United States
White House may be considering Lindsey for Fed
The White House is expanding its search for a successor for Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, according to a report Thursday, including former Bush adviser Lawrence Lindsey among the candidates.
Where does Greenspan keep HIS money?
Financial disclose forms released by the Federal Reserve recently show that chairman Alan Greenspan plays it safe when it comes to his own investments.
Greenspan praises late ECB chief
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on Monday 1 August praised the contribution of the European Central Bank's first president, Wim Duisenberg, who died on Sunday.
US house prices suggest strong economy: Bernanke
White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke said on Friday 29 July that he thought strong U.S. housing prices reflected a healthy economy and thought it was unlikely there would be a national decline in prices.
SF Fed's Yellen on the economy and monetary policy
In the speech 'Views on the economy and implications for monetary policy' given on 29 July Janet Yellen of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said the Fed should keep raising interest rates to pull some of the stimulus out of the U.S. economy.
New York Fed's Economic Policy Review, Aug 2005
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published the August 2005 edition of its Economic Policy Review on 25 July. The latest Review includes proceedings of the conference "Labor market developments in the United States and Canada since 2000" cosponsored…
Greenspan may get five more years
A California congressman has said he wants to introduce legislation to give Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan five more years in the job.
Buchholz named as a candidate for Fed seat
Todd Buchholz, an adviser to President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign, is being considered by the White House for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, reports said this week quoting sources close to the administration.
Federal Reserve Board - Beige Book, July 2005
The Federal Reserve published its July 2005 Beige Book survey on 27 July. According to the report the economy continues to expand in almost every area of the country with little or no additional price pressure.
Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey, Jul 2005
According to the firms surveyed for the Philadelphia Fed's Business Outlook Survey, July 2005, activity in the region's manufacturing sector increased modestly.
Cleveland's Pianalto on importance of innovation
In a speech on 'The importance of innovation to our regional economy' given on 13 July, Sandra Pianalto, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said America must learn to innovate better if it wants to secure its place in the global economy.
Fed launches online financial education project
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday 26 July launched a new online project with USA Today that teaches middle school and high school students about economics and personal finances by challenging them to construct a newspaper front page.
China yuan move helpful says Fed's Gramlich
US Federal Reserve governor Edward Gramlich has said China's decision to revalue its yuan currency was a positive step that should help reduce global economic imbalances.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index, June 2005
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June 2005 was +0.28 in June, up from -0.03 in May. Three of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index - production and income, consumption and housing, and sales, orders, and inventories -…
Atlanta Fed's Barron on U.S. and global payments
In the speech 'Responding to change in U.S. and global payments' given on 19 July Patrick Barron of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said a large segment of the U.S. population loves to use checks and they will no doubt remain an important element in…
Interview with St Louis Fed's Poole
In an interview published this week Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis president William Poole said the U.S. economy is on solid ground, inflation is under control and market forecasts for higher Federal Reserve interest rates are reasonable.
Bernanke won't advise on Fed chairman choice
Ben Bernanke said on Monday he will not be involved in advising President George W. Bush on whom he should pick to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
FOMC Minutes, 29-30 June
Minutes from the Federal Reserve's 29-30 June meeting published on Thursday 21 July showed policy-makers agreed that they had to be specially vigilant for signs of rising inflation and that they needed to keep raising interest rates.
Fed's Kohn on monetary policy perspectives
In the speech 'Monetary policy perspectives on risk premiums in financial markets' given on 21 July Donald Kohn of the Federal Reserve said that greater transparency at the U.S. central bank may have led to less uncertainty in financial markets and…
Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy Report, Jul 2005
The Federal Reserve published its July 2005 Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Wednesday 20 July. The U.S. economy continued to expand at a solid pace over the first half of 2005 despite the restraint imposed on aggregate demand by a further rise…
Greenspan signals more rate rises ahead
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday 20 July that the U.S. growth outlook was solid and the Fed should keep raising interest rates.
China's central bank sees controlled forex reform
The People's Bank of China has said in a statement that reform of the yuan exchange rate will be a controlled and gradual process to be carried out by China alone.
Minneapolis Fed's Stern on payments system issues
In the speech 'Payments system issues and challenges' given on 15 June, Gary Stern of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said there is no doubt that payments system change continues apace.
Greenspan says economy coping well despite oil
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said that high oil prices could hamper -- but not derail -- economic growth in the United States this year.