2014

Key Questions for Monetary Policy
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a September 25 speech before the Mississippi Council on Economic Education, shares his views on monetary policy over the medium term.

Thoughts on Liftoff
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, speaking at the Sixth Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit on July 11, discusses the timing of liftoff, or the raising of the federal funds rate.

Torturing CPI Data until They Confess: Observations on Alternative Measures of Inflation
Atlanta Fed Vice President and Senior Economist Mike Bryan discusses using consumer price data to produce alternative measures of inflation in a presentation May 30, 2014, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's conference on Inflation, Monetary Policy, and the Public.

The Economic and Community Banking Landscape
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart discusses the economy and community banking in a speech May 27, 2014, at the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

The Global Economy, the U.S. Economy, and the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy
On May 11, 2014, in Dubai, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart shares his views on the state of and outlook for the global and U.S. economies.

One Policymaker's Approach to Evaluating Economic Progress
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart discusses his approach to evaluating economic progress in light of monetary policy in an April 2 speech at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

The Challenge of Estimating Full Employment
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a March 6 lecture at Georgetown University, talks about current economic conditions, especially the labor market, and when it will be appropriate for the Fed to raise the policy interest rate.

The Economic Outlook and Forward Guidance
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a February 19 speech at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, talks about monetary policy in relation to current economic conditions and the outlook for the year ahead.

2014: A Transitional Year
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a February 5 speech at the Rotary Club of Birmingham, discusses the economic outlook for 2014 and Fed policy.

The Economic Outlook for 2014
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a January 13 speech at the Rotary Club of Atlanta, reviews current economic conditions, the economic outlook for the year ahead, and the Fed's winding down of quantitative easing.