Sandra Pianalto
New face for FOMC as Cleveland Fed pick Pianalto replacement
Mester, head of research at Philadelphia Fed, will take over on June 1; will contribute insights on financial stability effects of monetary policy to FOMC, says Don Kohn
Sandra Pianalto to retire next year
Cleveland Fed president Pianalto calls time on a 30-year career at the bank; successor will sit on the FOMC in 2014
Cleveland Fed’s Pianalto signals willingness to taper
Sandra Pianalto recognises ‘meaningful improvement’ in labour market conditions and outlook; prepared to scale back asset purchases if current pace of progress is maintained
Pianalto says financial regulation should learn from monetary policy transparency
Financial regulation can benefit in the same way as monetary policy has from transparency and forward guidance, says Cleveland Fed president Sandra Pianalto
Fed doves disagree over FOMC's next move
Boston Fed’s Rosengren sees scope to continue asset purchases at current rate throughout 2013; Cleveland Fed’s Pianalto wants to slow programme down if labour market improvements hold
FOIA request reveals financial holdings of Fed presidents
Regional Federal Reserve banks disclose financial records of presidents; documents show New York Fed’s William Dudley required temporary waiver for holdings in AIG and General Electric
NY Fed names new minder for AIG portfolio
Federal Reserve Bank of New York's new special investments management group will oversee its American International Group (AIG) and Maiden Lane III portfolios
Fed's Pianalto defines inflation
Sandra Pianalto, the president of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, has clarified the difference between relative-price pressures and inflation.
Poor growth will curb inflation: Fed's Pianalto
The impact of the housing crisis on the rest of the United States economy will help dampen price hikes, says Sandra Pianalto, the president of the Cleveland Federal Reserve.
Cleveland Fed's Pianalto on national currencies
In the speech 'The internationalization of national currencies' given on 27 March Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said the United States benefits from the fact that a large share of world currency reserves is held in dollars.
Pianalto says FOMC eyeing inflation risks
The Federal Reserve is keeping an eye on inflation because of a risk that price growth will not moderate as much as it had expected, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Sandra Pianalto said on Tuesday 27 March.
Cleveland Fed's Pianalto on economic conditions
In the speech 'National and regional economic conditions' given on 18 January Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said financial markets seem confident that the Federal Reserve will bring inflation back down, but there is a risk…
Pianalto on monetary policy & the economic outlook
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the economic outlook' given on 6 November Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland warned that another hike in U.S. interest rates might be warranted if inflation failed to fall fast enough to satisfy…
Cleveland's Pianalto on the Federal Reserve System
In the speech 'An overview of the Federal Reserve System' given on 5 October Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said the official data that are available are just not current enough for a forward-looking enterprise like monetary…
Fed's Pianalto says US can withstand housing slump
The U.S. economy will withstand the housing slump and grow at a ``moderate'' pace with slowing inflation, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank president Sandra Pianalto said Monday 6 November.
Cleveland's Pianalto on inflation and expectations
In the speech 'Inflation, Inflation Expectations, and Monetary Policy' given on 8 September Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said low and stable inflation expectations provided some comfort that a pause in August was not too risky…
Comment: Hawkish Fed
After a string of speeches by its senior staff this week, the Fed appears to be in an increasingly hawkish mood. The growing perception that that US interest rates will have to rise further could be bolstered by today's release of consumer price data for…
Pianalto on economic conditions & monetary policy
In the speech 'Economic conditions and monetary policy' given on 12 June Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said recent news on US inflation has been troubling, but if the economy moderates as forecast, an interest rate at 5% is…
Fed's Pianalto says growth, stability go together
Cleveland Fed president Sandra Pianalto said Thursday 16 February that the Federal Reserve's twin objectives of price stability and growth go hand in hand.
Pianalto on economic forecasts and monetary policy
In the speech 'Economic forecasts and monetary policy' given on 13 February Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said recent economic reports offer hints that the US economy may have rebounded from the weakness seen in the last three…
Pianalto on childhood education & economic future
In the speech 'Early childhood education and our economic future' given on 10 January Sandra Pianalto of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said raising education standards will lift U.S. growth, employment and income and ease the fiscal burden of…