Article: BRIEFING - ASIA BANKING - MAY 13, 2003.

Article: Fed: Wages could prove another worry for central ...
AAP General News (Australia);  May 15, 2007 ;     680 words ... ... another worry for central bank By Colin Brinsden ... resources boom states of Western Australia and Queensland recording ... This is way above the central bank's 4.5 per cent ... to December. The central bank will take into account ...

Article: AUSTRALIAN CENTRAL BANK TIPPED TO KEEP RATES STEADY ...
AsiaPulse News;  March 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... this year," RBC Capital economist Su-Lin Ong said. The central bank lifted interest rates three times last year to head off ... million) expansion of its Cape Lambert iron ore port in Western Australia. "There's a pretty clear acceleration in capex spending ...

Article: AUST CENTRAL BANK: FUEL, FINANCE CONDITIONS ...
AsiaPulse News;  July 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... inflationary pressures, according to the minutes of the central bank's last board meeting. At the July 1 meeting, the Reserve ... moderation in demand." The recent Apache gas plant explosion in Western Australia, which has cut gas production in the resources-rich state ...

Article: AUSTRALIA'S CENTRAL BANK TO RAISE RATES IN 2007: ...
AsiaPulse News;  November 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... higher interest rates would have a greater impact on economic activity in some states. "In the resource-rich states of Western Australia and Queensland, where demand pressures from the current resources boom are strongest, the impact of higher interest rates ...

Article: Central bank independence and economic performance.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review;  July 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... economic performance and the degree of central bank independence. Interestingly, however ... and Japan--have different levels of central bank independence. The German Bundesbank ... Why is the idea of an independent central bank popular? Are there economic benefits ...

Article: Central bank independence, inflation, and growth in ...
Journal of Money, Credit & Banking;  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... transitions economies suggest that increased central bank independence (CBI) is correlated with ... relationships: (i) the effect of central bank structure on inflation, and (ii ... of this paper we develop indices of central bank independence (CBI) for twelve transition ...

Article: Central bank likely to lose bid for more ...
The Nation (Thailand);  March 28, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... issues that establish just how independent the central bank will be. The decisions are the final chapter ... has been trying to maintain its power over the central bank, and a central bank that has been striving to break free. The State ...