Raphael Bostic, Interview: Panel Discussion with Austan Goolsbee
A 5/16/23 keynote panel discussion with Raphael Bostic and Austan Goolsbee. Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference is the Atlanta Fed’s signature policy and research event, which convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
Read MoreJohn Williams, Interview: University of Virgin Islands
No text or video is available. Limited information in news articles. The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is a student-centered institution devoted to excellence, innovation, research and making an impact in the U.S. Virgin Islands and globally.
Read MoreLorie Logan, Interview: Atlanta Fed Financial Markets Conference, Panel Discussion
No text or video available. Excepts from news articles below. “Financial conditions can sometimes deteriorate nonlinearly, doing damage to the broader economy, but the risk of a nonlinear reaction can be mitigated by raising interest rates in smaller, less frequent steps.” “The restrictiveness of monetary policy comes from the entire policy strategy. How fast rates…
Read MoreAustan Goolsbee, Interview: Bloomberg TV
A 5/16/23 interview in the hallway of the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference, which is the Atlanta Fed’s signature policy and research event, convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
Read MoreTom Barkin, Interview: Bloomberg TV
A 5/16/23 interview in the hallway of the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference, which is the Atlanta Fed’s signature policy and research event, convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
Read MoreLoretta Mester, Speech/Q&A: Longer-Run Trends and the U.S. Economy
A 5/16/23 Loretta Mester speech and Q&A at the Global Interdependence Center (GIC), Central Banking Series, Dublin, Ireland. The GIC strives to continue to be a leader in influencing world policies for the greater good through cooperative, international engagement among diverse thought leaders.
Read MoreCleveland Fed, Report: Sticky Wages on the Layoff Margin
“We design and field an innovative survey of unemployment insurance (UI) recipients that yields new insights about wage stickiness on the layoff margin. Most UI recipients express a willingness to accept wage cuts of 5-10 percent to save their jobs, and one-third would accept a 25 percent cut. Yet worker-employer discussions about cuts in pay,…
Read MoreAtlanta Fed, Report: An Introduction to Web3 with Implications for Financial Services
Web3 is used to describe the next iteration of the internet in which decentralized services are automated on blockchains. This paper describes the elements of Web3 including blockchains and tokens. It describes the largest decentralized finance protocols and some specific services where blockchain and tokens can be used. The paper concludes with a brief discussion…
Read MoreNY Fed, Report: First-Time Buyers Did Not Drive Strong House Price Appreciation in 2021
“In May 2022, Sam Khater—chief economist for Freddie Mac—argued that a surge in first-time buyers had been an important driver of the housing market the previous year. In contrast, using data from the New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel, we find that the share of home purchases by first-time buyers fell in 2021. This suggests that…
Read MoreNY Fed, Report: The Great Pandemic Mortgage Refinance Boom
“Total debt balances grew by $148 billion in the first quarter of 2023, a modest increase after 2022’s record growth. Mortgages, the largest form of household debt, grew by only $121 billion, according to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit from the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data. The increase was tempered by a…
Read MoreLisa Cook, Speech: Commencement Address, UC Berkeley
“As economists, we think a lot about intertemporal dynamics—what comes before, during, and after an event. So, let us recognize that this beginning came after years of sacrifice, compounded by the uncertainty of a pandemic, and added to the extraordinary stress and joys involved in acquiring the powerful tools economics provides …”
Read MoreJames Bullard, Essay: Trade and Globalization since the 1980s
“Recent events, such as pandemic-related international supply chain issues, have put a spotlight on global trade. Yet, economists have studied trade for a long time, as it is one of the many important factors driving long-run economic growth …”
Read MoreTom Barkin, Interview: Excerpts from a Reuters Interview and a Financial Times Interview
Reuters “You could tell yourself a story where inflation comes down relatively quickly … with only a modest economic slowdown.” “I’m not yet convinced … I do wonder whether we’re not going to need more impact on demand to bring inflation down to where we need to go.” Financial Times “If inflation persists, or God…
Read MoreNeel Kashkari, Interview: Q&A at the Minnesota Transportation Conference & EXPO
A 51 minute panel discussion with Neel Kashkari on 5/15/23. The conference offers compelling presentations, thought-provoking panels, and the chance to meet with like-minded professionals from Minnesota and beyond who share a commitment to bettering our communities and improving people’s lives through innovations in transportation.
Read MoreAustan Goolsbee, Interview: CNBC
A 5/15/23 interview in the hallway of the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference, which is the Atlanta Fed’s signature policy and research event, convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
Read MoreRaphael Bostic, Interview: CNBC
A 5/15/23 interview in the hallway of the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference, which is the Atlanta Fed’s signature policy and research event, convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
Read MoreRaphael Bostic, Interview: Bloomberg TV
A 5/15/23 interview in the hallway of the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference, which is the Atlanta Fed’s signature policy and research event, convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
Read MoreFed Unfiltered, Daily Report: FOMC Report (5/15/23)
Fed Unfiltered, Annotated Graphs: Balance Sheet
Lisa Cook, Speech: Commencement Address, Tuskegee University
A commencement address. Monetary policy and the economy were not mentioned. “One of my barriers was exactly 60 feet long. You see, when I was a Girl Scout, playing softball, it became clear slowly—and I mean that literally—that I did not have—let’s put this delicately—running ability. I could run, but it was more like a…
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