Speeches of Federal Reserve Officials

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• December 15, 2006
  The Chinese Economy: Progress and Challenges
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
• December 1, 2006
  Monetary Policy and Uncertainty
  Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
  At the Fourth Conference of the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C.
• December 1, 2006
  Welcoming remarks
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Fourth Conference of the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C.
• November 30, 2006
  A U.S. Perspective on Basel II Implementation
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Institute for International Bankers Seminar on the Impact of Basel II on Financial Markets and Business Strategies, New York, New York
• November 28, 2006
  The Economic Outlook
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  Before the National Italian American Foundation, New York, New York
• November 21, 2006
  Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve
  Governor Kevin Warsh
  At the New York Stock Exchange, New York, New York
• November 16, 2006
  The Conquest of Worldwide Inflation: Currency Competition and Its Implications for Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At the Cato Institute Monetary Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
• November 10, 2006
  Monetary Aggregates and Monetary Policy at the Federal Reserve: A Historical Perspective
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Fourth ECB Central Banking Conference, Frankfurt, Germany
• November 3, 2006
  The Evolving Role of the Federal Reserve Banks
  Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
  At the American Bar Association, Banking Law Section, Washington, D.C.
• November 2, 2006
  The Economic Outlook
  Governor Susan S. Bies
  At the Drake-FEI Lecture, Des Moines, Iowa
• November 1, 2006
  Community Development Financial Institutions: Promoting Economic Growth and Opportunity
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Opportunity Finance Network’s Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
• October 17, 2006
  A Supervisory Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the American Bankers Association Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona
• October 16, 2006
  Bank Regulation and Supervision: Balancing Benefits and Costs
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  Before the Annual Convention of the American Bankers Association, Phoenix, Arizona, and the Annual Convention of America’s Community Bankers, San Diego, California
  (via satellite)
• October 12, 2006
  Globalization: A Force for Good?
  Governor Frederic S. Mishkin
  Weissman Center Distinguished Lecture Series, Baruch College, New York, New York
• October 11, 2006
  A U.S. Supervisor's Perspective on Current Banking Issues
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the British Bankers' Association 10th Annual Supervision Conference, London, England
• October 4, 2006
  Economic Outlook
  Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
  At the Money Marketeers of New York University, New York, New York
• October 4, 2006
  The Coming Demographic Transition: Will We Treat Future Generations Fairly?
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  Before  The Washington Economic Club, Washington, D.C.
• September 27, 2006
  What Drives Productivity Growth? Implications for the Economy and Prospects for the Future
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At The Forecasters Club of New York, New York, New York
• September 11, 2006
  Evolution of Retail Payments and the Role of the Federal Reserve
  Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
  At the Western Payments Alliance 2006 Payments Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada
• September 1, 2006
  Remarks
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the presentation of the Order of the Palmetto, Dillon, South Carolina
• August 31, 2006
  Productivity
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  Before Leadership South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina
• August 25, 2006
  Global Economic Integration: What's New and What's Not?
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Thirtieth Annual Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
• July 18, 2006
  Corporate Cash Balances and Economic Activity
  Governor Kevin Warsh
  At the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
• July 6, 2006
  Reflections on Globalization and Policies
  Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
  At the European Economics and Financial Centre Seminar, House of Commons, London, England
• July 4, 2006
  Addressing Challenges Raised by Basel II Implementation
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Risk Capital 2006 Forum, Paris, France
• June 16, 2006
  Why Are Yield Curves So Flat and Long Rates So Low Globally?
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At the Institute of International Bankers, New York, New York
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner presented identical remarks at the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade, New York, New York, on June 15, 2006
• June 16, 2006
  The Effects of Globalization on Inflation and Their Implications for Monetary Policy
  Governor Donald L. Kohn
  At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 51st Economic Conference, Chatham, Massachusetts
• June 15, 2006
  Energy and the Economy
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  Before the Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• June 15, 2006
  Why Are Yield Curves So Flat and Long Rates So Low Globally?
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade, New York, New York
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner presented identical remarks at the Institute of International Bankers, New York, New York, on June 16, 2006
• June 14, 2006
  A Supervisor's Perspective on Mortgage Markets and Mortgage Lending Practices
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
   At the Mortgage Bankers Association Presidents Conference, Half Moon Bay, California
• June 13, 2006
  Increasing Economic Opportunity: Challenges and Strategies
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Fifth Regional Issues Conference of the Fifteenth Congressional District of Texas, Washington, D.C.
• June 12, 2006
  Modern Risk Management and Banking Supervision
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
   At the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Washington, D.C.
• June 12, 2006
  A Supervisor’s Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
   At the Financial Women’s Association Washington Briefing, Washington, D.C.
• June 12, 2006
  What Are Examiners Looking for When They Examine Banks for Compliance?
  Governor Mark W. Olson
   At the American Bankers Association's Regulatory Compliance Conference, Orlando, Florida
• June 9, 2006
  Commencement address
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006 commencement, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• June 6, 2006
  Challenges of Conducting Effective Risk Management in Community Banks
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Western Independent Bankers Annual CFO & Risk Management Conference, Coronado, California
• June 5, 2006
  Panel Discussion: Comments on the Outlook for the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the International Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.
• May 25, 2006
  Community Development and the Bigger Picture
  Governor Mark W. Olson
  At the Social Compact Visionary Awards, Washington, D.C.
• May 24, 2006
  Innovative Statistics for a Dynamic Economy
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At the National Association for Business Economics Professional Development Seminar for Journalists, Washington, D.C.
• May 18, 2006
  The Evolving Nature of the Financial System: Financial Crises and the Role of the Central Bank
  Governor Donald L. Kohn
  At the Conference on New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk, New York, New York
• May 18, 2006
  Basel II: Its Promise and Its Challenges
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s 42nd Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Chicago, Illinois
• May 16, 2006
  Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s 2006 Financial Markets Conference, Sea Island, Georgia
• May 16, 2006
  Compliance Risk Management in a Diversified Environment
  Governor Mark W. Olson
  To the Financial Services Roundtable and the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Services, Washington, D.C.
• May 16, 2006
  Implementing Basel II: Choices and Challenges
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Global Association of Risk Professionals' Basel II & Banking Regulation Forum, Barcelona, Spain
• May 11, 2006
  Investing in Payment Innovations: A Federal Reserve Perspective
  Governor Donald L. Kohn
  At the 2006 Payments Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• May 4, 2006
  Supervisory Perspective on Current Bank Capital, Market Risk, and Loan Product Issues
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Bank Administration Institute Treasury Management Conference, Orlando, Florida
• May 3, 2006
  Community Revitalization: Lessons from Anacostia
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At Operation HOPE’s Anacostia Economic Summit, Washington, D.C.
• April 28, 2006
  A Bank Supervisor's Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Enterprise Risk Management Roundtable, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
• April 27, 2006
  Business Capital Spending
  Governor Donald L. Kohn
  At the Forecasters Club of New York Luncheon, New York, New York
• April 20, 2006
  By the Numbers: Data and Measurement in Community Economic Development
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Greenlining Institute's Thirteenth Annual Economic Development Summit, Los Angeles, California
  (via satellite)
• April 17, 2006
  Thoughts on Financial Stability and Central Banking
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Conference on Modern Financial Institutions, Financial Markets, and Systemic Risk, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
• April 13, 2006
  Update on the U.S. economy
  Governor Mark W. Olson
  At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
• April 13, 2006
  Economic outlook
  Governor Donald L. Kohn
  At the Bankers and Business Leaders Luncheon, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch, Oklahoma
• April 10, 2006
  A Risk-Management Perspective on Recent Regulatory Proposals
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the America’s Community Bankers Risk Management and Finance Forum, Naples, Florida
• April 10, 2006
  Enterprise-Wide Compliance-Risk Management
  Governor Mark W. Olson
  At the Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association’s Twentieth Anniversary Training Conference, Washington, D.C.
• April 6, 2006
  The Effect of Removing Geographic Restrictions on Banking in the United States: Lessons for Europe
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At the Conference on the Future of Financial Regulation, London School of Economics, London
• April 5, 2006
  Financial Education and the National Jump$tart Coalition Survey
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy and Federal Reserve Board joint news conference, Washington, D.C.
• April 3, 2006
  Central Counterparty Clearing: History, Innovation, and Regulation
  Governor Randall S. Kroszner
  At the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Joint Conference on Issues Related to Central Counterparty Clearing, Frankfurt, Germany
• March 31, 2006
  An Update on Regulatory Issues
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Banking Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
• March 31, 2006
  Financial Regulation: Seeking the Middle Way
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Institute of International Finance Spring 2006 Membership Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland
• March 29, 2006
  Sound Capital and Risk Management
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the OpRisk USA 2006 Conference, New York, New York
• March 20, 2006
  Reflections on the Yield Curve and Monetary Policy
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  Before the Economic Club of New York, New York, New York
• March 16, 2006
  Monetary policy and asset prices
  Governor Donald L. Kohn
  At "Monetary Policy: A Journey from Theory to Practice," a European Central Bank Colloquium held in honor of Otmar Issing, Frankfurt, Germany
• March 13, 2006
  Are Banks Still Special?
  Governor Mark W. Olson
  At the Annual Washington Conference of the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C.
• March 10, 2006
  Remarks
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  (on February 16)
  To the Financial Stability Forum, International Accounting Standards Board, and International Federation of Accountants Roundtable on Financial Reporting and Auditing, Paris, France
  (via videoconference)
• March 8, 2006
  Community Banking and Community Bank Supervision
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention and Techworld, Las Vegas, Nevada
• March 3, 2006
  Economic Outlook for the United States
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Howard University Economics Forum, Washington, D.C.
• February 24, 2006
  The Benefits of Price Stability
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At The Center for Economic Policy Studies and on the occasion of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
• February 24, 2006
  The Importance of Education
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the commemoration of Black History Month, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland
• February 23, 2006
  Globalization, Insurers, and Regulators: Shared Challenges Call for Collaborative Solutions
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) International Insurance Symposium, Washington, D.C.
• February 6, 2006
  Remarks at ceremonial swearing-in by President Bush
  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
  At the ceremonial swearing-in by President Bush, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, D.C.
• February 2, 2006
  The Continuous Challenges of Risk Management
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  At the Financial Services Institute, Washington, D.C.
• January 18, 2006
  Productivity and Economic Outlook
  Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
  Before the Tech Council of Maryland's Financial Executive Forum, Bethesda, Maryland