2019 Speeches
Update on Digital Currencies, Stablecoins, and the Challenges Ahead
Governor Lael Brainard
On the Monetary Policy, Technology, and Globalisation Panel at "Monetary Policy: The Challenges Ahead," an ECB Colloquium Held in Honour of Benoît Coeuré, Frankfurt, Germany
Governor Lael Brainard
At the Presentation of the 2019 William F. Butler Award New York Association for Business Economics, New York, New York
Building on the Gains from the Long Expansion
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the Annual Meeting of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Providence, Rhode Island
The Federal Reserve’s Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "Fed Policy: A Shadow Review" Cato Institute’s 37th Annual Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.
Brief Remarks (via pre-recorded video)
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At "Supervision in a Digital Era," the 26th Annual Conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates
Monetary Policy, Price Stability, and Equilibrium Bond Yields: Success and Consequences
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the High-Level Conference on Global Risk, Uncertainty, And Volatility, co-sponsored by the Bank for International Settlements, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Swiss National Bank, Zurich, Switzerland
Why Climate Change Matters for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability
Governor Lael Brainard
At "The Economics of Climate Change" a research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
The United States, Japan, and the Global Economy
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the Japan Society, New York, New York
Friedrich Hayek and the Price System
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At "The Road to Serfdom at 75: The Future of Classical Liberalism and the Free Market" Ninth Annual Conference of the William F. Buckley, Jr., Program at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At "Gender and Career Progression" European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "Late Cycle Investing: Opportunity and Risk" Fixed-Income Management 2019, a conference sponsored by the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At "Monetary Policy’s Impact on Workers and Their Communities," a Fed Listens event, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Digital Currencies, Stablecoins, and the Evolving Payments Landscape
Governor Lael Brainard
At The Future of Money in the Digital Age, Sponsored by the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Princeton University’s Bendheim Center for Finance, Washington, D.C.
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At a “Community Listening Session," a Fed Listens event at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
Data-Dependent Monetary Policy in an Evolving Economy
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At "Trucks and Terabytes: Integrating the 'Old' and 'New' Economies" 61st Annual Meeting of the National Association for Business Economics, Denver, Colorado
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the premiere of "Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve," Salt Lake City, Utah
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At "Perspectives on Maximum Employment and Price Stability" a Fed Listens event sponsored by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.
The Financial Stability Board at 10 Years—Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Vice Chair for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal K. Quarles
At the European Banking Federation's European Banking Summit, Brussels, Belgium
Advancing Our Understanding of Community Banking
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At "Community Banking in the 21st Century" 2019 Community Banking Research and Policy Conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "Nontraditional Data, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing in Macroeconomics," a research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.
Law and Macroeconomics: The Global Evolution of Macroprudential Regulation
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At the “Law and Macroeconomics,” a conference at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Government of Union: Achieving Certainty in Cross-Border Finance
Vice Chair for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal K. Quarles
At the Financial Stability Board Workshop on Pre-Positioning, Ring-Fencing, and Market Fragmentation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Federal Reserve’s Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At “A Hot Economy: Sustainability and Trade-Offs,” a Fed Listens event sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Refining the Stress Capital Buffer
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At Program on International Financial Systems Conference, Frankfurt, Germany
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At a Fed Listens Event sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Challenges for Monetary Policy
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the "Challenges for Monetary Policy" symposium, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
A Decade of Building Stronger Communities
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At Utah Center for Neighborhood Stabilization 10-Year Celebration, Salt Lake City, Utah
Delivering Fast Payments for All
Governor Lael Brainard
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Town Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
Monetary Policy in the Post-Crisis Era
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At "Bretton Woods: 75 Years Later—Thinking about the Next 75," a conference organized by the Banque de France and the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, Paris, France
Perspectives on the Economy from Scranton
Governor Lael Brainard
At the Community Bankers Roundtable, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Stress Testing: A Decade of Continuity and Change
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At "Stress Testing: A Discussion and Review," a research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Welcoming Remarks (via prerecorded video)
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At "Stress Testing: A Discussion and Review," a research conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
The Federal Reserve's Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "The Bank of Finland Conference on Monetary Policy and Future of EMU [Economic and Monetary Union]," Helsinki, Finland
Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy Review
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York
Minority Depository Institutions
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At the 2019 Interagency Minority Depository Institution and CDFI Bank Conference, Arlington, Virginia
Fed Listens in Cincinnati: How Does Monetary Policy Affect Your Community?
Governor Lael Brainard
At Policy Summit 2019: Connecting People and Places to Opportunity, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Federal Reserve's Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the Conference on Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices (A Fed Listens Event), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the "Conference on Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communications Practices" sponsored by the Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
The Next Stage in the LIBOR Transition (via prerecorded video)
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At the Alternative Reference Rates Committee Roundtable, cohosted by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee and the New York University Stern School of Business and Its Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions, New York, New York
Monetary Policy and Financial Stability
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At "Developments in Empirical Macroeconomics," a research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Washington, D.C.
Sustaining Maximum Employment and Price Stability
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the Economic Club of New York, New York, New York
Business Debt and Our Dynamic Financial System
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At "Mapping the Financial Frontier: What Does the Next Decade Hold?” 24th Annual Financial Markets Conference, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Amelia Island, Florida
The Federal Reserve's Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "Fed Listens: A Capstone Roundtable" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, New York
The Federal Reserve’s Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "Fed Listens: Education, Employment, and Monetary Policy in the Third District" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Disconnect between Inflation and Employment in the New Normal
Governor Lael Brainard
At "Certain Uncertainty: Tax Policy in Unsettled Times" National Tax Association 49th Annual Spring Symposium, Washington, D.C.
The Federal Reserve’s Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "New England Perspectives on Fed Policymaking: A 'Fed Listens' Conference" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Is the Middle Class within Reach for Middle-Income Families?
Governor Lael Brainard
At "Renewing the Promise of the Middle Class" 2019 Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the 2019 Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference: "Renewing the Promise of the Middle Class," Washington, D.C.
"Fed Listens" in Richmond: How Does Monetary Policy Affect Your Community?
Governor Lael Brainard
At the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond Community Listening Session, Richmond, Virginia
Models, Markets, and Monetary Policy
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the Hoover Institution Monetary Policy Conference "Strategies for Monetary Policy," Stanford University, Stanford, California
Community Banking in the Age of Innovation
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At the "Fed Family" Luncheon at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the Washington Policy Summit sponsored by Institute of International Finance, Washington, D.C.
Progress on the Transition to Risk-Free Rates
Vice Chair for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal K. Quarles
At the Financial Stability Board Roundtable on Reforming Major Interest Rate Benchmarks, Washington, D.C.
The Federal Reserve's Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the "Fed Listens: Distributional Consequences of the Cycle and Monetary Policy" Conference hosted by the Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fostering Closer Supervisory Communication
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Washington, D.C.
The Financial Stability Board: Beyond the Fog of Battle
Vice Chair for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal K. Quarles
At the 2019 European Bank Executive Committee Forum "The Future of Banking: The Human Factor," Brussels, Belgium
Frameworks for the Countercyclical Capital Buffer
Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At "Strategic Approaches to the Fed's Balance Sheet and Communications" Spring 2019 Meeting of the Manhattan Institute's Shadow Open Market Committee, New York, New York
Agriculture and Community Banking
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At the Ag Lenders Conference, sponsored by The Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico, Deming, New Mexico
Global Shocks and the U.S. Economy
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the "The Euro Area: Staying the Course through Uncertainties" BDF Symposium and 34th SUERF Colloquium sponsored by Banque de France and the European Money and Finance Forum, Paris, France
The Financial Stability Board in 2019
Vice Chair for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal K. Quarles
At the Joint Conference of the European Central Bank and the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Frankfurt, Germany
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At the National Agricultural Credit Conference, Washington, D.C.
The Community Reinvestment Act: How Can We Preserve What Works and Make it Better?
Governor Lael Brainard
At the 2019 Just Economy Conference, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington, D.C.
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the "Just Economy Conference" sponsored by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington, D.C. (via prerecorded video)
Monetary Policy: Normalization and the Road Ahead
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the 2019 SIEPR Economic Summit, Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research, Stanford, California
Governor Lael Brainard
At the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance and the Bendheim Center for Finance, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Recent Economic Developments and Longer-Term Challenges
Chair Jerome H. Powell
At the Citizens Budget Commission 87th Annual Awards Dinner, New York, New York
U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At "Promoting Global Growth and Domestic Economic Security," 35th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
Is Economics for Me? Increasing the Participation of Black Women in Economics
Governor Lael Brainard
At the Sadie T. M. Alexander Conference for Economics, Washington, D.C.
The Future of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet
Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At the 2019 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, sponsored by the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York, New York
The Federal Reserve's Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices
Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida
At the 2019 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, sponsored by the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York, New York
Encouraging Economic Development in High-Poverty Rural Communities
Chairman Jerome H. Powell
At “Rural Places, Rural Spaces: Closing Financial Services Gaps in Persistent Poverty America,” a policy forum sponsored by Hope Enterprise Corporation, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Mississippi
A Conversation on Community Banking
Governor Michelle W. Bowman
At the Conference for Community Bankers, sponsored by the American Bankers Association, San Diego, California
Ideas of Order: Charting a Course for the Financial Stability Board
Vice Chairman for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal K. Quarles
At Bank for International Settlements Special Governors Meeting, Hong Kong
Chairman Jerome H. Powell
At Conversation with the Chairman: A Teacher Town Hall Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Inviting Participation: The Public's Role in Stress Testing's Next Chapter
Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
To the Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
Strengthening the Community Reinvestment Act: What Are We Learning?
Governor Lael Brainard
At "Research Symposium on the Community Reinvestment Act" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Monetary Policy Outlook for 2019
Vice Chairman Richard H. Clarida
At the Money Marketeers of New York University, New York, New York
Insurance Supervision and International Engagement
Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
At the American Council of Life Insurers Executive Roundtable, Naples, Florida