Speech

Monetary policy and the economic outlook, keynote address at the Pittsburgh Business Times 2006 CFO of the Year Awards, Pittsburgh, PA, November 6, 2006

Abstract: I want to explain some of the factors that I believe have shaped current policy decisions and some of the economic signposts I am watching for on the horizon. I will begin with some perspectives on the goals and direction of monetary policy. Then I will describe how we as a nation are transitioning to a slower pace of economic growth. Finally, I will talk about some of the risks that I see to our economic outlook.

Keywords: Monetary policy;

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Speech

Publication Date: 2006

Number: 7