United States
The way to prevent American regulatory creep
This article published by the Financial Times on Thursday 12 October says that the United States may have taken a backward step in financial regulation.
Fed minutes suggest rates may stay on hold
The Federal Reserve may keep interest rates on hold for an extended period after minutes of its September policy meeting, released Wednesday 11 October, showed the central bank was still wary of inflation risks.
Fed's Bies on current banking issues
In the speech 'A U.S. supervisor's perspective on current banking issues' given on 11 October Susan Schmidt Bies of the Federal Reserve said that U.S. regulators were concerned some U.S. banks were increasingly concentrating their lending in the segment.
Dallas Fed's Fisher on monetary policymaking
In the speech 'Monetary policymaking in a globalized world' given on 10 October Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said that better tools were needed to set monetary policy in an increasingly global economy.
St Louis Fed's Regional Economist, October 2006
The St Louis Fed's Regional Economist for October 2006 includes the article 'Can we continue to satisfy our appetite for electricity?' 'Predatory lending laws linked to income inequality,' and 'Adding up the economic effects of immigration'.
Interview with St Louis Fed's William Poole
In comments to the Financial Times published Tuesday 10 October St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said the Fed could do "relatively little" and let the bond market stabilise the economy.
Yellen says Fed rate pause 'makes sense'
Holding interest rates steady "for a time" makes sense as monetary policymakers study data about the economy, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve said Monday 9 October.
Columbia's Phelps gets Nobel economics prize
Edmund S. Phelps, a professor at Columbia University in New York, won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences on Monday 9 October.
Fed's Plosser: economy, inflation, monetary policy
In the speech 'The economy, inflation, and monetary policy' given on 5 October Charles Plosser of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said the newly installed president warned that the Fed may have to raise rates again.
Fed's Geithner on emerging market economies
In the speech 'Progress toward financial stability in emerging market economies' given on 4 October Timothy Geithner of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said over a decade of reforms in developing countries have made them much less vulnerable to the…
Fed focuses on right target - core inflation
According to this article from John Berry at Bloomberg, published Tuesday 3 October, despite various criticisms Federal Reserve officials are right to target core inflation.
Fed's Bernanke on demographics
In the speech 'The coming demographic transition: Will we treat future generations fairly?' given on 4 October Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said a "substantial correction" is under way in the US housing market but it has not so far had a big…
Hoenig on monetary policy, economic outlook
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the economic outlook' given on 3 October Thomas Hoenig of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said U.S. economic growth looks set to soften as 2006 nears an end, but strong business investment should prevent any…
Fed's Kohn on economic outlook
In the speech 'Economic outlook' given on 4 October Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said he is more concerned about persistent inflation than slowing growth in an economy that's likely to avoid a recession.
Swiss Re appoints Ferguson financial services head
Swiss Re announced Wednesday 4 October the appointment of Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., as Head of Financial Services and a Member of Swiss Re's Executive Committee, effective immediately.
Dallas Fed says monetary policy is losing effect
According to a new paper in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Letter series, monetary policy is losing its bite.
Minehan on cb role in economic education
In the speech 'The role of central banks in economic and personal finance education' given on 29 September Cathy Minehan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said the modern world is a complicated place with increasingly complex economic and financial…
St. Louis Fed's Poole on data dependence
In the speech 'Data dependence' given on 29 September William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said inflation must be kept under wraps, but if both growth and price pressures were sufficiently weak, he would back a reduction in U.S…
Fed's Kroszner on productivity growth
In the speech 'What drives productivity growth? Implications for the economy and prospects for the future' given on 27 September Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve said that strong U.S. productivity growth since the mid-1990s seemed set to persist…
Fed's Hoenig says lags slowing rate impact
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig said on Wednesday 27 September that the impact of previous interest rate increases has not been fully felt yet and must be considered by the FOMC at future meetings.
Interview with Richmond Fed's Lacker
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday 27 September the U.S. economy was on solid ground, but that inflation was still a worry.
A case for inflation targets in the US and Japan
This article published by the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday 27 September says that the world's leading central banks are struggling with what is happening to prices in their respective countries, and what they should do and say about it.
Fed's Bies on Basel II
In testimony 'Basel II' given on 26 September Susan Schmidt Bies of the Federal Reserve said that the Fed supports Basel II because it will help preserve the safety and soundness of the U.S. banking system.
Geithner says Fed powers may need extending
Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said late on Monday 25 September that the Federal Reserve may have to extend its supervisory authority to securities firms and hedge funds to keep up with their growing role in the…