United States
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 4 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech 'Financial Stability' Poole said the United States could benefit from the accounting and corporate governance scandals that have beat markets down to multi-year lows as reforms are put in place. "We will come out the other side of…
Double-dip recession unlikely - Fed's Poole
US - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Sunday the odds the U.S. economy might fall back into recession given the stock market's recent woes were "very, very small."
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - James Nelson to head Bank Supervision at the Chicago Fed, 29 July.
EconSouth from the Atlanta Fed Second Quarter 2002
PUBLICATION - The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has published its regular online magazine, EconSouth, for the Second Quarter 2002. The main feature of the latest edition asks the questions, Is the U.S. economic slowdown over? and If so, what path will…
IMF Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson
PRESS BRIEFING - Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund, 1 August, Washington, D.C.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Kohler Prepared to Recommend US$500 Million Increase in Stand-By Credit to Uruguay, 4 August.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - Joint Statement by IMF, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank on Uruguay, 4 August.
Federal Reserve Board Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Donald L. Kohn and Ben S. Bernanke sworn in as Board members, 5 August.
US names IMF representative
US - The White House Friday said it had appointed Nancy Jacklin, a lawyer at Clifford, Chance, Rogers and Wells, with expertise in international finance and regulation, to be the US representative at the International Monetary Fund.
Fed's Parry still sees modest U.S. expansion
US - A top Federal Reserve policy-maker said on Friday he still thinks the United States is in a modest economic expansion, despite weaker-than-expected growth figures for the June quarter.
fedgazette from the Minneapolis Fed, July 2002
PUBLICATION - Regional Business and Economics Newspaper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Volume 14, No 4, July 2002. Focus: Labor Shortage.
The Region from the Minneapolis Fed, June 2002
PUBLICATION - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has published its regular magazine, The Region, for June 2002. In the issue Gary Becker, Nobel prize-winning economist, discusses his views on moral hazard in banking, his work on the economics of…
IMF Diversity Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The International Monetary Fund has published its Diversity Annual Report 2001. In 2001, diversity operations focused on integrating diversity into human resource management across the Fund. Important initiatives are underway to improve…
The Regional Economist, July 2002
PUBLICATION - The Quarterly Review of Business and Economic Conditions, The Regional Economist, from the St Louis Fed contains an article 'Beyond Risk Lies Uncertainty' in which it is claimed stock market investors will find out why it's so important to…
Another Milton Milestone
ARTICLE - Another article paid tribute to Milton Friedman on his birthday (90) Wednesday. 'The most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century,' as the NationalReviewOnline called him. The article reveals that Friedman showed that…
Bush, Greenspan review economy over lunch
US - President Bush on Thursday hosted Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan for lunch to review the U.S. economic outlook following a second-quarter growth slowdown.
Senate confirms new nominees to Federal Reserve
US - The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Bush's two latest nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, Princeton economist Ben Bernanke and Donald Kohn, a long-time staff aide at the central bank.
Milton Friedman - A lifetime in economics
ARTICLE - In its regular Economic Insights publication the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas pays tribute to Milton Friedman who was 90 years old yesterday (Wednesday 31 July) with "Milton Friedman-Economist as Public Intellectual". Not only does the…
Federal Reserve Board - Beige Book, July 2002
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Beige Book released 31 July revealed that the U.S. economy has expanded modestly but unevenly in recent weeks, although some districts are worried about the economic impact of the stock-market plunge.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index, June 2002
REPORT - CFNAI returns to positive territory. In June, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) was above zero for the second time this year at +0.14. The three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, rose to -0.03.
Main Street Economist, June 2002
REPORT - Main Street Economist June 2002 from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas, The New Power of Regions: A Policy Focus for Rural America By Mark Drabenstott and Katharine Sheaff.
Philadelphia Fed Business Review, 2nd Quarter 2002
REPORT - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its regular Business Review for the Second Quarter 2002.
Two Fed nominees move towards Senate approval
US - Two highly regarded nominees for key policymaking spots on the U.S. Federal Reserve, including one with strongly held views on inflation targets, sped easily through a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - Statement by IMF Managing Director Horst Kohler on the Death of Rudiger Dornbusch, 29 July.