For immediate release: May 9, 2011

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta today announced creation of a YouTube channel featuring Atlanta Fed videos.

Videos available include comments from President Dennis Lockhart, conference sessions, discussions between Atlanta Fed economists and visiting thought leaders, and related to economic education. Videos will be added periodically throughout the year.

These videos as well as podcasts are also available on the Atlanta Fed's site at http://www.frbatlanta.org/news/multimedia/. You can get more Atlanta Fed news and information through our website, Twitter and Facebook pages or through our four blogs: macroblog, SouthPoint, Real Estate Research and Portals and Rails.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia and portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. As part of the nation's central banking system, the Atlanta Fed participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous commercial banks and provides a variety of financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government.