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• December 18, 2001
  Financial stability in emerging markets: What have we accomplished and what remains to be done?
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
• December 5, 2001
  The future of money and of monetary policy
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Distinguished Lecture Program, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
• December 3, 2001
  Globalization
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At George Washington University, the Robert P. Maxon Lecture, Washington, D.C.
  Chairman Greenspan presented identical remarks at the Institute for International Economics’ Inauguration of the Peter G. Peterson Building, Washington, D.C., October 24, 2001
• November 30, 2001
  The euro as an international currency
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the Euro 50 Group Roundtable, Washington, D.C.
• November 30, 2001
  Asset prices and monetary policy
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At the New Technologies and Monetary Policy International Symposium, Bank of France, Paris, France
• November 27, 2001
  Before and after
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  Before the National Association of Business Economics, St. Louis, Missouri
• November 13, 2001
  Energy supply
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas
  Chairman Greenspan presented identical remarks at the meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board of directors, Washington, D.C., November 14, 2001
• November 8, 2001
  Promoting and sustaining home ownership
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At the Home Ownership Summit of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Washington, D.C.
• November 8, 2001
  Certified public accountants: Partners in financial stability
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Conference on Banks and Savings Institutions, Washington, D.C.
• October 26, 2001
  The importance of financial education and literacy
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the National Council on Economic Education, Chicago, Illinois
  (via videoconference)
• October 24, 2001
  Globalization
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the Institute for International Economics’ Inauguration of the Peter G. Peterson Building, Washington, D.C.
  Chairman Greenspan presented identical remarks at George Washington University, the Robert P. Maxon Lecture,
  Washington, D.C., December 3, 2001
• October 23, 2001
  Preparing for CRA 2002
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At the CRA and Fair Lending Colloquium, Boston, Massachusetts
• October 23, 2001
  The September 11 tragedy and the response of the financial industry
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the American Bankers Association’s Virtual Annual Convention
  (taped statement)
• October 16, 2001
  Credit risk management: Models and judgment
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Bond Market Association's 1st Annual Credit and Risk Management Conference, New York, New York
• October 15, 2001
  Basel II: Moving from concept toward implementation
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Bank Administration Institute's Conference on Treasury, Investment, ALM, and Risk Management, New York, New York
• October 12, 2001
  Executing monetary policy without Treasuries
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the 52nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• October 11, 2001
  Transparency in monetary policy
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Economic Policy Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (via videoconference)
• September 4, 2001
  The evolving financial and payment system
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• August 31, 2001
  Technology, information production, and market efficiency
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
• August 31, 2001
  Opening remarks
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
• August 3, 2001
  Infrastructure and economic development
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At the Texas Trade Corridors New Economy Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• July 18, 2001
  Reflections on the capital goods overhang
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  Before the Charlotte Economics Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
• July 17, 2001
  Inflation targets and inflation targeting
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the University of California at San Diego Economics Roundtable, San Diego, California
• June 28, 2001
  Impact of energy on the economy
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• June 28, 2001
  The value of public outreach by the Federal Reserve
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the dedication of the Visitors Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• June 20, 2001
  Saving by low- and moderate-income households
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At the National Savings Forum, Washington, D.C.
• June 20, 2001
  The growing need for skills in the 21st century
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the U.S. Department of Labor 21st Century Workforce Summit, Washington, D.C.
• June 14, 2001
  The productivity experience of the United States: Past, present, and future
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the U.S. Embassy, The Hague, the Netherlands (via videoconference)
• June 11, 2001
  National saving and Treasury debt
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  Before the American Bankers Association, Stonier Memorial Address, Washington, D.C.
  Governor Gramlich presented identical remarks before the Money Marketeers of New York University, New York, June 12, 2001
• June 6, 2001
  What happened to the new economy?
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  Before the New York Association for Business Economics and The Downtown Economists, New York
• May 24, 2001
  Economic developments
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the Economic Club of New York, New York
• May 24, 2001
  Global outlook and challenges facing central banks around the world
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Edinburgh Finance and Investment Seminar, Edinburgh, Scotland
• May 21, 2001
  Comparative central banking and the politics of monetary policy
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the National Association for Business Economics Seminar on Monetary Policy and the Markets, Washington, D.C.
• May 21, 2001
  A few thoughts on financial sector and payments activities
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  Before the Independent Community Bankers of America, Washington, D.C.
• May 18, 2001
  Issues for bank regulators
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the Conference of State Banking Supervisors, Traverse City, Michigan (via satellite)
• May 17, 2001
  The new Basel accord: Challenges for banks and their supervisors
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Risk Management Association’s Conference on Capital Management, Washington, D.C.
• May 10, 2001
  Controlling the safety net
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the 37th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• May 10, 2001
  The financial safety net
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the 37th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• April 27, 2001
  The paydown of federal debt
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the Bond Market Association, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
  (via videoconference)
• April 26, 2001
  Understanding financial consolidation
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Eleventh Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on Financial Structure, Jerome Levy Economics Institute, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
• April 19, 2001
  Social security reform in the twenty-first century
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  The Twenty-fourth Frank M. Engle Lecture in Economic Security, The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
• April 19, 2001
  Transparency in central banking: Rationale and recent developments
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  Before the National Economists Club and Society of Government Economists, Washington, D.C.
• April 6, 2001
  The importance of education in today’s economy
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the Community Affairs Research Conference of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C
• April 5, 2001
  Understanding financial consolidation
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Conference on Financial Innovation and Monetary Transmission, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, New York
• April 5, 2001
  Research in the policy process
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At the Community Affairs Research Conference of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.
• March 28, 2001
  Does money matter?
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  The 2001 Homer Jones Memorial Lecture, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
• March 27, 2001
  The challenge of measuring and modeling a dynamic economy
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  At the Washington Economic Policy Conference of the National Association for Business Economics, Washington, D.C.
• March 23, 2001
  Tackling predatory lending: Regulation and education
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  At Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
  Governor Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation luncheon,
  Raleigh, North Carolina, March 26, 2001
• March 15, 2001
  Capital standards and community banks
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Ohio Bankers’ Day Conference, Columbus, Ohio
• March 9, 2001
  Understanding financial consolidation
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the International Banking and Financial Systems Conference, Bank of Italy, Rome, Italy
• March 7, 2001
  Banking supervision
  Chairman Alan Greenspan
  Before the Independent Community Bankers of America, Las Vegas, Nevada (via videoconference)
• March 5, 2001
  The new Basel capital proposal
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  At the Annual Washington Conference of the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C.
• February 27, 2001
  Understanding financial consolidation
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At a conference sponsored by the Securities Industry Association and the University of North Carolina School of Law, New York, New York
• February 20, 2001
  The productivity growth spurt in the United States
  Governor Edward M. Gramlich
  Before the International Bond Congress, London, U.K.
  Governor Gramlich presented identical remarks at the Commonfund Forum 2001, Orlando, Florida, March 11, 2001
• February 15, 2001
  Implementing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: One year later
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer
  Before the American Law Institute and American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
• February 14, 2001
  E-commerce: Lessons learned to date
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
• January 25, 2001
  G-10 study of financial sector consolidation
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Task Force on Financial Sector Consolidation press briefing, London, U.K.
• January 12, 2001
  Domestic macroeconomic developments: Past, present, and future
  Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
  At the Bay Area Council 2001 Outlook Conference, Oakland, California