St. Louis Fed: James Bullard - President and Chief Executive Officer

Recent Updates

November 18, 2009. Speech. "The First Phase of the U.S. Recovery." Delivered at the Commerce Bank Economic Breakfast. Press Release.
Related news articles: "Fed's Bullard: Possible Fed Won't Hike Rates Until 2012," by Michael S. Derby, The Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2009. "Fed's Bullard says shrinking reserves key to exit," by Mark Felsenthal, Reuters News, November 18, 2009. "Fed May Not Increase Rates Until 2012, Bullard Says," by Steve Matthews, Bloomberg, November 18, 2009. "Bullard on Interest Rates: Exactly What Did He Say?," by Matt Phillips, The Wall Street Journal MarketBeat, November 18, 2009. "Bullard: Too-big-to-fail policy is intolerable," by David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 18, 2009.
November 8, 2009. "Uncertainty 'high' over inflation outlook," by Krishna Guha, Financial Times.
October 12, 2009. Excerpt of Interview at 51st annual NABE meeting with Kathleen Hays, Bloomberg.
October 11, 2009. Presentation. "Three Issues for Near-Term Monetary Policy." Presented at the 51st annual NABE meeting: The New Global Financial and Economic Architecture Gateway to Recovery (or just more of the Blues?). Press Release.
Related news articles: "Bullard Cautions on Medium-Term Inflation Risks," by Henry J. Pulizzi, The Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, October 11, 2009. "Bullard warns against complacency on inflation," by David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 11, 2009. "Fed's Bullard: Don't underestimate inflation risk," by Emily Kaiser, Reuters News, October 11, 2009.
"Is the Rate of Homeownership Nearing a Bottom?," Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, October 2009.
October 22, 2009. "The Economy: Beware the Bottlenecks," by Peter Coy, Business Week.

Keeping Track of the Financial Crisis

Raghuram G. Rajan Speaks at 2009 Homer Jones Lecture, April 15, 2009.
The Financial Crisis — A Timeline of Events and Policy Actions
Tracking the Global Recession
"More Money: Understanding Recent Changes in the Monetary Base" by William T. Gavin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2009.
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Recent Speeches and Presentations

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November 22, 2009. Speech. "Challenges of a Global Slowdown: Redefining Government Regulation." Delivered at the Business Today "Weathering the Storm: The Challenges and Opportunities of A Global Slowdown" Conference.
(Note: Link to slides will be available at 5:00 PM CST, November 22, 2009.)
November 18, 2009. Speech. "The First Phase of the U.S. Recovery." Delivered at the Commerce Bank Economic Breakfast. Press Release.
Related news articles: "Fed's Bullard: Possible Fed Won't Hike Rates Until 2012," by Michael S. Derby, The Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2009. "Fed's Bullard says shrinking reserves key to exit," by Mark Felsenthal, Reuters News, November 18, 2009. "Fed May Not Increase Rates Until 2012, Bullard Says," by Steve Matthews, Bloomberg, November 18, 2009. "Bullard on Interest Rates: Exactly What Did He Say?," by Matt Phillips, The Wall Street Journal MarketBeat, November 18, 2009. "Bullard: Too-big-to-fail policy is intolerable," by David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 18, 2009.
October 11, 2009. Presentation. "Three Issues for Near-Term Monetary Policy." Presented at the 51st annual NABE meeting: The New Global Financial and Economic Architecture Gateway to Recovery (or just more of the Blues?). Press Release.
Related news articles: "Bullard Cautions on Medium-Term Inflation Risks," by Henry J. Pulizzi, The Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics, October 11, 2009. "Bullard warns against complacency on inflation," by David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 11, 2009. "Fed's Bullard: Don't underestimate inflation risk," by Emily Kaiser, Reuters News, October 11, 2009.
Related media interviews: Excerpt of Interview with Kathleen Hays, Bloomberg, October 12, 2009.
September 25, 2009. Presentation. "Monetary Policy Feedback Rules at the Zero Lower Bound." Presented at the Financial Markets, Liquidity and Monetary Policy Swiss National Bank Research Conference Zurich, Switzerland. Press Release.
Related news articles: "Bullard says Fed needs a new policy rule," by David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 25, 2009. "Fed's Bullard Sees Case For Rules To Govern Fed Programs," Dow Jones Capital Markets Report, September 25, 2009.
August 27, 2009. Speech. "The State of the US Economy." Delivered at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock Arkansas. Press Release.
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Recent Media Interviews

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November 8, 2009. "Uncertainty 'high' over inflation outlook," by Krishna Guha, Financial Times.
October 12, 2009. Excerpt of Interview at 51st annual NABE meeting with Kathleen Hays, Bloomberg.
October 22, 2009. "The Economy: Beware the Bottlenecks," by Peter Coy, Business Week.
September 21, 2009. "Slack Attack: Fed Faces Test on Inflation," by Sara Murray and Jon Hilsenrath, The Wall Street Journal.
August 27, 2009. "Fed's Bullard: Shift to Exit Strat to Avoid Infl as Enter '10," by Steven K. Beckner, iMarketNews.
August 27, 2009. "Fed's Bullard - focus on exit heading into 2010," by Alister Bull, Reuters.
August 27, 2009. "President of Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis sees 'signs of improvement' in economy," by Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon.
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Events

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"Debt, Financial Markets, and Monetary Policy," Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 34th Annual Economic Policy Conference, October 15-16, 2009.
"Weathering the Storm: The Challenges and Opportunities of A Global Slowdown," Princeton Business Today Conference, November 21-24, 2009.
"Policy Lessons from the Economic and Financial Crisis," The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, December 4, 2009.
"One Country, Two Systems: Impacts after the Financial Crisis, a dialogue in China's Emerging and Mature Financial Centers and Markets," a Global Interdependence Center Conference, January 10-12, 2010.
"11th Workshop on Optimal Control, Dynamic Games and Nonlinear Dynamics," organized by the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics and Finance, University of Amsterdam, May 31 - June 2, 2010.
St. Louis Area Seminars
Learning Week Conferences
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Recent Research Papers

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"Monetary Policy, Determinacy, and Learnability in a Two-Block World Economy," with Eric Schaling, forthcoming, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Working Paper Version (PDF 472K).
"When Does Determinacy Imply Expectational Stability?," February 2008, Revised January 2009, with Stefano Eusepi, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2008-007B, Abstract | Full Text (PDF 266K).
"The Stability of Macroeconomic Systems with Bayesian Learners" November 2008, Revised July 2009, with Jacek Suda, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2008-043B, Abstract | Full Text (PDF 304K).
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