Trichet: Crisis Not Over Yet; Recovery to Be Uneven Sep 5, 2009
Answering delegates' questions, Trichet repeated that monetary aggregates provide a very good guide to policy-making decisions. "I trust that, by working very actively on the monetary analysis, we are closest to the best way of operating in this difficult time," Trichet said. (SmartMoney)
* [BUSINESS BRIEFS] Jul 25, 2009
The nations monetary aggregates increased last month, with M1B and M2 jumping 17. 3 percent and 8. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
British Business Lending Still Weak Jul 22, 2009
" Commercial banks effectively sucked 3.4bn out of the corporate sector in May, on top of a 6bn contraction in April. This compares with the normal expansion of lending of 7bn per month during 2007 and 4bn even in 2008, when the credit crunch was well under way. Tellingly, too, the bank said there was little evidence of rising demand for credit from companies, suggesting the demand for working capital was very depressed. Foreign lenders, or the absence of them, accounts for most of the... (BusinessWeek)
* Monetary aggregates continue expansion May 26, 2009
Monetary aggregates continue expansion ... The nations monetary aggregates continued to expand by a wide margin last month with the M1B reading outgrowing the broader M2 measure for the first time in six years on active stock trading and capital inflows, the central bank said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Croatia—2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement Apr 10, 2009
The CNB should continue to maintain monetary aggregates under control and limit the creation of kuna liquidity. This would help prevent further financial euroization that increases currency risks, undermines the effectiveness of monetary policy, and limits policy options down the road. (IMF News)
* Monetary aggregates post modest gain Mar 26, 2009
Monetary aggregates post modest gain ... The nations monetary aggregates posted modest gains last month as people transferred time and savings deposits to passbook savings accounts and some channeled funds to the local bourse, the central bank said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Is Our Monetary-Fiscal Policy Mix Rightly Prioritized? Mar 3, 2009
The role of the Bank of Canada was to use higher interest rates to reduce monetary aggregates, and eventually inflation. Through 1982, however, the monetary contraction was ineffective in reducing inflation as targeted by the Government. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* Money supplies increase, affected by early holidays Feb 26, 2009
The nations monetary aggregates posted modest gains last month because of net capital inflows and relatively low base figures a year ago rather than rising economic activity, the central bank said yesterday ... The fact that the holidays fell in January this year rather than in February as they did last year accounted for the increase in monetary aggregates, Yen said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
