Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Atlanta's Lockhart: exports won't save US

Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, does not expect a sudden return of exports as a driver of recovery in the United States in the remainder of 2009.

Fed must "respond pragmatically" to poorer outlook

Policymakers must be prepared to respond pragmatically to a recent bout of worse-than-expected data on the United States economy, said Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve and a non-voting member of the Federal Open Market…

Shift to e-payments leads to Fed job cuts

The US Federal Reserve reductions in cheque processing is likely to result in more than 210 jobs being cut at the Minneapolis Fed, as consumers shift from paper checks to electronic payments.

Banks still matter most - Bernanke

Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, says the Fed has retained the ability to control financing costs, despite the fact that nonbank lenders and capital markets have replaced banks as sources of credit for many households and businesses.

Atlanta Fed paper on cross-border banking

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Working Paper "Cross-border banking: Challenges for deposit insurance and financial stability in the European Union" examines the implications that alternative regulatory structures may have for resolving failed…

Atlanta's Guynn on four decades in central banking

In the speech 'Reflections on four decades in central banking' given on 22 August Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said that revolutionary change in banking and financial services is a major part of the nation's continuing economic…

Comment: Talking points in June

June has been a particularly eventful one for many emerging markets, with talk of increase risk aversion and reduced international liquidity driving a reversal of market sentiment towards emerging market currencies. The month also saw some important…

Guynn on the next stage of the housing cycle

In the speech 'Adjusting to the next stage of the housing cycle' given on 7 June Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said core inflation may have already breached its acceptable upper level and the Federal Reserve must be ready to reset…

The origins of bubbles in laboratory asset markets

The authors of this Atlanta Fed Working Paper, published May 2006, conduct experiments that are designed to investigate individual probability judgment error and speculative behaviour. They find that both factors contribute to the creation of asset price…

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