Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Atlanta's Guynn on four decades in central banking

In the speech 'Reflections on four decades in central banking' given on 22 August Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said that revolutionary change in banking and financial services is a major part of the nation's continuing economic…

Comment: Talking points in June

June has been a particularly eventful one for many emerging markets, with talk of increase risk aversion and reduced international liquidity driving a reversal of market sentiment towards emerging market currencies. The month also saw some important…

Guynn on the next stage of the housing cycle

In the speech 'Adjusting to the next stage of the housing cycle' given on 7 June Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said core inflation may have already breached its acceptable upper level and the Federal Reserve must be ready to reset…

The origins of bubbles in laboratory asset markets

The authors of this Atlanta Fed Working Paper, published May 2006, conduct experiments that are designed to investigate individual probability judgment error and speculative behaviour. They find that both factors contribute to the creation of asset price…

Atlanta's Guynn says Fed journey ending

The Federal Reserve's journey to bring interest rates back to a more normal setting is almost complete, if the economy performs as expected in coming weeks and months, said Jack Guynn, the president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve on Monday 1 May.

Transparency, expectations, and forecasts

Since 1994 the Federal Open Market Committee has increased the transparency about its economic outlook. This paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta investigates whether this transparency has helped private agents improve their economic forecasts.

Fed's Guynn on strengthening economic foundation

In the speech 'Now is the time to strengthen our economic foundation' given on 9 January Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said the U.S. economy was on track for a third consecutive year of good growth in 2006, and it was essential policy…

Fed's Guynn on the unknowns of a changing economy

In the speech 'Resolving the unknowns of a changing economy' given on 20 October Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said it was appropriate for the Fed to continue to raise interest rates to a "neutral" level and this would help keep…

Atlanta Fed's Barron on a viable payments future

In the speech 'Making a commitment to a viable payments future' given on 5 October Patrick Barron of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said that our payments system is going through a difficult transition. Today, the development of new technology and…

Interview with Atlanta Fed president Jack Guynn

In an interview published on Monday 3 October, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Jack Guynn said the devastation caused by the recent Hurricanes has not altered his thinking about the longer term path of the economy. "I think we're most likely on…

Atlanta Fed paper on credit and identity theft

This working paper from the Atlanta Fed looks at the phenomenon of identity theft. It says that ultimately society may have to find a level of theft that balances its preference for privacy with its tolerance for transaction fraud.

Atlanta Fed on the origins of central banking

This Working Paper from the Atlanta Fed outlines a model of the first true central bank, the Bank of Amsterdam, founded in 1609. It describes how it was able to control inflation in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Netherlands.

Atlanta Fed's Barron on U.S. and global payments

In the speech 'Responding to change in U.S. and global payments' given on 19 July Patrick Barron of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said a large segment of the U.S. population loves to use checks and they will no doubt remain an important element in…

Atlanta Fed appoints assistant vice president

Brian Bowling has been appointed assistant vice president in the supervision and regulation division at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jack Guynn, president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Fed announced on 5 July.

Atlanta's Guynn on growth and low inflation

In a e speech on 'Continuing the pattern of growth and low inflation' given on 25 May, Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said the Federal Reserve is not yet done raising interest rates, but the central bank will watch economic data…

Atlanta Fed's Guynn on corporate governance

In a speech on 'Ethical challenges in a market economy' given on 11 April, Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act has helped restore trust in US corporations at a "very substantial" financial cost to some…

Atlanta Fed's Barron on payment systems

In a speech on 'New remedies for a changing world of payments' given on 21 March, Patrick Barron of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said it is notable that the number of electronic payment transactions in the United States - for the first time -…

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