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Speeches of Federal Reserve Officials
- December 7, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
It’s Not Just about the Models: Recognizing the Importance of Qualitative Factors in an Effective Risk-Management Process
At the International Center for Business Information’s Risk Management 2004 Conference Geneva, Switzerland
- December 2, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
The Logic of Monetary Policy
Before the National Economists Club, Washington, D.C.
- November 19, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Panel discussion: Euro in Wider Circles
At the European Banking Congress 2004, Frankfurt, Germany
- November 18, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Fair Value Accounting
To the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers General Meeting, New York, New York
- November 15, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
Recent Economic Experience and Outlook
At the Fraser Institute Roundtable Luncheon, Toronto, Canada
- November 5, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Financial Supervision Issues
At the Securities Industry Association Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida
- October 29, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Equilibrium Real Interest Rate: Theory and Application
To the University of Connecticut School of Business Graduate Learning Center and the SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator, Hartford, Connecticut
- October 26, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Factors Influencing Business Investment
At the Greater Issues Series, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
- October 23, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
The Federal Reserve System and the Economy
At the American Association of Individual Investors Washington Chapter Meeting, Arlington, Virginia
- October 21, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Enterprise Perspectives in Financial Institution Supervision
At the University of Connecticut School of Law, Connecticut Law Review Symposium, Hartford, Connecticut
- October 21, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Oil and the Economy
At the Distinguished Lecture Series, Darton College, Albany, Georgia
- October 19, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
The mortgage market and consumer debt
At America’s Community Bankers Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
- October 15, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Oil
To the National Italian American Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- October 15, 2004
- Governor Donald L. Kohn
How Should Policymakers Deal with Low-Probability, High-Impact Events?
At the European Central Bank Conference on Monetary Policy and Imperfect Knowledge, Würzburg, Germany
- October 14, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
International Monetary Reform and Capital Freedom
At the Cato Institute 22nd Annual Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.
- October 8, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Panel discussion: Safeguarding Good Policy Practice through Maintaining Flexibility
To the Conference on Reflections on Monetary Policy 25 Years after October 1979, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
- October 8, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Panel discussion: What Have We Learned Since October 1979?
To the Conference on Reflections on Monetary Policy 25 Years after October 1979, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
- October 7, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Monetary policy twenty-five years after October 1979
To the Conference on Reflections on Monetary Policy Twenty-Five Years after October 1979, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
(via videoconference)
- October 7, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Central Bank Talk and Monetary Policy
At the Japan Society Corporate Luncheon, New York, New York
- October 7, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Free Trade: What Do Economists Really Know?
At the Conference on Trade and the Future of American Workers, Washington, D.C.
- October 6, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Questions and Reflections on the Personal Saving Rate
To the National Bankers Association, Nashville, Tennessee
- October 5, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Banking
At the American Bankers Association Annual Convention, New York, New York
- October 4, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
The Implementation of Basel II: Some Issues for Cross-Border Banking
At the Institute of International Bankers' Annual Breakfast Dialogue, Washington, D.C.
- September 30, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Developments in Financial Markets and Financial Management
At the Bond Market Association's Regional Bond Traders and Sales Managers Roundtable, Irving, Texas
- September 28, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Challenges Facing the Accounting Profession Today
To the Cincinnati Chapter of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, Cincinnati, Ohio
- September 16, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Oil Shocks and Monetary Policy
At the Annual Economic Luncheon, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
- September 10, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Introductory remarks
At the 30th anniversary of the Neighborhood Housing Services of America, Washington, D.C.
- August 27, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Opening remarks
At a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- August 12, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Corporate Governance and Risk Management at Community Banks
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Community Bank Directors Conference, Chicago, Illinois
- August 12, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Rules for Assessing Social Security Reform
At the Retirement Research Consortium Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
- July 21, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
A Retrospective on Business-Cycle Recoveries: Are "Jobless" Recoveries the New Norm?
The Exchequer Club of Washington Luncheon, Washington, D.C.
- July 16, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Using Enterprise-Wide Risk Management to Effectively Execute Business Strategies
At the Risk Management Association and Consumer Bankers Association Retail Risk
Conference, Chicago, Illinois
- July 15, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Business Financial Conditions and Relationships with Bankers
At the Financial Executives International Chicago Chapter Dinner, Chicago, Illinois
- July 7, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Productivity: Past, Present, and Future
At the New York Association for Business Economics Meeting, New York, New York
- June 24, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Reducing Budget Deficits
At the Concord Coalition Budget and Fiscal Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
- June 22, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Trends in Risk Management and Corporate Governance
At the Financial Managers Society Finance and Accounting Forum for Financial Institutions, Washington, D.C.
- June 21, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Euro at Five: Ready for a Global Role?
At the European Economics and Financial Center Conference, Paris, France
Governor Ben S. Bernanke presented identical remarks at the Institute for International Economics Conference, Washington, D.C.,
February 26, 2004 - June 15, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
Economic Outlook
At the annual meeting of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, Charlotte, North Carolina - June 10, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
Regulatory Update: Banking Industry, Insurance, and Securities Activities
At the Bank Insurance and Securities Association Legislative, Regulatory, and Compliance Seminar, Washington, D.C. - June 8, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Central Bank panel discussion: economic developments
At the International Monetary Conference, London, England
- June 4, 2004
- Governor Donald L. Kohn
The Outlook for Inflation
National Economists Club luncheon meeting, Washington, D.C.
- June 3, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
IASB reform
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation Meeting, New York, New York
Statement submitted in writing - May 22, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Economics and Ethical Behaviors
2004 Distinguished Alumni Award, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C.
- May 21, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Subprime Mortgage Lending: Benefits, Costs, and Challenges
At the Financial Services Roundtable Annual Housing Policy Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
- May 20, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Acceptance of the Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service
Eisenhower Fellowship, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 20, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Gradualism
At an economics luncheon co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Seattle Branch) and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- May 20, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Workplace Financial Education
At the second meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, Washington, D.C.
- May 19, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Corporate Governance: Where Do We Go From Here?
At the Institute of Internal Auditors Financial Services Conference, Arlington, Virginia
- May 17, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Corporate Governance and Community Banks
Before the Annual Convention of the Arkansas Bankers Association, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- May 17, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
The Role of Central Banks in Fostering Efficiency and Stability in the Global Financial System
At the National Bank of Belgium Conference on Efficiency and Stability in an Evolving Financial System, Brussels, Belgium
- May 14, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Budget and Trade Deficits: Linked, Both Worrisome in the Long Run, but not Twins
At the Isenberg School of Management Seminar Series, Amherst, Massachusetts
Governor Edward M. Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics Luncheon, Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 2004
Governor Edward M. Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Euromoney Bond Investors Congress, London, England, on February 25, 2004 - May 13, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Financial literacy
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Money Smart Conference, Chicago, Illinois
(via videoconference)
- May 6, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
Panel discussion: The Competitive Edge of Community Banks
At the Fortieth Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- May 6, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Globalization and innovation
At the Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
(via satellite)
- May 6, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Financial Innovation and Effective Risk Management
To the Financial Services Institute 2004, Washington, D.C.
- May 5, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
The Federal Open Market Committee and the Formation of Monetary Policy
At the 26th Conference of the American Council on Gift Annuities, Orlando, Florida
- April 27, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Innovation in Financial Markets and Banking Relationships
At the Financial Executives International 2004 Summit, San Diego, California
- April 27, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Energy
Before the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, D.C.
- April 26, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Current Issues in Corporate Governance
At the Bank Administration Institute's Fiduciary Risk Management Conference 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada
- April 26, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
Preview of the Redesigned Series 2004 U.S. $50 Note
At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Western Currency Facility, Fort Worth, Texas
- April 23, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
The economic outlook and monetary policy
At the World Economy Laboratory Spring Conference, Washington, D.C.
Governor Ben S. Bernanke presented identical remarks at the Bond Market Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, on April 22, 2004
- April 23, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Global Imbalances
At the European Institute Roundtable on Financial and Monetary Affairs, Washington, D.C.
- April 22, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
The economic outlook and monetary policy
At the Bond Market Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York
Governor Ben S. Bernanke presented identical remarks at the World Economy Laboratory Spring Conference, Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2004 - April 22, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
The Economic Outlook and Financial Health of Bank Customers
At the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act Banker Outreach Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
- April 16, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Financial Access for Immigrants: The Case of Remittances
At the Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- April 16, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Capitalizing reputation
At the 2004 Financial Markets Conference of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Sea Island, Georgia
(via satellite)
- April 15, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
What Policymakers Can Learn from Asset Prices
Before The Investment Analysts Society of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- April 8, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Macroeconomic Outlook and Uncertainties
At the Twelfth District Community Leaders Luncheon, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- April 1, 2004
- Governor Donald L. Kohn
Monetary Policy and Imbalances
At the Banking and Finance Lecture Series, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania
- April 1, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Financial education and Jump$tart survey
At the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy and Federal Reserve Board joint news conference, Washington, D.C.
- March 31, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Budget and Trade Deficits: Linked, Both Worrisome in the Long Run, but not Twins
At the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics Luncheon, Los Angeles, California
Governor Edward M. Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Euromoney Bond Investors Congress, London, England, on February 25, 2004
Governor Edward M. Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Isenberg School of Management Seminar Series, Amherst, Massachusetts,
on May 14, 2004 - March 30, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Trade and Jobs
At the Distinguished Speaker Series, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- March 27, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Monetary Policy Modeling: Where Are We and Where Should We Be Going?
At the Federal Reserve Board Models and Monetary Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
- March 26, 2004
- Governor Donald L. Kohn
Research at the Federal Reserve Board: The Contributions of Henderson, Porter, and Tinsley
At the Federal Reserve Board Models and Monetary Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
- March 26, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
The Board's Modeling Work in the 1960s
At the Federal Reserve Board Models and Monetary Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
- March 25, 2004
- Governor Donald L. Kohn
Monetary Policy in a Time of Macroeconomic Transition
At the 2004 Washington Economic Policy Conference, presented by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and the Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER), Washington, D.C.
- March 25, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Rural economic issues
At New Approaches to Rural Policy: Lessons from Around the World, an international conference convened by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Rural Policy Research Institute, and The Countryside Agency, Warrenton, Virginia
- March 17, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Banking
Before the Independent Community Bankers of America Convention, San Diego, California
(via satellite)
- March 12, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Education
At the Boston College Finance Conference 2004, Boston, Massachusetts
- March 2, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Money, Gold, and the Great Depression
At the H. Parker Willis Lecture in Economic Policy, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
- March 2, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Current account
Before the Economic Club of New York, New York
- March 1, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
U.S. Banking Industry Performance Highlights--2003
At the Annual Conference of the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C.
- February 27, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Intellectual property rights
At the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Economic Summit, Stanford, California
- February 27, 2004
- Governor Mark W. Olson
A Regulator's View of Emerging Issues in Community Banking
At the 118th Assembly for Bank Directors, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico
- February 26, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Euro at Five: Ready for a Global Role?
At the Institute for International Economics Conference, Washington, D.C.
Governor Ben S. Bernanke presented identical remarks at the European Economics and Financial Center Conference,
Paris, France, June 21, 2004 - February 26, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
The Economic Outlook and the State of Household and Business Finances
Before the New York Forecasters Club, New York, New York
- February 25, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Qualitative Aspects of Effective Risk Management
At the Global Association of Risk Professionals Fifth Annual Convention, New York, New York
- February 25, 2004
- Governor Edward M. Gramlich
Budget and Trade Deficits: Linked, Both Worrisome in the Long Run, but not Twins
At the Euromoney Bond Investors Congress, London, England
Governor Edward M. Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics Luncheon, Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 2004
Governor Edward M. Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Isenberg School of Management Seminar Series,
Amherst, Massachusetts, on May 14, 2004 - February 23, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Understanding household debt obligations
At the Credit Union National Association 2004 Governmental Affairs Conference, Washington, D.C.
- February 20, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
The critical role of education in the nation's economy
At the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce 2004 Annual Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska
- February 20, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
The Great Moderation
At the meetings of the Eastern Economic Association, Washington, DC
- February 19, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Financial Markets and Corporate Governance
At the Economic Club of Memphis Dinner, Memphis, Tennessee
- February 4, 2004
- Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
Enterprise-wide Compliance Programs
At the Bond Market Association's Legal and Compliance Conference, New York, New York
- January 26, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Economic flexibility
Before the HM Treasury Enterprise Conference, London, England
(via satellite)
- January 14, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Conducting Monetary Policy at Very Low Short-Term Interest Rates
At the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies Lecture, Geneva, Switzerland
Vincent R. Reinhart, Director, Division of Monetary Affairs, presented identical remarks at the Meetings of the American Economic Association,
San Diego, California on January 3, 2004 - January 13, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Globalization
Before the Bundesbank Lecture 2004, Berlin, Germany
- January 7, 2004
- Governor Donald L. Kohn
The United States in the World Economy
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Public Policy Dinner, Atlanta, Georgia
- January 4, 2004
- Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Lessons from Past Productivity Booms
At the Meetings of the American Economic Association, San Diego, California
- January 4, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Monetary Policy and the Economic Outlook: 2004
At the Meetings of the American Economic Association, San Diego, California
- January 3, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke and Vincent R. Reinhart, Director, Division of Monetary Affairs
Conducting Monetary Policy at Very Low Short-Term Interest Rates
At the Meetings of the American Economic Association, San Diego, California
Governor Ben S. Bernanke presented identical remarks at the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies Lecture,
Geneva, Switzerland on January 14, 2004 - January 3, 2004
- Governor Ben S. Bernanke
Fedspeak
At the Meetings of the American Economic Association, San Diego, California
- January 3, 2004
- Chairman Alan Greenspan
Risk and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy
At the Meetings of the American Economic Association, San Diego, California
Last update: December 7, 2004