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Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, talked about financial regulations enacted following the 2008 financial crisis. Then he was joined in discussion by forme…

Four former Federal Reserve employees talked about the domestic and global factors considered before raising interest rates. Other topics included what might happen interest rates are raised…

Matthias Doepke and Veronika Selezneva presented their paper on the impact of monetary policy on the distribution of wealth across households, “Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy,” wh…

A panel of experts appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to comment on the report to Congress by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on the state of the U.S. economy and mone…

Panelists discussed the economic policies of the Federal Reserve System on its 100th anniversary, focusing on the degree of independence of the central bank. All speakers took questions from…

Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Donald Kohn talked about his experiences helping run the Federal Reserve system. Mr. Kohn held various senior economic positions within the Federal Reserve,…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and two of his predecessors, Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan, made remarks at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the creation of the central ban…

Jeremy Stein talked about the Federal Reserve’s recently announced effort to boost the economy through asset purchases and a promise to keep interest rates low. He spoke in support of those …

Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) talked about the role of the Federal Reserve and his proposals to remake the Federal Reserve Board by narrowing its mandate, expanding the Board, and increa…

Georgetown Business School and PricewaterhouseCoopers held a conference on the implementation of the new financial regulation law. Scholars, analysts and regulators all discussed different e…

Economists and scholars spoke about economic and fiscal policy in the first year of the Obama administration. Among the issues they addressed were the economic recession, actions taken by th…

Witnesses testified about proposals to expand the role and authority of the Federal Reserve. The new powers would give the Federal Reserve responsibility for identifying systemic risks and r…

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System held an open meeting to discuss proposed amendments to consumer regulations affecting credit card accounts and overdraft services. The ne…

Witnesses testified about the state of U.S. credit and mortgage markets and efforts by the banking industry to address the current credit crisis. Among the topics they addressed were managem…

Federal Reserve Board of Governors met to talk about consumer regulations to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by banks and credit card companies.

A hearing was held with the regulators of the banking industry to question them on their role in the economic downturn the United States was experiencing in March 2008. The hearing emphasize…

The Federal Reserve Board discussed topics such as the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act. Cameras covered an entire Federal Reserve Board of Governors…

Witnesses testified about their qualifications and background, as well as their nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. They talked about the state of the economy and the role …

The Fiscal and Monetary Policy Committee National Association of Manufactures Speeches were given by Michael Boskin, Chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors, and R…