Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Boston Fed covers global imbalances
The Boston Federal Reserve has published a new e-book on global imbalances.
Inflation targets flexible and resilient
Inflation targeting has proved fairly flexible and resilient, research from the Boston Federal Reserve states.
Rosengren on aid to money market funds
Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, argued that many assumptions about the financial system have proven to be seriously flawed.
Beige Book signals economy remains weak
The latest edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, which charts business conditions in the 12 districts overseen by the regional Feds, indicates the pace of economic activity remains slow across most of the US.
Fed funds rate fails to capture policy stance
Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has noted that the federal funds rate cannot be seen as a fair reflection of the Fed's monetary policy stance in times of stress.
Benefits of mixed ability classes
Highly capable students gain from mixing with average students, finds a new paper from the Boston Federal Reserve.
Boston Fed hires stadium for home-loan class
The scale of the problem in US mortgages has been illustrated by the Boston Federal Reserve holding a workshop for struggling homeowners at the stadium of the New England Patriots, an American football team.
GCC should drop dollar peg: Fed adviser
A prominent US economist with Federal Reserve experience has said it makes sense for Gulf states to abandon their dollar pegs.
Boston Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
The Boston Federal Reserve focused on researching the problems stemming from subprime mortgages in 2007, the institution's latest Annual Report states.
Lower loan costs to stem foreclosures: Boston Fed
Making mortgage payments temporarily affordable for Americans with negative housing equity is the best way to prevent foreclosure, research published by the Boston Fed finds.
Boston Fed's subprime facts
The Boston Federal Reserve's research into subprime mortgages has so far uncovered seven facts relating to the crisis.
Fed's Rosengren on risk management
The recent financial turmoil has highlighted both the benefits and the challenges associated with pursuing risk management, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, said.
Private-sector wellbeing impacted by job cuts
Public servants are less sensitive to rises in unemployment than workers in the private sector, research published by the Boston Federal Reserve finds.
Research indicates racial bias in lending
Issuers are providing less credit to consumers in Black neighbourhoods than those living in predominantly white areas with similar credit scores, research published by the Boston Federal Reserve finds.
Credit crunch set to hamper US lending
US growth could fall by up to 1.5 percentage points over the next year as a result of tighter borrowing conditions, a report prepared for the US Monetary Policy Forum has found. The report also estimates the losses on mortgage securities will total $400…
Fed's Rosengren calls for banks to declare losses
Banks must fully disclose their losses to limit the damage of the subprime fallout, says Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Fed.
Banks cannot shun subprime borrowers: Rosengren
Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, stressed on Monday the importance of continued availability of loans to subprime borrowers.
Boston Fed blames subprime on house price decline
In conducting what it calls "the first rigorous assessment of the homeownership experiences of subprime borrowers", the Boston Federal Reserve has found that the decline in house prices that began in the summer of 2005 is the factor most responsible for…
US needs global payments standards, says industry
Should the US adopt international standards in its domestic payment systems? Surprisingly, "yes" was the overwhelming answer at a packed Sibos, Nick Carver, editor of SPEED, writes from Boston.
New head for Boston Fed
Eric Rosengren will become president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on 23 July. He will succeed Cathy Minehan who retires after 13 years as president of the Boston Fed, and nearly 40 years of service in the Federal…
Moskow sets retirement, leaving fourth Fed opening
This article published Monday 22 January by Bloomberg notes that Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Michael Moskow's departure will leave a fourth high-level opening at the central bank.
Boston Fed's Minehan on the economic outlook
In a speech given on 12 January Cathy Minehan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said the US economy appears to be on track for the elusive "soft landing," but rising prices are still the key worry for policymakers at the Federal Reserve.
Boston's Minehan says she will retire this year
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president Cathy Minehan said Thursday 11 January she plans to retire later this year but will stay in place until her successor is named.
Boston Fed's Minehan on the economic outlook
In a speech given on 5 January Cathy Minehan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said the U.S. economy will likely pick up again this year while price pressures ebb, but inflation remains a challenge for policymakers.