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Reuters: [2008-05-09 16:51:00]
............................................................... For news and data, double-click on the codes in brackets. Access to some items may depend on subscription level. .............................................................. > ***SNAPSHOT - WORLD KEY OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES*** [INT/RATE] > FACTBOX-Global interest res [GLOBAL/INT] ............................................................... > ECB says euro zone banks toughening lending rules [nL09409883] > Swedish c.bank's Rosenberg-can't rule out rate cut[nL09246392] > Australia cenbank pins hopes on demand slowdown [nSYD92347] > Australia central bank raises inflation forecast [nSYD1019] > Hungary cbanker says May CPI key to rates [nL09733286] > Polish rates seen flat in May, hike in June [nL08634517] > S.Africa cbank says focus is inflation, not curren[nL09205706] > Indonesia cbank: hard to bring inflation below 9 pc[nJAK33869] > Egypt cbank raises rates 50 bps to curb inflation [nL0994079] > Iceland c'bank official warns on volatile crown [nL09692007] > Indonesia cbank: hard to bring inflation below 9 pc[nJAK33869] ............................................................... > The outlook for Federal Reserve policy [FED/AHEAD] > Reuters coverage of Basel II accord [ID:nL10281706] ............................................................... UPCOMING CENTRAL BANK MEETINGS, EVENTS | Fed June 24/25 | BOJ May 19/20 | | ECB June 5 | BoE June 4/5 | | BOC June 10 | RBA June 3 | | Riksbank* July 2 | RBNZ June 5 | | Swiss Nat Bank June 19 | Norges Bank May 28 | * Announcement July 3 > Major central bank events [CEN/DIARY] > Diary of emerging market central bank events [CEN/EMRG] ................................................................ REUTERS POLLS | US Fed Funds rate [FED/R] | ECB rates [ECB/INT] | | British rates [BOE/INT] | Canadian rates [CA/INT] | | Japanese rates [BOJ/INT] | Chinese rates [CNY/POLL] | | Australian rates [AU/INT] | Swiss rates [SNB/INT] | | Swedish rates [SE/INT] | South African rates [ZA/INT] | | Top poll news [POLL/] ............................................................... LATEST NEWS ON CENTRAL BANKS | Central bank news [CEN] | U.S. Federal Reserve [FED] | | Bank of Japan [BOJ] | European Central Bank [ECB] | | Swiss National Bank [SNB] | Bank of England [BOE] | | All forex news [FRX] | Economic indicators [ECI] | | Central Bank index<CENTRAL1>| Central bank rates<KEYRATES/1> | T ............................................................... CENTRAL BANKERS' COMMENTS | Federal Reserve[FED/QUOTES] | ECB [ECB/QUOTES]| | Bank of England[BOE/QUOTES] | Swiss National Bank[SNB/QUOTES]| | Sweden Riksbank[RIK/QUOTES] | ............................................................... DIARIES | Fed diary [FED/DIARY] | ECB diary [ECB/DIARY] | | Today's FX market[MI/DIARY] | Financial events [KEY/DIARY] | | Diary index [IND/DIARY] | Polling diary [POLL/DIARY] | .............................................................. WEB ADDRESSES Federal Reserve: http://www.federalreserve.gov/ Bank of Japan: http://www.boj.or.jp/en/index.htm European Central Bank: http://www.ecb.int/index.html Bank of England: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ Bank of Canada: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/ Swiss National Bank: http://www.snb.ch .............................................................. ((David Stamp; London Treasury Desk +44 207 542 7716))
DIARY - Major Central Bank events for 2008
Reuters: [2008-05-09 15:44:00]
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Please find below a list of dates of interest rate and
other major announcements in 2008 from key central banks around
the world.
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U.S. FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
2008
Jun 24 - Two-day meeting on interest rates (to Jun. 25).
Jun 25 - Decision on short-term interest rates and policy
statement at close of meeting 1815 GMT.
Aug 5 - One-day meeting on interest rates - 1815 GMT.
Sep 16 - One-day meeting on interest rates - 1815 GMT.
Oct 28 - Two-day meeting on interest rates (to Oct. 29).
Oct 29 - Decision on short-term interest rates and policy
statement at close of meeting 1815 GMT.
Dec 16 - One-day meeting on interest rates - 1915 GMT
2009
Jan 27 - Two-day meeting on interest rates (to Jan. 28).
Jan 28 - Decision on short-term interest rates and policy
statement at close of meeting 1915 GMT.
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EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
(Held in Frankfurt unless otherwise stated).
2008
May 21 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled. Any announcement about other issues to
be released at 1230 GMT.
Jun 5 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230 GMT.
Jun 19 - ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting.
No interest rate announcements scheduled. Any announcement about
other issues to be released at 1230 GMT.
Jul 3 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230 GMT.
Jul 17 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled. Any announcement about other issues to
be released at 1230 GMT.
Aug 7 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled. Any announcement about other issues to
be released at 1230 GMT.
Sep 4 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230 GMT.
Sep 18 - ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting.
No interest rate announcements scheduled. Any announcement about
other issues to be released at 1230 GMT.
Oct 2 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230 GMT.
Oct 23 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled. Any announcement about other issues to
be released at 1230 GMT.
Nov 6 - BRUSSELS - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed
by interest rate announcement 1245 GMT. News conference follows
at 1330 GMT.
Nov 20 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled. Any announcement about other issues to
be released at 1330 GMT.
Dec 4 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1245 GMT. News conference follows at 1330 GMT.
Dec 18 - ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting.
No interest rate announcements scheduled. Any announcement about
other issues to be released at 1330 GMT.
2009
Jan 15 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1245 GMT. News conference follows at 1330 GMT.
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BANK OF JAPAN
2008
May 19 - MPM meeting
May 20 - MPM rate decision.
Jun 12 - MPM meeting
Jun 13 - MPM rate decision.
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BANK OF ENGLAND
2008
Jun 4 - MPC meeting (to Jun. 5).
Jun 5 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1100 GMT.
Jul 9 - MPC meeting (to Jul. 10).
Jul 10 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1100 GMT.
Aug 6 - MPC meeting (to Aug. 7).
Aug 7 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1100 GMT.
Sep 3 - MPC meeting (to Sep. 4).
Sep 4 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1100 GMT.
Oct 8 - MPC meeting (to Oct. 9).
Oct 9 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1100 GMT.
Nov 5 - MPC meeting (to Nov. 6).
Nov 6 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1200 GMT.
Dec 3 - MPC meeting (to Dec. 4).
Dec 4 - MPC announces interest rate decision - 1200 GMT.
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BANK OF CANADA
2008
Jun 10 - Key interest rate policy announcement
Jul 15 - Key interest rate policy announcement
Sep 3 - Key interest rate policy announcement
Oct 21 - Key interest rate policy announcement
Dec 9 - Key interest rate policy announcement
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BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS)/G10 - All
bi-monthly meetings take place in Basel, Switzerland, except
where indicated;
2008
Jun 28 - BIS AGM
Sep 7/8 - Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central bank
heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held at
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Nov 9/10 - (BRAZIL) Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central
bank heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held
at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
2009
Jan 11/12 - Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central bank
heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held at
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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SWISS NATIONAL BANK
2008
Jun 19 - Quarterly monetary policy assessment
Sep 18 - Quarterly monetary policy assessment
Dec 11 - Quarterly monetary policy assessment
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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
2008
Jun 3 - RBA Board meeting
Jul 1 - RBA Board meeting
Aug 5 - RBA Board meeting
Sep 2 - RBA Board meeting
Oct 7 - RBA Board meeting
Nov 4 - RBA Board meeting
Dec 2 - RBA Board meeting
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RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND
2008
Jun 5 - Monetary Policy Statement and Official Cash Ratio
(OCR) announcement.
Jul 24 - Official Cash Rate (OCR) announcement.
Sep 11 - Monetary Policy Statement and Official Cash Ratio
(OCR) announcement.
Oct 23 - Official Cash Rate (OCR) announcement.
Dec 4 - Monetary Policy Statement and Official Cash Ratio
(OCR) announcement.
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SWEDEN'S RIKSBANK
2008
Jul 2 - Executive Board monetary policy meeting
Jul 3 - Monetary rate decision.
Sep 3 - Executive Board monetary policy meeting
Sep 4 - Monetary rate decision.
Oct 22 - Executive Board monetary policy meeting
Oct 23 - Monetary rate decision.
Dec 16 - Executive Board monetary policy meeting
Dec 17 - Monetary rate decision.
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NORGES BANK
2008
May 28 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds meeting on interest rates (rate decision 1200 GMT,
news conference 1245 GMT).
Jun 25 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds meeting on interest rates (rate decision 1200 GMT,
news conference 1245 GMT).
Aug 13 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds meeting on interest rates (rate decision 1200 GMT,
news conference 1245 GMT).
Sep 24 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds meeting on interest rates (rate decision 1200 GMT,
news conference 1245 GMT).
Oct 29 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds meeting on interest rates (rate decision 1300 GMT,
news conference 1345 GMT).
Dec 17 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds meeting on interest rates (rate decision 1300 GMT,
news conference 1345 GMT).
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CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND
2008
May 22 - Iceland Central Bank interest rate decision.
Sep 11 - Iceland Central Bank interest rate decision.
Dec 20 - Iceland Central Bank interest rate decision.
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DANISH NATIONAL BANK
Denmark's National Bank does not have regularly monetary
policy meetings. The Board of Governors convenes whenever
necessary but these meetings often coincide with the ECB.
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POLL-Japan machinery orders seen down 5.5 pct in March
Reuters: [2008-05-09 10:31:00]
(For a separate poll story on GDP, click on [ID:nT265063])
TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders are
expected to have declined 5.5 percent in March from the previous
month as firms became somewhat cautious about investment due to
slower global growth, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
The expected drop in the core orders, a highly volatile
figure regarded as a leading gauge of capital spending, would
also be in reaction to a 19.6 percent jump in January, economists
said.
Following are polls for major Japanese indicators scheduled
for the week of May 12-16.
LOCAL LOCAL MEDIAN
DATE TIME/GMT INDICATOR PERIOD F/CAST PRIOR
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12MAY 0850/2350* Money Supply -M2+CD (y/y) Apr 2.2 2.2%
14MAY 0850/2350* Current Account (y/y) Mar -14.2 2.9%
14MAY 0850/2350* Corp Good Price Indx (m/m) Apr 0.5 0.5%
14MAY 0850/2350* Corp Good Price Indx (y/y) Apr 3.6 3.9%
15MAY 0850/2350* Machinery Orders (m/m) Mar -5.5 -12.7%
16MAY 0850/2350* GDP (q/q) Q1 0.6% 0.9%
16MAY 0850/2350* GDP -Annualised (q/q) Q1 2.5% 3.5%
16MAY 0850/2350* GDP deflator Q1 (y/y) Q1 -1.5% -1.3%
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Note: Dates and times are local, followed by GMT time. Asterisk*
means GMT is previous day
MACHINERY ORDERS
- The government has forecast core orders, which exclude those
for ships and equipment at electric power firms, will show a rise
of 3.5 percent for the January-March quarter from the previous
quarter. Economists say the orders likely achieved the increase.
- Historical figures will be updated when the March data is
released as the government plans to revise its seasonal
adjustment calculation method.
- The following are forecasts for percentage changes in core
private-sector machinery orders:
month/month year/year
RBS -10.0 -3.6
Calyon -10.0 -3.6
Deutsche Securities -9.5 n/a
Informa Global Markets -9.0 -2.5
UBS -8.8 -0.3
Mitsubishi UFJ Research -8.6 -2.3
JP Morgan -8.0 n/a
Japan Research -7.6 -1.2
Daiwa SB Investment -7.4 -1.3
Norinchukin Research -7.3 -0.7
Merrill Lynch -7.0 n/a
Mizuho Research -6.8 -0.8
Nomura Research -6.8 -0.2
Mitsubishi Research -6.3 0.3
ABN -6.1 0.5
Daiwa Research -5.6 n/a
Daiwa SMBC -5.5 1.6
Shinko Research -5.2 1.5
Barclays Capital -5.1 1.6
HSBC Securities -5.0 -0.2
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities -5.0 1.5
Lehman Brothers -5.0 1.8
Credit Suisse -5.0 n/a
Mizuho Securities -4.9 1.8
BNP Paribas -4.8 1.9
Mitsui Sumitomo AM -4.5 2.2
Dai-ichi Life Research -4.0 n/a
Shinkin Central Bank -3.3 3.3
Okasan Research -3.0 n/a
Goldman Sachs -2.9 3.3
Morgan Stanley -0.9 5.8
NLI Research -0.1 -2.8
Nikko Citigroup 3.2 10.1
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MEDIAN -5.5 0.4
HIGH 3.2 10.1
LOW -10.0 -3.6
CORPORATE GOODS PRICE INDEX
- Wholesale prices have been supported by rising prices of crude
oil and raw materials.
- Domestic CGPI, which tracks trends of wholesale prices of
goods, is expected to have risen a median 3.6 percent in April
from the same month a year earlier. Forecasts from 34 economists
were for a rise ranging from 3.0 to 4.3 percent.
- Economists said the pace of increase in CGPI probably slowed
in April as gasoline prices fell after a "provisional" gasoline
tax expired on March 31 as opposition parties blocked a
government bill to keep the extra tax in place.
- But the revival of the tax this month has already pushed up
gasoline prices and rises in wholesale prices are expected to
pick up again in May.
CURRENT ACCOUNT
- Japan's current account surplus would probably fell as the
trade surplus shrank in March.
- Customs-cleared trade data showed last month that the trade
surplus fell 30.2 percent in March from a year earlier to 1.119
trillion yen ($10.78 billion). [JPTBAL=ECI]
- The current account surplus was probably 2.82 trillion yen and
down 14.2 percent in March from a year earlier. Forecasts from 29
economists ranged from 2.28 to 3.1 trillion yen or a drop of 5.7
to 30.6 percent percent.
((Tokyo Policy Desk; Reuters Messaging:
yoko.nishikawa.reuters.com@reuters.net; +81-3 6441 1830))
($1=103.75 Yen)
Keywords: JAPAN ECONOMY/POLL
*TOP NEWS* Central banks
Reuters: [2008-05-09 10:25:00]
............................................................... For news and data, double-click on the codes in brackets. Access to some items may depend on subscription level. .............................................................. > ***SNAPSHOT - WORLD KEY OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES*** [INT/RATE] > FACTBOX-Global interest res [GLOBAL/INT] ............................................................... > ECB says euro zone banks toughening lending rules [nFAE002265] > Fed's emergency lending finds scant interest [nN08441188] > Swedish c.bank's Rosenberg-can't rule out rate cut[nL09246392] > Australia cenbank pins hopes on demand slowdown [nSYD92347] > Australia central bank raises inflation forecast [nSYD1019] > Iceland c'bank official warns on volatile crown [nL09692007] > Indonesia cbank: hard to bring inflation below 9 pc[nJAK33869] > Chile's cenbank holds key rate at 6.25 pct [nN08400063] > Peru's central bank holds key rate steady [nN08430837] > ECB holds rates at 4 pct,keeps up inflation stance[nL08596967] ............................................................... > The outlook for Federal Reserve policy [FED/AHEAD] > Reuters coverage of Basel II accord [ID:nL10281706] ............................................................... UPCOMING CENTRAL BANK MEETINGS, EVENTS | Fed June 24/25 | BOJ May 19/20 | | ECB June 5 | BoE June 4/5 | | BOC June 10 | RBA June 3 | | Riksbank* July 2 | RBNZ June 5 | | Swiss Nat Bank June 19 | Norges Bank May 28 | * Announcement July 3 > Major central bank events [CEN/DIARY] > Diary of emerging market central bank events [CEN/EMRG] ................................................................ REUTERS POLLS | US Fed Funds rate [FED/R] | ECB rates [ECB/INT] | | British rates [BOE/INT] | Canadian rates [CA/INT] | | Japanese rates [BOJ/INT] | Chinese rates [CNY/POLL] | | Australian rates [AU/INT] | Swiss rates [SNB/INT] | | Swedish rates [SE/INT] | South African rates [ZA/INT] | | Top poll news [POLL/] ............................................................... LATEST NEWS ON CENTRAL BANKS | Central bank news [CEN] | U.S. Federal Reserve [FED] | | Bank of Japan [BOJ] | European Central Bank [ECB] | | Swiss National Bank [SNB] | Bank of England [BOE] | | All forex news [FRX] | Economic indicators [ECI] | | Central Bank index<CENTRAL1>| Central bank rates<KEYRATES/1> | T ............................................................... CENTRAL BANKERS' COMMENTS | Federal Reserve[FED/QUOTES] | ECB [ECB/QUOTES]| | Bank of England[BOE/QUOTES] | Swiss National Bank[SNB/QUOTES]| | Sweden Riksbank[RIK/QUOTES] | ............................................................... DIARIES | Fed diary [FED/DIARY] | ECB diary [ECB/DIARY] | | Today's FX market[MI/DIARY] | Financial events [KEY/DIARY] | | Diary index [IND/DIARY] | Polling diary [POLL/DIARY] | .............................................................. WEB ADDRESSES Federal Reserve: http://www.federalreserve.gov/ Bank of Japan: http://www.boj.or.jp/en/index.htm European Central Bank: http://www.ecb.int/index.html Bank of England: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ Bank of Canada: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/ Swiss National Bank: http://www.snb.ch .............................................................. ((David Stamp; London Treasury Desk +44 207 542 7716))
*TOP NEWS* Central banks
Reuters: [2008-05-08 15:04:00]
............................................................... For news and data, double-click on the codes in brackets. Access to some items may depend on subscription level. .............................................................. > ***SNAPSHOT - WORLD KEY OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES*** [INT/RATE] > FACTBOX-Global interest res [GLOBAL/INT] ............................................................... ECB > ECB holds rates in prices vs growth face-off [nL08596967] > ECB's Trichet-high uncertainty due to market turmo[nL08903738] > HIGHLIGHTS-European Central Bank news conference [nECBNEWS] > TEXT-European Central Bank statement on rates [nECBTEXT] > Economists' comments on ECB news conference [nECBVIEW] BOE > BoE leaves UK rates at 5 pct, cut seen next month [nL08917409] > INSTANT VIEW-BoE holds interest rates at 5 pct [nL08893320] OTHER CENTRAL BANK NEWS > Weak dollar helps reduce protectionism - US envoy [nL08373165] > BOJ should cut rates to help small firms-lawmaker [nT162722] > Bank of Korea holds rates, resists pressure to cut[nSEO160654] > Romanian cbank signals inflationary pressure peak [nL08895882] > Philippine c.bank says inflation may miss 2008 goa[nMAN107844] > S.Korea central bank holds rates, resists pressure[nSEO160654] > Polish cbank to hold fire if data weak again-Czekaj[nL0842431] > Thai central bank says monitoring inflation closel[nBKT000651] > Reserve Bank of NZ seen cutting rates in Sept. [nWEL44418] ............................................................... > The outlook for Federal Reserve policy [FED/AHEAD] > Reuters coverage of Basel II accord [ID:nL10281706] ............................................................... UPCOMING CENTRAL BANK MEETINGS, EVENTS | Fed June 24/25 | BOJ May 19/20 | | ECB June 5 | BoE June 4/5 | | BOC June 10 | RBA June 3 | | Riksbank* July 2 | RBNZ June 5 | | Swiss Nat Bank June 19 | Norges Bank May 28 | * Announcement July 3 > Major central bank events [CEN/DIARY] > Diary of emerging market central bank events [CEN/EMRG] ................................................................ REUTERS POLLS | US Fed Funds rate [FED/R] | ECB rates [ECB/INT] | | British rates [BOE/INT] | Canadian rates [CA/INT] | | Japanese rates [BOJ/INT] | Chinese rates [CNY/POLL] | | Australian rates [AU/INT] | Swiss rates [SNB/INT] | | Swedish rates [SE/INT] | South African rates [ZA/INT] | | Top poll news [POLL/] ............................................................... LATEST NEWS ON CENTRAL BANKS | Central bank news [CEN] | U.S. Federal Reserve [FED] | | Bank of Japan [BOJ] | European Central Bank [ECB] | | Swiss National Bank [SNB] | Bank of England [BOE] | | All forex news [FRX] | Economic indicators [ECI] | | Central Bank index<CENTRAL1>| Central bank rates<KEYRATES/1> | T ............................................................... CENTRAL BANKERS' COMMENTS | Federal Reserve[FED/QUOTES] | ECB [ECB/QUOTES]| | Bank of England[BOE/QUOTES] | Swiss National Bank[SNB/QUOTES]| | Sweden Riksbank[RIK/QUOTES] | ............................................................... DIARIES | Fed diary [FED/DIARY] | ECB diary [ECB/DIARY] | | Today's FX market[MI/DIARY] | Financial events [KEY/DIARY] | | Diary index [IND/DIARY] | Polling diary [POLL/DIARY] | .............................................................. WEB ADDRESSES Federal Reserve: http://www.federalreserve.gov/ Bank of Japan: http://www.boj.or.jp/en/index.htm European Central Bank: http://www.ecb.int/index.html Bank of England: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ Bank of Canada: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/ Swiss National Bank: http://www.snb.ch .............................................................. ((David Stamp; London Treasury Desk +44 207 542 7716))Next: *TOP NEWS* Central banks