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Some principles to consider in future regulatory reform.
Presented by Eric S. Rosengren, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, at the ICBI RiskMinds 2008 Conference: The Global Risk Regulation Summit, Geneva, Switzerland, December 8, 2008
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Beyond the crisis: reflections on the challenges
Remarks at the Foreign Policy Association Corporate Dinner, New York City
Journal Article
Market declines: what is accomplished by banning short-selling?
In 2008, U.S. regulators banned the short-selling of financial stocks, fearing that the practice was helping to drive the steep drop in stock prices during the crisis. However, a new look at the effects of such restrictions challenges the notion that short sales exacerbate market downturns in this way. The 2008 ban on short sales failed to slow the decline in the price of financial stocks; in fact, prices fell markedly over the two weeks in which the ban was in effect and stabilized once it was lifted. Similarly, following the downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating in 2011?another ...
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The first phase of the U.S. recovery
Delivered at the Commerce Bank Economic Breakfast, November 18, 2009
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Financial stability and economic growth
Remarks at the 2011 Bretton Woods Committee International Council Meeting, Washington, D.C.>
Speech
The U.S. economy: a report from main street
Delivered at the Economic Club of Memphis.
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Still more lessons from the crisis
Remarks at the Foreign Policy Association Corporate Dinner, New York City
Journal Article
Informational easing: improving credit conditions through the release of information
Economist Matthew Pritsker of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System offers a theoretical view on how regulators can reduce uncertainty in the financial markets by improving the availability of information.
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U.S.economic policy in a global context
Remarks by President Dudley at the Foreign Policy Association Corporate Dinner, New York City.
Journal Article
Mortgage reform and the countercyclical role of the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage mutual fund insurance
It has been 75 years since the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was established and it is again serving as the primary backstop in the current housing market downturn, insuring roughly 39 percent of all new purchase loans. This countercyclical role for the FHA, with respect to the housing market cycle, does not come without costs, and the main cost is the risk of new lending in a market with declining house values. As current discussion on mortgage finance reform focuses on the role, or elimination, of the government-sponsored enterprises, the countercyclical future role of, and the level ...