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Richard W. Fisher

President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Start of Term: 4/4/2005

President Fisher's Remarks

10/10/2012  Speech, Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.: The United States Is Not Europe and Texas Ain't France: America as the Thoroughbred Economy  

9/19/2012  Audio Interview, Bloomberg: The Hays Advantage: Fed's Richard Fisher Says QE3 May Not Create Jobs 

9/19/2012  Speech, Harvard Club of New York City in New York, N.Y.: Comments to the Harvard Club of New York City on Monetary Policy (With Reference to Tommy Tune, Nicole Parent, the FOMC, Velcro, Drunken Sailors and Congress) 

9/19/2012  Video Interview, Bloomberg TV "Street Smart": Fed Policy Costs Greater Than Benefits, Fisher Says  

9/18/2012  Video Interview, CNBC: Squawk Box: Fed's Fisher: A Lot of Money Sitting on Sidelines 

9/18/2012  Video Interview, CNBC: Squawk Box: Fisher: What Makes Texas So Great - Jobs 

9/18/2012  Video Interview, CNBC: Squawk Box: 'I Would Have Voted Against It': Fisher on QE3 

8/15/2012  Video Interview, CNBC: Fed Stimulus In The Cards? 

8/9/2012  Video Interview, Fox Business: Fed’s Fisher: Congress is the Only Game in Town 

8/9/2012  Video Interview, Fox Business: Fed’s Fisher: There’s a Lot of Money Sitting on the Sidelines 

8/8/2012  Video Interview, Bloomberg TV: Fed's Fisher on Monetary Policy, Stimulus Risks  

7/9/2012  Remarks, Australian American Leadership Dialogue in Dallas, Texas: Remarks before the Australian American Leadership Dialogue 

6/26/2012  Remarks, Dallas Historical Society in Dallas, Texas: Vignettes of Dallas Fed History on the Eve of Our Centennial (With Grateful Reference to George Dealey and a Tip of the Hat to Ebby Halliday, W.F. Ramsey, and Fed and Ginger) 

6/7/2012  Remarks, 21st Century China Program at the University of California, San Diego, Calif.: Implications of Renminbi Internationalization for the U.S. and the Global Economy (With Reference to Wu Yi, Being Manufactured in China, Yang Rui, Deng Xiaoping and Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap) 

6/5/2012  Speech, St. Andrews University in St. Andrews, Scotland: The Limits of the Powers of Central Banks (With Metaphoric References to Edvard Munch's Scream and Sir Henry Raeburn's The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch) 

5/11/2012  Remarks, Texas Bankers Association's 128th Annual Convention & Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas: Adios “Texas Ratio” (With an Unauthorized Rewrite of George Strait’s Most Memorable Song and a Tribute to Bob Hankins) 

4/2/2012  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Fed's Fisher on 'Too Big to Fail' 

4/2/2012  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Fisher: Fed Not Ready to Tighten 

3/22/2012  Video Interview, FOX Business: Taxpayers Shouldn’t be Hostage to ‘Too Big to Fail’ 

3/5/2012  Remarks, Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce in Dallas, Texas: “Not to Be Used Externally, but Also Harmful if Swallowed”: Projecting the Future of the Economy and Lessons Learned from Texas and Mexico  

2/29/2012  Speech, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores in Mexico City: The United States Should Borrow Mexico's Fiscal Discipline Manual (With Reference to Cantinflas, Guillermo Ortiz's Quip, Inflation Targeting and Many Comparative Metrics)  

2/23/2012  Video Interview, CNBC: Dallas Fed President on Texas Economy 

2/23/2012  Video Interview, CNBC: Dallas Fed President: Economy Getting Better 

2/15/2012  Remarks, Remarks before the Texas Manufacturers Summit 2012 in San Marcos, Texas: Texas Redux, America Restrained (With a Discussion of the Limits of Monetary Policy)  

2/2/2012  Remarks, Headliners Club in Austin, Texas: A Report on the Texas Economy and a Hawk(s)eye View on Recent Fed Pronouncements: What Does It All Mean? 

12/16/2011  Remarks, Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin, Texas: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? (With Reference to Wodehouse’s Lead Pipe, Saint Willibrord’s Shuffle, Munch’s Scream and Sarah Bloom Raskin's Sink)  

11/15/2011  Remarks, Columbia University’s Politics and Business Club, New York, N.Y.: Taming the Too-Big-to-Fails: Will Dodd–Frank Be the Ticket or Is Lap-Band Surgery Required? (With Reference to Vinny Guadagnino, Andrew Haldane, Paul Volcker, John Milton, Tom Hoenig and Churchill’s ‘Terminological Inexactitude’) 

11/2/2011  Remarks, Bastiat–Hoiles Prize Dinner, New York, N.Y.: Thoughts on Bastiat (With a Nod to Keynes!) 

10/21/2011  Remarks, Dallas Friday Group, Dallas, Texas: Buy a Ticket! (With Reference to the Strauss Brothers, Ambassador Mike Moore, Kenneth Arrow, Financial Sharpies, Martin Luther King Jr. and Gov. Dewey) 

10/7/2011  Remarks, Texas A&M Retailing Summit, Dallas, Texas: A Report on the Economy (With a Nod to the Carl Sewells and Ben Bernanke) 

10/6/2011  Remarks, Texas Economic Development Council Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas: Texas: What Makes Us Exceptional? Where Are We Vulnerable? 

10/4/2011  Radio Interview, Bloomberg's Hays Advantage: Fisher Says Fed can React If U.S. Turns 'Horrific' 

10/3/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Dallas Fed President: Economy & Jobs 

10/3/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Dallas Fed President: Regulating Banks  

10/3/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Dallas Fed Prez on Unemployment & Europe 

10/3/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Dallas Fed: Businesses Have Flat-lined, Not Declined  

9/30/2011  Video Interview, FOX Business: Fed’s Fisher: “We are on an Edge” 

9/27/2011  Remarks, Dallas Assembly, Dallas, Texas: Explaining Dissent on the FOMC Vote for Operation Twist (With Reference to Jan Mayen Island, Paul Volcker and Thor’s Hammer)  

9/12/2011  Remarks, National Association for Business Economics, Dallas, Texas: Of Moose and Men (With No Reference to Steinbeck)  

9/12/2011  Video Interview, Bloomberg's "In the Loop": Fisher on dissent, Inflation, Economy 

8/23/2011  Video Interview, FOX Business' Scoreboard: Fed’s Fisher: America Has Enough Access to Capital 

8/23/2011  Video Interview, FOX Business' Scoreboard: Fed's Fisher Previews Jackson Hole Meeting 

8/18/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Kudlow Report: One-on-One with Fed's Fisher 

8/17/2011  Remarks, Midland Community Forum, Midland, Texas: Connecting the Dots: Texas Employment Growth; a Dissenting Vote; and the Ugly Truth (With Reference to P.G. Wodehouse) 

7/13/2011  Remarks, Rotary Club of Dallas, Dallas, Texas: Remembering Carol Reed, Aesop's Fable, Kenneth Arrow and Thomas Dewey 

6/16/2011  Remarks, Hispanic Economic Experience Conference, Dallas, Texas: ¡Ándale Pues! Get On with Advancing Hispanic Prosperity Through Education 

6/8/2011  Video Interview, Business News Network's Headline with Howard Green: Conversation with a Fed Governor (Part 1) 

6/8/2011  Video Interview, Business News Network's Headline with Howard Green: Conversation with a Fed Governor (Part 2) 

6/8/2011  Video Interview, Business News Network's Headline with Howard Green: Conversation with a Fed Governor (Part 3) 

6/7/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Dallas Fed Pres. on Jobs & Economic Growth 

6/7/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Dallas Fed: Economic Recovery A Slow Process 

6/7/2011  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Fiscal Policy & Regulation Impact on Capital Formation 

6/6/2011  Remarks, Market News International Seminar, New York, N.Y.: Containing (or Restraining) Systemic Risk: The Need to Not Fail on 'Too Big to Fail' (With Reference to Margaret Thatcher, Geoffrey Howe, Irving Kristol, Joe Nocera, Bastiat, Nietzsche, Mencken and Sandy Weill)  

5/4/2011  Remarks, New Mexico State University's Spring 2011 Domenici Institute Forum, Las Cruces, N.M.: A Perspective on the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy (With Reference to the Music of Richard Wagner and Gangsta Rap)  

4/8/2011  Remarks, Society of American Business Editors and Writers 2011 Annual Conference, Dallas Texas: 'Is America's Decline Exaggerated or Inevitable?' The Role of Monetary and Fiscal Policy  

3/30/2011  Video Interview, Fox Business' America's Nightly Scoreboard: Dallas Fed Pres Compares D.C. to Lindsay Lohan 

3/23/2011  Video Interview, Bloomberg Television: Fisher Says Fed Should ‘Keep Its Word,’ End QE in June 

3/7/2011  Remarks, Institute of International Bankers Annual Washington Conference, Washington, D.C.: Churchill, Baruch, Lindsay Lohan, Congress and the Fed 

2/21/2011  Q&A, Washington Post: Dallas Fed president: 'We're moving forward' 

2/8/2011  Remarks, Stemmons Corridor Business Association, Dallas, Texas: A Need for Innovative Fiscal Policy 

2/3/2011  Radio Interview, Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage": Fed's Fisher Says He Won't Support More QE After June 

1/12/2011  Remarks, Luncheon meeting of the Manhattan Institute and e21, New York, N.Y.: The Limits of Monetary Policy: 'Monetary Policy Responsibility Cannot Substitute for Government Irresponsibility' 

1/10/2011  Video Interview, Wall Street Journal News Hub: The Economic Outlook and Pres. Fisher's Opposition to the Extension of the Fed's QE2 Program 

12/2/2010  Remarks, 2010 Pre-Session Legislative Conference, Austin, Texas: Texas: What Makes Us Exceptional? Where Are We Vulnerable? 

11/8/2010  Remarks, Association for Financial Professionals, San Antonio, Texas: Recent Decisions of the Federal Open Market Committee: A Bridge to Fiscal Sanity? 

10/19/2010  Remarks, New York Association for Business Economics, New York, N.Y.: Rangers, Yankees and Federal Open Market Committee: One Game at a Time 

10/18/2010  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Why the United States Won't End up like Japan - View from the Central Bank Part 1 

10/18/2010  Video Interview, CNBC's Squawk Box: Why the United States Won't End up like Japan - View from the Central Bank Part 2 

10/7/2010  Remarks, Economic Club of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.: To Ease or Not to Ease? What Next for the Fed? 

10/1/2010  Remarks, Vancouver Board of Trade, Vancouver, British Columbia: Observations on the U.S. Economy: Need the Fed Do More? 

9/1/2010  Remarks, Greater Houston Partnership, Houston, Texas: Monetary Policy Going Forward 

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