Federal Reserve System
Senate panel sets hearing on Fed nominees
US - The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the nominations of Ben Bernanke and Donald Kohn to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, the panel said on Friday.
Luck not Greenspan calmed business cycles - study
US - Many have praised the brilliance of Alan Greenspan and his predecessor at the Federal Reserve helm for blunting the most savage swings of the U.S. business cycle. But there's a good chance most of what tamed the booms and tempered the busts was…
Rumours persist of emergency fed meeting
US - The US Federal Reserve refused to comment Wednesday on rumours that it was considering an emergency meeting in response to the collapse in the stock markets.
What the boss is for
ARTICLE - When Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, observed in a recent speech that "the CEO-dominant paradigm will likely continue to be viewed as the most viable form of corporate governance", he stepped into a minefield claimed…
Central Banker, Summer 2002
REPORT - The Summer 2002 edition of the St. Louis Fed's Central Banker magazine has been published. This edition includes articles on why the St. Louis Fed was chosen as the No. 1 Treasury check-processing site and asks What can banks do to better manage…
Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey
REPORT - Results from July's Business Outlook Survey reflect a slower pace of activity in the region's manufacturing sector. Although most current indicators fell from their readings in June, the major indicators of output remain positive for the seventh…
Fed Views from the San Francisco Federal Reserve
PUBLICATION - John Williams, Research Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, states his views on the current economy and the outlook, 12 July.
Fear and Loathing of Central Banks in America
RESEARCH - Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, by Michael Bryan and Bruce Champ, June 2002. In the paper the author's call the Federal Reserve "America's uneasy compromise between our wariness of concentrated financial power and our…
Zero-inflation man debates fine points at U.S. Fed
ARTICLE - He was a loyal foot soldier in a decades-long inflation battle, vowing to seek a total victory that left no sign of the enemy. But now that some say the war is won, he finds himself debating the finer points. St. Louis Fed President William…
Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Dallas - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 16 July
TESTIMONY - In testimony to the US Congress on Tuesday Greenspan said "an infectious greed" in the business community, if unpunished, could inhibit a full economic recovery. He went on to say that "the fundamentals are in place for a return to sustained…
Federal Reserve Board Report
REPORT - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 16 July.
Send for Mr Greenspan
ARTICLE - When Alan Greenspan speaks to members of the US Congress today on the economic outlook, one can only hope the Federal Reserve chairman proves a little more successful at bolstering confidence in America's shaky economy than President George W…
Greenspan Testimony: Trust must be restored
US - The economy is poised to recover if the "infectious greed" on Wall Street can be brought under control, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 12 Jul
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Fed Policy to the Bond Yield' Poole said that the recent slump in U.S. stock prices was a source of pessimism, but it was not likely to throw economic recovery off track.
Fed Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Boston - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Fed Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Speech by Carol Carson of the IMF, 11 July
SPEECH - Carson gave a speech titled 'International Capital Data: Needs, Projects, and Prospects' and said that in the past two and half years, she believes that significant progress has been achieved in developing internationally agreed statistical…
Bush sends Fed nominees to Senate for confirmation
US - U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday sent to the Senate for confirmation his two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board -- Donald Kohn and Ben Bernanke, reports Reuters.
Stock slide ups economic uncertainty - Fed's Poole
US - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Thursday the U.S. economy appears to be doing okay but that the prolonged stock market sell-off had made the outlook "murkier."
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee
MINUTES - The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from 1 April to 6 May. "No sentiment was expressed in favor of an increase in the discount rate," the April 29 minutes said. The language in the May 6…
Cleveland Fed President Jordan to retire
US - Jerry L. Jordan announced on Tuesday that he plans to retire as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland effective 31 January, 2003.