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Powell: FOMC may accelerate taper
Fed will no longer refer to inflation as “transitory”
US CPI inflation rises to 5.4%
Prices continue upward climb, but policy-makers still see pressures as temporary
Regional Feds make string of appointments
Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas Feds name officials, while St Louis appoints outside advisers
People: New York Fed appoints new head of supervision
Diane Dobbeck to lead supervision group; Atlanta Fed hires chief strategy officer; Biden appoints assistant treasury secretary
Mountfield to become World Bank vice-president, sources say
More people news: Atlanta Fed names senior VP, and Fed’s first supervision head goes to US Treasury
Leading Republican alleges Fed overreach on race
Toomey writes to regional Feds about “recent, intense interest in ‘racial justice’ activism”
Summers steps up attacks on Fed inflation stance
Inflation hawk warns of “complacency” after April CPI hike, but FOMC members have stood firm
Fed’s Bostic says economic inclusion goals shape policy
Atlanta Fed president calls for more joint work with CFPB
Atlanta Fed creates new mortgage tool to track forbearance
Dashboard will provide policy-makers with data on which regions are using forbearance in response to Covid-19
Brainard criticises Fed’s diversity efforts
Lack of diversity is holding back the economics profession, says senior Fed official
Podcast: Financial innovation and stability in the US
In the latest episode of the FedSpeak podcast, the Atlanta Fed’s Larry Wall discusses stablecoins, reserve currencies and credit loss accounting through the lens of financial stability
Optimal US reserve regime is between scarcity and abundance – research
Former NY Fed official Simon Potter and co-authors map post-crisis demand curve for reserves
Atlanta Fed research offers 17th century lessons for proposed standing repo facility
Crises can pose demand and credibility challenges, researchers warn
Atlanta Fed develops new data app
App provides access to Fed bank’s most popular data points and tools
Atlanta Fed publishes 1,300-page history of the Fed
Document reveals early concerns Fed creation would lead to politics in banking or banking in politics
There are better ways to solve China trade dispute – Atlanta Fed economist
It is “underappreciated” that the Chinese currency is devalued, Tao Zha says
Kansas Fed develops real-time GDP tracker
The tracker builds on previous work by combining two forecast models
Senior Fed officials diverge on future rate policy
Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin not convinced inflation concerns warrant a cut
Senior Fed officials differ on monetary policy
Bullard says last rate rise “may have overdone it”, but Bostic “not super-concerned”
Atlanta’s Bostic lays out case for central banking with ‘ample’ reserves
Floor system performing well and has benefits, says Atlanta Fed president; Harker and Rosengren argue for shift in balance sheet composition
Dallas Fed launches economics website
New site aims to cater for wide range of readers, officials say
Fed presidents weigh in on December rate decision
Incoming data and recent speeches point to slightly more dovish outlook
Central banks turn to visual communication in 2018
More than 30 central banks started YouTube channels over the past 12 months, according to Central Banking Directory 2019; Bank Indonesia retains Twitter titles
People: Bank of Canada appoints new deputy governor
Paul Beaudry named deputy governor at Bank of Canada; Central Bank of Argentina appoints economic research head; and more