Journal Article

Credible monetary policy to sustain growth

Abstract: Despite the fact that the U.S. economy has been performing very well recently, monetary policymakers have been the targets of some criticism. In the speech reprinted here, which was delivered to a group of bankers in June 1997, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Thomas C. Melzer responds to the critics and outlines some ideas for maintaining sustaining, noninflationary economic growth. In his assessment, credibility is a key aspect of successful monetary policy.

Keywords: Monetary policy - United States; Inflation (Finance); Monetary policy;

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: Review

Publication Date: 1997

Issue: Jul

Pages: 1-5