Banks - Forex Directory

1 Reserve Bank of New Zealand	More info
http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/ - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is New Zealand's central bank and has three main functions. These are: operating monetary policy to maintain price stability; promoting the maintenance of a sound and efficient financial system; and meeting the currency needs of the public.

2 Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

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http://www.rba.gov.au/ - The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) main function is monetary policy. Policy decisions are made by the Board, with the objective of achieving low and stable inflation over the medium term. Other major roles are maintaining financial system stability and promoting the safety and efficiency of the payments system. The Bank is an active participant in financial markets, manages Australia's foreign reserves, issues Australian currency notes and serves as banker to the Commonwealth Government. The information provided by the Reserve Bank includes statistics - for example, on interest rates, exchange rates and money and credit growth - and a range of publications on its operations and research.

3 Bank of Canada (BOC)

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http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/ - The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank .The Bank of Canada's responsibilities focus on the goals of low and stable inflation, a safe and secure, financial stability, and the efficient management of government funds and public debt. The Bank of Canada promotes the economic and financial welfare of Canada, by conducting monetary policy in a way that fosters confidence in the value of money; supplying quality bank notes that are readily accepted and secure against counterfeiting; promoting the safety and efficiency of Canada's financial system; providing efficient and effective funds-management services; communicating its objectives openly and effectively and standing accountable for its actions.

4 Swiss National Bank (SNB) (Schweizerische Nationalbank)

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http://www.snb.ch/ - The Swiss National Bank conducts the country's monetary policy as an independent central bank. In conjunction with fiscal and competition policy, this serves to create an appropriate environment for economic growth. The National Bank is obliged by Constitution and statute to act in accordance with the interests of the country as a whole. It considers price stability to be a primary goal. Main responsibilities include: Price stability; Promoting the efficiency of the payment system; Ensuring the supply of money; Cashless payment transactions; Investment of currency reserves; Stability of the financial system; Statistical task;and Tasks on behalf of the Confederation.

5 Bank of International Settlements	More info
http://www.bis.org/ - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.

6 The World Bank	More info
http://www.worldbank.org/ - The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

7 International Monetary Fund	More info
http://www.imf.org/ - The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty.

8 Bank of Japan	More info
http://www.boj.or.jp/ - The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. It is a juridical person established based on the Bank of Japan Law (hereafter the Law), and is not a government agency or a private corporation.

9 European Central Bank	More info
http://www.ecb.int/ - The ECB is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power and thus price stability in the euro area. The euro area comprises the 12 European Union countries that have introduced the euro since 1999.

10 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	More info
http://www.federalreserve.gov/ - The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States.

11 Banque Centrale Du Luxembourg	More info
http://www.bcl.lu/ - The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) was founded by the laws of 22 April 1998 and 23 December 1998. It came it to being at the same time as the European Central Bank (ECB), on the 1st June 1998. Its foundation represents the final outcome of long efforts in the context of the creation of the European Monetary Union (EMU, see also Eurosystem).

12 Deutsche Bundesbank	More info
http://www.bundesbank.de/ - The Deutsche Bundesbank is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany.

13 Bank of England	More info
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ - The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.

14 Saxo Bank	More info
http://www.saxobank.com/ - Saxo Bank London