Federal Reserve System
Speech by Edward Gramlich of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - Remarks by Governor Edward M. Gramlich, of the Federal Reserve Board, at the CRA and Fair Lending Colloquium, Boston, Massachusetts, 23 October.
Speech by Bob McTeer of the Dallas Fed Bank
SPEECH - Remarks by Bob McTeer, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, before the Cato Institute 19th Annual Monetary Conference, Mexico City, 24 October.
Dallas fed board chairman and dep reappointed
US - The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has reappointed H. B. Zachry chairman and Patricia Patterson deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors for the year 2002, beginning 1 January.
Speech by William Poole of the St. Louis Fed Bank
SPEECH - A lecture presented before The Institute of Governmental Affairs, University of California, Davis, California, 18 October, by William Poole, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, before the National Council on Economic Education, Chicago, Illinois (via videoconference) 26 October.
Greenspan - Informed consumers make better choices
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in a speech on Friday stressed the importance of education in helping consumers make better choices in their financial lives.
Fed's Poole - More rate cuts to be made if needed
US - The U.S. economy may show some signs of recovery toward the end of this year, said William Poole, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Speech by Alfred Broaddus President Richmond Fed
SPEECH - Remarks by J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, at the Fall Business Forum Luncheon, Lenoir-Rhyne College Business Council, Hickory, NC, 16 October.
Speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Remarks by Chairman Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Board Chairman at the Institute for International Economics' Inauguration of the Peter G. Peterson Building, Washington, D.C., 24 October.
Greenspan sets out defence of free markets
US - Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, speaking on Wednesday levelled one of his most aggressive defences yet of free markets, while warning that the prospect of additional terrorist acts threatened to reduce trade and its economic benefits.
Fed's McTeer - Rate cuts not effective enough yet
US - Four percentage points worth of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve have so far not done enough to help the struggling U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert McTeer said Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve Beige Book
REPORT - The Federal Reserve published on 24 October its regular Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District known as the Beige Book.
Minneapolis Fed's District Economic Survey
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published its District Economic Survey in its district business newspaper the fedgazette.
US reports weak economic activity
US - Economic activity was weak across the US in September and the first half of October, as the effects of last month's terrorist attacks compounded the slowdown already in place before 11 September, the Federal Reserve said yesterday, Wednesday.
Speech by Alan Greenspan of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - Remarks by Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan at the American Bankers Association's Virtual Annual Convention (taped statement) 23 October.
Research from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
RESEARCH - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published research on the supervisory process in the September 2001 edition of The region, its regular quarterly publication.
Shadow Group tells Fed to end rate cuts
US - In studying the Federal Reserve for six decades, Anna Schwartz has witnessed some of the Fed's most aggressive interest rate reductions, such as those after the Korean War, before Richard Nixon's re-election and during Ronald Reagan's second year of…
Greenspan: Fed carried on 11 Sept without him
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who is often praised for his steady hand during times of crisis, said Friday that he was "essentially incommunicado" on 11 Sept, yet the Fed functioned quite well without him.
Can Alan save the day again?
ARTICLE - Probably not. In the past decade, we've created inflated ideas of the Federal Reserve's power.
Hayami says Greenspan against inflation targeting
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said on Thursday U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan had told him the U.S. central bank chief was opposed to the idea of setting an inflation target for central banks.
Fed nominees pledge inflation fight, help growth
US - Two candidates for the Federal Reserve board, Susan Bies and Mark Olson, Wednesday gave their support to the U.S. central bank's dual mandate of fighting inflation and pursuing steady economic growth.
Fed eases rules on foreign banks, US branches
US - Almost four years after it was first proposed, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved easing rules on activities of branches of U.S. banks abroad and for U.S.-based branches of foreign financial institutions.
Philadelphia Fed Oct. index plunges
US - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's business outlook survey for October indicated the regional economy reversed following the 11 September terror attacks.
Testimony of the Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan
TESTIMONY - Testimony of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 17 October.