Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Fed banks collaborate on economic education
“We have a ‘power-in-numbers’ approach,” says officer at the San Francisco Fed
Senior Fed officials differ on monetary policy
Bullard says last rate rise “may have overdone it”, but Bostic “not super-concerned”
Open and closed economy central banks react differently to inflation – research
Some economies respond more strongly to certain variables, Fernando Leibovici says
St Louis Fed creates educational ‘multiplier effect’
Head of economic education at the St Louis Fed talks to Central Banking about its approach to financial inclusion
FOMC’s normalisation ‘largely successful’, St Louis Fed president says
Fed must “tread carefully” though, as inflation and yield curves offer challenges, Bullard says
NGDP target can create ‘divine coincidence’ – Bullard and Singh
Nominal GDP targeting can “repair” distortions from credit market frictions, authors find
The winners of the 2019 Central Banking Awards
MAS wins central bank of the year, Karnit Flug awarded governor of the year and Zhou Xiaochuan recognised for lifetime achievement; 23 other awards announced
Second round of 2019 Central Banking awards winners revealed
Winners include Warren Coats, St Louis Fed, Bank of Israel, RBA and National Bank of Ukraine
Financial inclusion initiative: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Improvements in the bank’s financial inclusion initiatives are helping tackle the polarisation of economic education in the US and across the globe
Fed presidents weigh in on December rate decision
Incoming data and recent speeches point to slightly more dovish outlook
US inflation slowdown raises policy challenges
Inflation has seen a lull, but several factors indicate it could rebound
Brainard sees room for continued tightening over next two years
But some economists expect growth to slow over the coming year
St Louis Fed’s Bullard thinks Fed should hold
Flatter yield curve and moderate inflation in US suggest monetary policy shouldn’t be tighter, president says
Next financial crisis “will be brewing” in shadow banking – Bullard
Silicon Valley disruption represents threat to financial stability; Fed has limited powers to counter it despite FSOC and tough new bank rules, says Eighth District president
Tariffs unlikely to have lasting impact on US economy – Bullard
Disruption of global supply chain could be biggest risk of trade dispute to date, says St Louis Fed president
James Bullard on 2% rates, tariffs and Fed leadership
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis speaks about the impact of US trade policies, the disruption to the banking industry from Silicon Valley, shrinking the Fed balance sheet and the potential for agent-based modelling
ZLB increases equities-oil correlation – St Louis Fed research
The assets were uncorrelated until late 2008, when Fed took federal funds rate to zero
Oil exporters present higher risk of default, researcher says
Researcher says 27 out of 35 oil-exporting countries defaulted on their debt between 1979 and 2010
Dramatic fall in Bitcoin price correlates with introduction of futures, authors argue
Dramatic fall in Bitcoin price correlates with introduction of futures, authors argue
The hunt for a crypto taxonomy
Cryptocurrency, crypto asset, crypto token – or something else? Finding the right term helps shed light on the structure of the fast-growing crypto market
Public should be allowed to open accounts with central banks – research
St Louis Fed paper argues against central banks launching full-blown digital currencies, but says an electronic form of central bank money “would be easy to implement”
Economics profession needs women – San Fran Fed director
Economics facing crisis as policy continues to be made by men, says research director; young female economists should consider male counterparts as role models too
We don’t need cryptocurrencies – former St Louis Fed economist
Current payment infrastructure and physical cash already provide the benefits offered by cryptocurrencies, says Stephen Williamson
Lower unemployment may not create inflation, Bullard says
The relationship between employment and prices has changed, warns US policymaker