Federal Reserve System
St Louis Fed paper finds cause of slope changes in rates term structures
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis working paper explores the links between total factor productivity news shocks and the slope of the term structure of interest rates, finding the two are closely related
Kansas Fed Economic Review discusses barriers to mobile payments in US
Kansas Fed’s latest economic review discusses supply- and demand-side issues limiting the use of mobile payments in the US
Hoenig joins FDIC board
Former Kansas City Fed president Thomas Hoenig joins the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: The Fed, the euro and the IMF
Caruana and Shirakawa offer timely warning on the limits and dangers of loose monetary policy; more reform required in Europe
Bernanke defends Fed’s response to financial crisis
Fed chairman defends actions taken before and during global financial crisis; offers justification for Fed response to struggling systemically important firms
Fed research examines supply-side changes in US housing market
New York Fed staff paper studies impact of supply-side changes to US housing market on the creation of a house price bubble
Plosser says more 'can and should be done' to aid Fed transparency
Philadelphia Fed president urges the Federal Reserve to do more on transparency; says a quarterly monetary policy report should be published
Fed’s Dudley airs fears over economic 'headwinds'
New York Fed president says rising gasoline prices and housing market weakness are significant headwinds to economic growth
Beige Book signals modest US growth
Federal Reserve summary finds modest growth reported by all districts amid concerns about petroleum prices; manufacturing sector expansion also noted
Fed’s Yellen discusses timeline for interest rate change in US
Federal Reserve vice-chair says gradual pace of recovery means interest rates likely to remain low until late 2014
Fed’s Tarullo sees early wins for dynamic capital supervision
Daniel Tarullo, a governor of the Federal Reserve, believes the introduction of new dynamic capital techniques in the US has improved regulation; says static rules have serious flaws
India's Subbarao contrasts Fed and ECB's roles during financial crisis
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor discusses the different responses of the Federal Reserve and the ECB to the on-going financial crisis
Bernanke outlines shadow banking reform priorities
Fed chairman outlines regulatory steps taken so far in relation to shadow banking; says careful monitoring and supervision of the whole system are required
QE3 prospects diminish slightly after FOMC minutes release
FOMC minutes provoke fresh questions as to likelihood of further QE; Fed board members cautious on growth prospects
Bernanke stresses financial stability role of central banks
Fed chairman says central banks must treat financial stability and monetary policy as equally important; discusses new regulatory regime as he delivers final student lecture in series
Reserve managers warned on risks of extending maturities
Central banks that are finding it harder to secure real returns from their liquid asset holdings should beware of market risks if they extend the duration of their holdings says NALM panellist
Fed’s Plosser cautions against aggressive monetary policy loosening
Philadelphia Fed chairman warns of threat to economic stability from inflation in the medium term; hints rates may have to be raised before 2014
Fed director cautious of ‘not fully known’ impacts of mobile banking
Sandra Braunstein testifies to US Senate on 'not fully known' ways the use of mobile devices can affect financial services
Bernanke commends global co-operation for stemming ‘meltdown’
Fed chairman says Fed and international policy actions prevented economic “meltdown”; says some areas of co-operation need improvement
Fed's Duke calls for focus on community projects in US
Elizabeth Duke highlights benefit to financial sector of engaging in community regeneration projects
Bernanke pays homage to predecessors
Chairman of the Federal Reserve remembers achievements of Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan as he delivers second lecture to students
Bernanke delivers first student lecture
Fed chairman recounts origins of central banks and stresses their importance in first lecture to US students; lecture series takes place at key time as fierce Fed critic Ron Paul runs for president
QE is ‘decisively working’ say CBP panellists
Central Banking On Air event focuses on impact of quantitative easing; panellists agree emergency monetary policy steps have been effective but question whether the Fed has ‘over-committed’ itself
Fed research finds tax policies may ease wage inequality
A new study by researchers at the Federal Reserve finds that wage inequality across states during the past 20 years was mitigated by tax codes