Charles Evans
Fed’s Evans harbours ‘serious concerns’ over inflation
Chicago Fed president wants to see stronger wage growth and a recovery in ‘long-term inflation compensation’ demanded by investors before sanctioning rate hike
Ongoing reports of recovery add little to FOMC debate
Latest Beige Book shows economic activity expanding at a steady pace, while Esther George and Charles Evans take different sides in the FOMC’s inflation debate
Fed normalisation could have ‘significant impact' north of the border, Canada deputy warns
Speeches by leading central bankers in Ottawa, Tokyo and St Louis highlight the stakes of looming Fed normalisation both within and outside the US
Fed presidents weigh in on QE as job numbers improve, debt ceiling showdown looms
Five of 12 regional Fed presidents have staked out their positions on bank's asset purchases in recent days as FOMC gears up for next meeting on December 17
US non-farm payroll stats strengthen case for more QE
Boston Fed president joins calls to continue QE programme as US employment recovery falters
Regional Fed presidents express fears over economic recovery
Charles Evans and Eric Rosengren warn about struggling economic recovery; focus on employment figures as key indicator of persistent problems in the US
Chicago Fed’s Evans warns against leaning on asset-price bubbles
Chicago Federal Reserve president Charles Evans says use of monetary policy tools to address systemic stability will burden Fed’s dual mandate
Fed's Evans: rate cuts cannot solve market woe
The Federal Reserve's key rate, the federal funds rate, is neither an adequate nor even an entirely appropriate tool for addressing instability in financial markets, said Charles Evans, the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve.
Chicago Federal Reserve - 2007 Annual Report
The possibility of continued market difficulties cannot be ruled out, Charles Evans, the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve, said in his introduction to the institution's 2007 annual report.
Monetary policy accommodative: Fed's Evans
Charles Evans, the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve, has hinted that US interest rates are now low enough.
Credit crunch set to hamper US lending
US growth could fall by up to 1.5 percentage points over the next year as a result of tighter borrowing conditions, a report prepared for the US Monetary Policy Forum has found. The report also estimates the losses on mortgage securities will total $400…
Fed's Evans sees pause in rate cuts
Charles Evans, the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, said that the recent interest rate reductions taken by the Fed should be sufficient to help promote moderate growth over time and mitigate the risks to economic activity.
New president of Chicago Fed
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago today announced that Charles L. Evans will become the bank's ninth president and CEO as of September.
Zambia converting debt into marketable securities
The Zambian government has converted part of its long term debt owed to the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) into short-to-medium term marketable government securities in a move to boost the central bank's scope for liquidity management in the economy, the Times of…
RBA could hold meetings 'every two months'
The Reserve Bank of Australia could meet every second month, rather than holding the current monthly monetary policy meetings, a former central bank board member said.
Joint Forum: Outsourcing in Financial Services
The Joint Forum released a report entitled Outsourcing in Financial Services for consultation on 2 August. The report examines the growth in outsourcing in the financial sector and the trends that have accompanied this growth.