1. The Bundesbank wants national Central Banks to be made independent, and of course for the European Central Bank to operate independently with respect to price stability. 2. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today the U.S. economy is close to price stability, driven by productivity gains that are understated by official government statistics. 3. For one, were the Federal Reserve to formalize its strategy by announcing specific intermediate and long-term goals for price stability, it might reduce uncertainty about policy. 4. Gold, sometimes used as a hedge against inflation, loses value to investors in times of price stability. 5. Speaking before banking and business organizations, Ouattara said the Philippine central bank remains committed to price stability. 6. The U.S. economy is close to price stability, Greenspan said, driven by productivity gains that are understated by official government statistics. 7. The U.S. economy is close to price stability, Greenspan said, driven by productivity gains understated by official government statistics. 8. There is no question in my mind that the primary long-term goal of monetary policy should be price stability. 9. The Indonesian president encouraged dialogue between oil-producing and consumer nations to maintain price stability, and warned OPEC members against fighting over the market. 10. He noted the ECB took account of growth and employment trends in its assessment of risks to price stability. |