expectations' the hawkish Eva Srejber said the economic slowdown was in its final stages and a 25 basis point rate rise was necessary to control how fast the economy would rebound.
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 22 Feb
SPEECH - Housing Opportunity Partnership for Southeast Wisconsin (HOPS) Report to Partners Conference Italian Community Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 22 February.
Speech by D Latibeaudiere, Bank of Jamaica, 20 Feb
SPEECH - Statement by Derick Latibeaudiere, Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Quarterly Press Briefing, 20 February.
Speech by Fed Reserve Governor Ed Gramlich, 20 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Consumption and the Wealth Effect: The United States and the United Kingdom' Gramlich said the run-up in household wealth in the late 1990s - in the form of rising stock and home prices - clearly affected consumer spending,…
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada, 20 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Canada's Experience with Inflation Targets and a Flexible Exchange Rate: Lessons Learned' Dodge said that both Canada and the global economy seem to have turned the corner, and believed modest growth in Canada would pick up…
Speech by Nobuyuki Nakahara, Bank of Japan, 11 Dec
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Japanese Economy and Monetary Policy in a Deflationary Environment' Nakahara said the central bank should take radical monetary steps, including buying 200 billion yen ($1.59 billion) a month of foreign bonds or using…
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 12 Feb
SPEECH - Eulogy, Darryl R. Francis, 1912-2002 William Poole, President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 12 February 2002.
Speech by K Persson of Sveriges Riksbank, 20 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Globalisation and Sweden' Persson said inflation expectations in Sweden are stable and other economic indicators, too, were in good shape.
Speech by Miyako Suda of the Bank of Japan, 5 Nov
SPEECH - Based on a speech given by Miyako Suda, Member of the Policy Board, at the Meeting on Economic and Financial Matters in Saitama on November 5, 2001. It is a translated and revised version of the Japanese text released in November. Released 25…
Speech by Eddie George, Bank of England, 19 Feb
SPEECH - In an address to the Euromoney Bond Investors' Congress George said financial markets were exaggerating the degree of monetary tightening that may or may not be on the cards.
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA, 18 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Economic Outlook in 2002' Stevens said economic prospects were "pretty good", although there could be a weak patch during 2002.
Speech by J.C. Trichet of Banque de France, 12 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Euro and the Monetary Union' Bank of France Governor Jean-Claude Trichet said there were signs that the European and United States economies were bottoming out after their recent slump. "As regards the present situation…
Speech by Eva Srejber of Sveriges Riksbank, 13 Feb
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'A reunited Europe - the roles played by Sweden and the Riksbank' Srejber said "When the Riksbank makes its inflation forecasts, central and eastern Europe will move gradually from being a brief footnote to becoming an…