Eric Rosengren
Boston Fed conference lays bare uncertainty over macro-prudential policy
Central bankers raise concerns over theoretical and practical barriers to exercise of macro-prudential policy in the US and the appropriate role for monetary policy
Boston Fed president preaches patience
Eric Rosengren says it is too soon to know whether weaker economic activity at start of year is down to temporary factors or ‘broader changes in the economy’
Nothing magical about targeting 2%, Bernanke says
Former Fed chair calls for further research on ‘alternative intermediate targets’ for monetary policy during IMF panel; will work with hedge fund Citadel as adviser on range of topics
Fed presidents still divided on timing of rate hike
Heads of the Federal Reserve Banks in Atlanta, Boston and Cleveland offer different takes on current economic conditions; all united in desire for more data
Boston Fed’s Rosengren flags key elements of successful QE
Eric Rosengren sets out the most successful design features from the Fed’s experience of quantitative easing and hints ‘other parts of the globe’ may have acted too late
Rosengren says cyber criminality could turn people to ‘less efficient' payment options
Boston Fed president says central banks ‘essential' to discussion on cyber security at Basel Committee conference in Cape Town
FOMC member says ‘very low' inflation provides ‘ample justification' for patience on rate hike
Eric Rosengren highlights ‘unusual set of conditions' as Fed looks to normalise policy stance; says low inflation globally may prompt an atypically gradual normalisation process
Rosengren outlines exit options from ‘essential' unconventional monetary policy
Exit options could include using reverse repos to put a ‘floor' on short-term interest rates, or to raise the interest rate the Fed pays on excess reserves
Rosengren calls on FOMC to update forward guidance
Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren – who is not on the FOMC this year – calls for guidance to be increasingly linked to achieving the dual mandate
US Fed heads debate slow growth ‘riddle'
Presidents of four regional reserve banks at odds over whether weak trajectory in wake of the financial crisis is inherently structural or cyclical
Fed presidents push for macro-prudential rethink
Eric Rosengren joins chorus for simpler Basel III capital requirements, while Narayana Kocherlakota says regulators ought to be paying more attention to the measurement of too-big-to-fail effects
Boston Fed president wants low rates well into future
Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren says Federal Reserve should not raise its short-term interest rates until there is ‘much more progress’ towards full employment and its inflation target
Fed’s Powell insists FOMC communication remains credible
Jerome Powell defends forward guidance on asset purchases after fellow FOMC member Plosser says September decision undermined its credibility; Eric Rosengren lays out communication challenges
Boston Fed president says unwinding QE could take ‘several years’
Rosengren said disappointing data and the possibility for ‘disruptions’ in US fiscal policy prompted him to vote for steady asset purchases; says monetary accommodation should be removed slowly
US non-farm payroll stats strengthen case for more QE
Boston Fed president joins calls to continue QE programme as US employment recovery falters
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
Fed’s Tarullo presses regulators for speedy reforms
Federal Reserve governor Tarullo urges Basel Committee to implement ‘Sifi surcharge’ within a year; Boston Fed president Rosengren says surcharge alone not enough
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
High unemployment not structural: Boston Fed’s Rosengren
Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren says high levels of unemployment in US unlikely to be structural
Boston Fed’s Rosengren clarifies state of US recovery
Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren says US recovery is not in a soft patch, but in a consistently weak state
Boston Fed's Rosengren: clarity on Basel III capital buffers paramount
Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren says definition of capital in Basel III rules will be crucial in ensuring banks are well-capitalised in the event of future crises
Boston Fed’s Rosengren parries inflationary fears
Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren says latest quantitative easing programme is not inflationary
Boston Fed names new first vice president
Boston Federal Reserve appoints Federal Reserve Information Technology vice president Kenneth Montgomery as first vice president
Boston Fed - Annual Report (2009)
Boston Federal Reserve's Annual Report shows economic difficulties persisted through last year