Charles Plosser
Fed’s new framework splits opinion
Former Fed staff offer mixed reactions to AIT; most call for more refined communication
Plosser and Conti-Brown debate Fed governance reforms
Peter Conti-Brown proposes giving the Fed’s board of governors the power to appoint and remove Reserve Bank presidents; Charles Plosser rejects arguments in his response
Fed officials see ‘audit’ bill as threat to independence
Charles Plosser is the latest FOMC member to criticise bill that could see monetary policy decisions reviewed; Richard Fisher and Jerome Powell also raise concerns
Plosser: Regular monetary reports would force FOMC to ‘think more deeply’
Philadelphia Fed president Charles Plosser sets out why the Federal Reserve should publish a quarterly monetary policy report – part of which he and colleagues have already modelled
Plosser: central bankers should take ‘great care' in changing view on neutral interest rate
Distinguishing transitory from permanent changes in growth and real interest rates is a ‘tricky task', says Philadelphia Fed president and FOMC member
Plosser wants Fed to follow ‘rule-like’ monetary policy
Philadelphia Fed president says constrained discretion has been shown to produce better policy-making, citing Nobel prize-winning research
Philadelphia Fed president Charles Plosser to retire
Vocal critic of unconventional monetary policies to leave FOMC in March 2015; Yellen says she will miss ‘keen insights, deep analysis and good humour'
FOMC to raise rates before shrinking balance sheet
Federal Reserve unveils principles for policy ‘normalisation' as members' calls for rate hike grow louder; normalisation not necessarily expected to 'begin soon'
Philadelphia Fed's Plosser fears ‘risky' FOMC strategy on interest rates
Regional Fed president does not want to wait to increase rates until job market has ‘completely healed'; calls for overhaul of forward guidance
Fed's Plosser dissents over unchanged forward guidance in face of US 'rebound'
Janet Yellen sees second dissent since taking the Federal Reserve chair in January; FOMC language suggests members are becoming more sanguine about economic trajectory
Plosser: Fed should be stripped of dual mandate
Charles Plosser says the Federal Reserve should ‘focus solely’ on price stability, as monetary policy has ‘very limited ability’ to influence employment
FOMC should be more explicit about its reaction function, says Plosser
Federal Reserve Bank of Phladelphia president Charles Plosser says 'simple, robust rules' can provide useful guidance for FOMC policy
Philadelphia Fed president calls for 'simpler' regulatory mechanisms
Simple, transparent regulatory mechanisms would make it easier for market participants to predict how regulators behave, and increase the effectiveness of the regulatory regime, Charles Plosser argues
FOMC members discuss international spillovers of Fed monetary policy
Charles Plosser and Richard Fisher sound off on accommodating policies' impact on other countries, but make no promises of international considerations on FOMC
Fed's Plosser wants to end asset purchases by summer
Philadelphia Fed president and FOMC member who voted for the Fed's ‘measured' $10bn taper in January reiterates earlier calls to scale back QE at ‘faster pace'
US Fed heads debate slow growth ‘riddle'
Presidents of four regional reserve banks at odds over whether weak trajectory in wake of the financial crisis is inherently structural or cyclical
Fed presidents weigh in on QE as job numbers improve, debt ceiling showdown looms
Five of 12 regional Fed presidents have staked out their positions on bank's asset purchases in recent days as FOMC gears up for next meeting on December 17
Fed’s Powell insists FOMC communication remains credible
Jerome Powell defends forward guidance on asset purchases after fellow FOMC member Plosser says September decision undermined its credibility; Eric Rosengren lays out communication challenges
Chorus for Fed taper grows louder
Sandra Pianalto dismisses concerns over labour force participation and argues economic data was and is strong enough to warrant taper; Charles Plosser says Fed has damaged its credibility
Fisher: Fed has its finger on taper trigger
Dallas Fed’s Fisher says the FOMC is nearing ‘execution mode’ on the back of improving employment figures; Philadelphia Fed’s Plosser wants ‘brighter line’ between monetary and fiscal policy
Fed's Plosser calls for more systematic monetary policy approach
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser is bullish on the US labour market, calls for QE wind-down