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Important choices for the Federal Reserve in the years ahead: remarks at Lehman College, Bronx, New York
Remarks at Lehman College, Bronx, New York.
Discussion Paper
Connecting “The Dots”: Disagreement in the Federal Open Market Committee
People disagree, and so do the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). How much do they disagree? Why do they disagree? We look at the FOMC’s projections of the federal funds rate (FFR) and other variables and compare them with those in the New York Fed’s Survey of Primary Dealers (SPD). We show that the members of the FOMC tend to disagree more than the primary dealers and offer some potential explanations.
Discussion Paper
A Way With Words: The Economics of the Fed’s Press Conference
When central bankers speak, traders, journalists, and politicians listen with bated breath. The marked asset price reaction to Chairman Bernanke’s June press conference confirms the importance of his comments in the marketplace.
Speech
The U.S. economic outlook and implications for monetary policy
Remarks at the Economic Leadership Forum, Somerset, New Jersey.
Speech
The U.S. economic outlook and the implications for monetary policy
Remarks at Bank Indonesia–Federal Reserve Bank of New York Joint International Seminar, Bali Indonesia.
Speech
Monetary Policy Challenges in the Pandemic Recovery
President Collins shared charts with graduate students and faculty at an economics seminar at Harvard University, covering aspects of the economy she recently discussed at Wellesley College and as part of the Boston Fed’s 22nd Annual Regional & Community Bankers Conference.
Journal Article
Monetary Policy at the Zero Lower Bound: Revelations from the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections
George A. Kahn and Andrew Palmer assess how FOMC participants' projections that policy would lift off from its effective lower bound related to their projections for inflation and unemployment. The article is summarized in The Macro Bulletin.