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*TOP NEWS* Central banks

Reuters: [2008-05-19 16:47:00]

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> ***SNAPSHOT - WORLD KEY OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES***  [INT/RATE] 
> FACTBOX-Global interest res                     [GLOBAL/INT] 
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> ECB's Trichet sees ongoing, significant correction [nL1926285] 
> "More resilient" German economy set for growth-Buba [nL194042] 
> French Q2 growth to slow, confidence dips-c.bank  [nL19554743] 
> ECB's Kranjec says euro zone economy is sound     [nFAT004183] 
> BOJ to keep rates on hold with clouds over economy  [nT305710] 
> PREVIEW-BoE minutes expected to show 8-1 vote to ho[nL1998785] 
> Swedish rates seen on hold in July, cut by end-yr [nL19618229] 
> Polish MPC should hike in May, probably won't-Noga[nWAR006888] 
> Poland has room for one more hike-MPC's Wojtyna[ID:nL19497788] 
> Czech c.banker Hampl: one more rate hike may help [nL19504004] 
> Serb cbank ups '09 core inflation target to 3-6 pc[nL19637963] 
> Ghana ups prime rate 175bp to curb fuel,food price[nL19195687] 
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> The outlook for Federal Reserve policy             [FED/AHEAD] 
> Reuters coverage of Basel II accord            [ID:nL10281706] 
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 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] 
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| 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/] 
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 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] | 
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 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] | 
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 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 
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*TOP NEWS* Central banks

Reuters: [2008-05-19 14:41:00]

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For news and data, double-click on the codes in brackets. 
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> ***SNAPSHOT - WORLD KEY OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES***  [INT/RATE] 
> FACTBOX-Global interest res                     [GLOBAL/INT] 
............................................................... 
> ECB's Trichet sees ongoing, significant correction [nL1926285] 
> "More resilient" German economy set for growth-Buba [nL194042] 
> French Q2 growth to slow, confidence dips-c.bank  [nL19554743] 
> Swedish rates seen on hold in July, cut by end-yr [nL19618229] 
> BOJ to keep rates on hold with clouds over economy  [nT305710] 
> BoE's Lomax to not serve second term-Treasury  [ID:nL18135604] 
> Polish MPC should hike in May, probably won't-Noga[nWAR006888] 
> Poland has room for one more hike-MPC's Wojtyna[ID:nL19497788] 
> Czech c.banker Hampl: one more rate hike may help [nL19504004] 
> Serb cbank ups '09 core inflation target to 3-6 pc[nL19637963] 
> Financial markets still distorted-BIS exec      [ID:nL1786902] 
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> The outlook for Federal Reserve policy             [FED/AHEAD] 
> Reuters coverage of Basel II accord            [ID:nL10281706] 
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 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] 
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| 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/] 
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 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] | 
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 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] | 
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 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 
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 ((David Stamp; London Treasury Desk +44 207 542 7716)) 
  

DIARY - Major Central Bank events for 2008

Reuters: [2008-05-19 12:26:00]

      
     For other related diaries, please see; 
     DIARY - U.S. Federal Reserve          [FED/DIARY] 
     DIARY - Polling Unit Diary            [POLL/DIARY] 
     DIARY - Key World Financial Events    [KEY/DIARY] 
     DIARY - Political and General news    [POL/DIARY] 
     DIARY - Index of all Diaries          [IND/DIARY] 
     DIARY - G7 Economic Indicators        <ECON> 
     DIARY - Emerging Markets Cen Banks    [CEN/EMRG] 
      
     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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*TOP NEWS* Central banks

Reuters: [2008-05-16 18:55:00]

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> ***SNAPSHOT - WORLD KEY OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES***  [INT/RATE] 
> FACTBOX-Global interest res                     [GLOBAL/INT] 
............................................................... 
 FED 
> Fed's Lockhart sees hope that inflation slowing   [nN16384387] 
> BBA discusses Libor with c.banks as review nears  [nL16803212] 
> Fed seen winning OK to pay interest on reserves   [nN16397676] 
     
 ECB 
> ECB's Trichet sees very clear inflation pressure  [nL16546691] 
> ECB's Liebscher-supports steady hand policy on rates[nWEB5577] 
> ECB's Mersch says sees slight Q2 growth slowdown    [nWEB5569] 
> Constancio says no risk of European recession     [nL16580858] 
> HIGHLIGHTS-ECB's Constancio says hard to forecast [nL16845591] 
> HIGHLIGHTS-Brussels Economic Forum discussions    [nL16501453] 
> EU business not complaining about ECB - employers [nL16103682] 
> Austria sees no cause for worry on ECB collateral [nL16837718] 
 
 OTHER CENTRAL BANK NEWS    
> BoE restates no upper limit on mortgage swap plan [nL16524349] 
> Mexican central bank holds interest rate steady   [nN16402526] 
> Danish c.bank ups leading interest rate by 10 bps [nL16279785] 
> Icelandic central bank wins Nordic peers' support [nL16873331] 
> Hungary cbankers split over rates, all see risk   [nL16138867] 
> Hungary cbank to defend CPI goal, credibility     [nL16265637] 
> Czech c.bank sees gradual crown rise in 2008, 2009[nPRG000808] 
> TEXT-Minutes from Czech c.bank May 7 board meeting[nL16243359] 
> Thai c.bank seen keeping rates steady next week    [nBKK52886] 
> Mexico seen holding key interest rate          [ID:nN15306407] 
............................................................... 
> 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] 
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 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: [2008-05-16 17:19:00]

............................................................... 
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] 
............................................................... 
 FED 
> Fed's Lockhart sees hope that inflation slowing   [nN16384387] 
> BBA discusses Libor with c.banks as review nears  [nL16803212] 
     
 ECB 
> ECB's Trichet sees very clear inflation pressure  [nL16546691] 
> ECB's Liebscher-supports steady hand policy on rates[nWEB5577] 
> ECB's Mersch says sees slight Q2 growth slowdown    [nWEB5569] 
> Constancio says no risk of European recession     [nL16580858] 
> HIGHLIGHTS-ECB's Constancio says hard to forecast [nL16845591] 
> HIGHLIGHTS-Brussels Economic Forum discussions    [nL16501453] 
> EU business not complaining about ECB - employers [nL16103682] 
> Austria sees no cause for worry on ECB collateral [nL16837718] 
 
 OTHER CENTRAL BANK NEWS    
> BoE restates no upper limit on mortgage swap plan [nL16524349] 
> Mexican central bank holds interest rate steady   [nN16402526] 
> Danish c.bank ups leading interest rate by 10 bps [nL16279785] 
> Icelandic central bank wins Nordic peers' support [nL16873331] 
> Hungary cbankers split over rates, all see risk   [nL16138867] 
> Hungary cbank to defend CPI goal, credibility     [nL16265637] 
> Czech c.bank sees gradual crown rise in 2008, 2009[nPRG000808] 
> TEXT-Minutes from Czech c.bank May 7 board meeting[nL16243359] 
> Thai c.bank seen keeping rates steady next week    [nBKK52886] 
> Mexico seen holding key interest rate          [ID:nN15306407] 
............................................................... 
> 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)) 
  

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