Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Beige Book points to gloomy outlook for US economy
Reports from twelve regional Federal Reserve districts add further weight to fears of double dip; say weakness in housing market tempering recovery
Federal Reserve – Beige Book (July 2010)
Federal Reserve’s July Beige Book shows significant improvement in labour markets across five of the United States’ 12 districts
Fed names new regional chairs
Washington-based board announces heads of 12 Federal Reserve banks for 2010; none from banks
Richmond Fed raises the curtain on the “Fed Experience”
Richmond Federal Reserve gears up for opening of its new permanent exhibit; features interactive displays and commentary on major economic events from Ben Bernanke, Paul Volcker
Don’t trust the bloggers on economics: Fed economist
Richmond Federal Reserve’s Kartik Athreya says “extremely low likelihood” that writers who have not taken a year of PhD coursework in a decent economics department can advance the discussion on economics
Richmond Fed's Lacker: poor incentives created financial crisis
Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker says 'too big to fail' no reason to save creditors
Philly, Cleveland Fed presidents net inflation-busting pay rises
Federal Reserve's Annual Report shows ten out of 12 regional Fed presidents earned above-inflation salary increases
Richmond Fed – Annual Report 2009
Richmond Federal Reserve study on systemic risk finds that policy interventions may harm market incentives if implemented during a crisis
Richmond Fed on sovereign debt dilution
A Richmond Federal Reserve study shows having a sovereign debt default program in place reduces sovereign market risk
Republicans propose end to Fed's quasi-fiscal activity
Senate Republicans leak alternative regulatory proposals calling for an end to Fed’s involvement in shoring up broad sectors, central bank cannot lend to firms with solvency problems under plans
Richmond Fed appoints new head of supervision
Jennifer Burns succeeds Malcom Alfriend as senior vice-president at Richmond Fed
Fed: safety net is too big
Richmond Federal Reserve research flags dramatic expansion of safety net
Banks not withholding credit: Richmond Fed’s Lacker
Richmond Fed president Jeffrey Lacker says the banking system as a whole was supplying a reasonable amount of credit, adds that despite improvements economy remained weak in the real estate sector and employment
Inventories and the Phillips Curve
A Richmond Fed paper finds that introducing inventories into the New Keynesian model limits its ability to capture inflation dynamics
Federal Reserve -- Beige Book
US central bank’s first report for 2010 shows the economy continuing to improve