Search Results
Speech
Financial reform or financial dementia?
Remarks at the SW Graduate School of Banking 53rd Annual Keynote Address and Banquet, Dallas, Texas, June 3, 2010 ; "Let me make my sentiments clear: It is my view that, by propping up deeply troubled big banks, authorities have eroded market discipline in the financial system."
Speech
Fixing wholesale funding to build a more stable financial system
Remarks at the New York Bankers Association's 2013 Annual Meeting & Economic Forum, The Waldorf Astoria, New York City.
Journal Article
Measuring financial market stress
Although the St. Louis Financial Stress Index suggests the level of financial stress in the markets has declined significantly since September 2008, the stress level remains modestly higher than average.
Speech
The impact of liquidity, securitization, and banks on the real economy.
Presentation by Eric S. Rosengren, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, for a Panel Discussion at the Conference on Financial Markets and Monetary Policy, Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board and the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Washington, D.C., June 5, 2009
Speech
U.S.economic policy in a global context
Remarks by President Dudley at the Foreign Policy Association Corporate Dinner, New York City.
Journal Article
Solving the present crisis and managing the leverage cycle
Yale University professor John Geanakoplos discusses implications of ?the leverage cycle??a phenomenon in which leverage is excessive prior to a financial crisis and unacceptably low during the crisis?for regulatory policy and reform. Presented as the keynote address at "Central Bank Liquidity Tools and Perspectives on Regulatory Reform" a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, February 19-20, 2009.
Report
TBA trading and liquidity in the agency MBS market
Most mortgages in the United States are securitized through the agency mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) market. These securities are generally traded on a ?to-be-announced,? or TBA, basis. This trading convention significantly improves agency MBS liquidity, leading to lower borrowing costs for households. Evaluation of potential reforms to the U.S. housing finance system should take into account the effects of those reforms on the operation of the TBA market.
Speech
The longer-term challenges ahead
Remarks at the Council of Society Business Economists Annual Dinner, London, United Kingdom.
Report
Shadow banking regulation
Shadow banks conduct credit intermediation without direct, explicit access to public sources of liquidity and credit guarantees. Shadow banks contributed to the credit boom in the early 2000s and collapsed during the financial crisis of 2007-09. We review the rapidly growing literature on shadow banking and provide a conceptual framework for its regulation. Since the financial crisis, regulatory reform efforts have aimed at strengthening the stability of the shadow banking system. We review the implications of these reform efforts for shadow funding sources including asset-backed commercial ...
Speech
Dividend policy and capital retention: a systemic “first response”.
Presentation by Eric S. Rosengren, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, for ?Rethinking Central Banking? Conference, Washington, D.C., October 10, 2010