Statements and Speeches of the Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

These collections reflect the print holdings of the Federal Reserve System. They may not include all speeches delivered by the Presidents, although every effort has been made to provide a complete record.

Money, spending, and economic activity (pdf 521k)
Discussion of national monetary policy.
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 23, 1966

Trends affecting the future of Mississippi (pdf 801k)
Speech to Mississippi Economic Council
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 5, 1966

The business community and education (pdf 407k)
Speech at the dedication of the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 21, 1966

Farm capital investment needs, uses and returns (pdf 851k)
Lecture for course entitled "Agricultural Economics." J.W. Fanning (Instructor), The School of Banking of the South
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 10, 1966

Banks and rising interest rates (pdf 395k)
Talk before the Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisville, Kentucky
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 13, 1966

Current economic prospects (pdf 323k)
Talk before the Financial Seminar, Elanco Products Company
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 17, 1966

The cooperative future in a changing agriculture (pdf 660k)
Talk before the Finance and Management Sectional Meeting, Farmland Industries Incorporated. Kansas City, MO
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): December 7, 1966

Economic policy: The path to inflation, depression, or growth (pdf 472k)
Talk before the Spring Credit Conference, Tennessee Bankers Association, Nashville, Tennessee
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 8, 1967

Farm credit: Supply and demand for funds and efficiency of credit institutions (pdf 595k)
Speech before the National Agricultural Credit Conference
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 13, 1967

Outlook for farm credit in Arkansas (pdf 782k)
Speech before the Arkansas Agricultural Credit Conference
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 29, 1967

Impact of national economic stabilization policies (pdf 369k)
Speech given at "Kingdom of Callaway" supper in Fulton, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 23, 1968

Our economic controls and policies (pdf 386k)
Speech given at "Kingdom of Callaway" supper in Fulton, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 23, 1968

Farming becomes big business (pdf 649k)
Speech given at the Georgia Bankers Association Agricultural Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 20, 1968

Financing southern agriculture (pdf 388k)
Speech given at the Southern Farm Forum, Memphis, Tennessee
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 1, 1968

Routes to growth (pdf 260k)
Speech given at University of Missouri Cooperative Extension Service Guide for Growth Conference, Columbia, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 6, 1968

Federal Reserve Bank operations (pdf 447k)
A presentation to the Central Banking Seminar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 18, 1968

Current problems in domestic economic stabilization (pdf 491k)
Speech given to the Program for Management Development Group at Harvard Business School
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 1, 1968

The balance of payments, the dollar, and gold (pdf 1.1M)
Speech given before the City Club of Portland, Portland, Oregon
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 5, 1968

The balance of payments, the dollar, and gold (pdf 499k)
Speech delivered to the American Statistical Association, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 26, 1968

Current problems in domestic economic stabilization (pdf 491k)
Speech to a Bank Executive's Seminar at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 8, 1968

Changes in farm capital investment - uses and returns (pdf 685k)
Speech delivered at Ford Motor Company Tractor and Equipment Industry Review, Plaza Inn, Kansas City, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 7, 1968

The balance of payments, the dollar, and gold (pdf 567k)
Speech delivered at a Rotary Inter City Meeting at the Webster Groves YMCA, Webster Groves, Missouri.
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): July 12, 1968

Financing Southern agriculture (pdf 491k)
Speech given for the Annual Stockholders Meeting, Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, Biloxi, Mississippi
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): July 30, 1968

Fractional reserves, monetary policy tools, and the role of money (pdf 154k)
A fifteen minute presentation delivered in Madison, Wisconsin on how monetary policy works
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): August 30, 1968

Routes to growth (pdf 266k)
Speech before the Midwest Agribusiness Institute, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 5, 1968

An approach to monetary and fiscal management (pdf 424k)
Speech given before the Money Marketeers, New York City, New York
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 30, 1968

Farm credit: Who supplies it and why? (pdf 235k)
Speech at the Agricultural Nitrogen Institute Convention, Kansas City, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 18, 1968

High interest rates - Causes and cures (pdf 255k)
Speech to the fourth annual Trust Conference for Missouri Banks, Columbia, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 11, 1969

Monetary policy and inflation (pdf 266k)
Speech given before the 79th Annual Convention of the Arkansas Bankers Association, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 12, 1969

Monetary policy and inflation (pdf 342k)
Speech to the annual meeting of stockholders of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 22, 1969

Freedom and progress (pdf 316k)
Commencement address, Mississippi State University
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 1, 1969

Monetary policy and inflation (pdf 306k)
Speech given to the Tennessee Association of Realtors at its 50th Annual State Convention, NAREB Regional Convention
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 13, 1969

Statement by Mr. Francis at ABA Monetary Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark (pdf 139k)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 20, 1969

Controlling inflation (pdf 374k)
Speech given at the 75th annual convention, Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisville, Kentucky
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 15, 1969

The use of functional cost data in market analysis (pdf 134k)
Speech to Functional Cost Cooperators at Evansville, Indiana (September 16) Marion, Illinois (September 17) and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (September 18)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 16, 1969, September 17, 1969, September 18, 1969

Selective credit: No substitute for monetary restraint (pdf 425k)
Speech given at the 23rd Annual Conference of Bank Correspondents, First National Bank in St. Louis
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 13, 1969

The new, new economics and monetary policy (pdf 347k)
Remarks prepared for presentation to the Argus Economic Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 22, 1969

St. Louis in the Seventies (pdf 1.1M)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): December 5, 1969

A challenge to monetary policy (pdf 317k)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): December 12, 1969

An alternative route to economic stabilization (pdf 271k)
Talk before the St. Louis chapter of the Robert Morris Associates at National City, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 21, 1970

An economic outlook (pdf 361k)
Speech given to the Fourth Annual Conference on Wall Street and the Economy, sponsored by the New School for Social Research, New York, NY
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 31, 1970

The impact of monetary actions on agriculture (pdf 332k)
Speech given to the Twelfth Agricultural Industries Forum at the University of Illinois, College of Agriculture, Urbana, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 3, 1970

Economic adjustments facing Southern Agriculture (pdf 313k)
Speech to the 1970 Southern Farm Forum, Memphis, Tennessee
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 20, 1970

A monetarist's view of the U.S. economy (pdf 407k)
Speech before the Paris Seminar of Burnham and Company, Paris, France
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 3, 1970

Federal Reserve Bank operations (pdf 454k)
Speech to the Central Banking Seminar at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 16, 1970

Let's not retreat in the fight against inflation (pdf 361k)
Speech before the Mississippi Bankers Association Convention, Biloxi, Mississippi
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 19, 1970

Prospects for the United States economy (pdf 363k)
Speech at the Bank for Cooperatives Training and Development Program, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 9, 1970

Some lessons to be learned from the present inflation (pdf 404k)
Speech to the Young President's Organization, Chicago, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 10, 1970

Some lessons to be learned from the present inflation (pdf 459k)
Speech to the University of Miami Commercial Bank Forum, Miami, Florida
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 24, 1970

The international payments system and our efforts to increase farm exports (pdf 477k)
Speech to the St. Louis Agribusiness and World Trade Clubs
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 22, 1970

Agribusiness growth - A broadened viewpoint (pdf 435k)
Speech to the Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Institute, Columbia, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 23, 1970

Social priorities and the market allocation of credit (pdf 339k)
Speech to the 13th Commercial Bank Management Program sponsored by the Graduate School of Business of Columbia University, at the Ardenhouse
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 8, 1970

Where is banking headed in the 1970s? (pdf 421k)
Talk before the Wisconsin Bankers Association Bank Executive Seminar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 3, 1971

Economic outlook for 1971 (pdf 362k)
Speech at National Mortgage Banking Conference, Chase Park Plaza Hotel
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 12, 1971

Social priorities and the market allocation of credit (pdf 424k)
- Speech to the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University (February 14, 1971)

- Speech to the College of Business and Industry, Mississippi State University, State College (February 23, 1971)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 14, 1971, February 23, 1971

Monetary policy as a background for commercial bank credit policy (pdf 378k)
Speech to the National Credit Conference of the American Bankers Association, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 1, 1971

Collective bargaining and inflation (pdf 589k)
Speech delivered at the Labor Management Symposium, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 11, 1971

The road to accelerating inflation is paved with good intentions (pdf 570k)
Lecture delivered to the School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 1, 1971

Proposed solutions to inflation, effective and ineffective (pdf 484k)
Speech delivered at the University of Mississippi School of Banking, Oxford, Mississippi
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 13, 1971

Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (pdf 137k)
Statement on behalf of the Farm Credit Administration before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture regarding the Farm Credit Act of 1971
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): July 19, 1971

A monetarist outlook (pdf 327k)
Speech to Security Analysts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): September 15, 1971

Current economic situation (pdf 353k)
Speech before the Tennessee Feed Manufacturers Association, Memphis, Tennessee
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 22, 1971

The flexible exchange rate: Gain or loss to the United States? (pdf 521k)
Speech to the World Trade Club of St. Louis, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 28, 1971

The flexible exchange rate: Gain or loss to the United States? (pdf 543k)
Speech to the Twenty-second World Trade Conference International Center of the University of Louisville
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 10, 1971

The Fed's influence on the outcome of the President's program (pdf 439k)
Paper included in the Proceedings of the Intermountain Banking Seminar on "Progress Report on the President's New Economic Program." Sponsored by the Utah Banker's Association and College of Business, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 18, 1971

The new economic policy: Implications for agriculture (pdf 446k)
Speech before the Thirty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Seed Dealers Association, Inc. Springfield, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 5, 1972

The economy in 1972 (pdf 430k)
Speech before the St. Louis Rotary Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 6, 1972

The economy in 1972 (pdf 425k)
Speech before the Society of Real Estate Appraisers, Le Chateau Restaurant, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 12, 1972

The new economy: Implications for agriculture (pdf 442k)
Speech before the Agribusiness Farm Forum, St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, St. Joseph, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 19, 1972

Current economic outlook (pdf 394k)
Speech before the Sales and Marketing Executives of Metropolitan St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 18, 1972

Current economic outlook (pdf 382k)
Speech before the 1972 Credit Conference of the Georgia Bankers Association, Atlanta, Georgia
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 23, 1972

Has monetarism failed? The record examined (pdf 809k)
Speech before the Southern Indiana Chapter, Indiana Association of Certified Public Accountants, Evansville, Indiana
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 23, 1972

Current economic outlook (pdf 521k)
Speech before American Stock Yards Association Annual Convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 4, 1972

Economic developments: A monetary view (pdf 504k)
Speech to the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership, Columbia, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): July 17, 1972

Money supply experience of the St. Louis Fed (pdf 388k)
Talk to Missouri Economic Association, Columbia, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 3, 1972

Monetary policy and manufacturing (pdf 512k)
Speech to Second Annual Business Outlook Conference, Arkansas State University
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 7, 1973

Federal Reserve Bank operations (pdf 466k)
Delivered to Central Banking Seminar, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 12, 1973

A comment on money market commentaries (pdf 467k)
Speech to the St. Louis Society of Financial Analysts, Washington University Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 26, 1973

The re-entry problem to a high-employment economy (pdf 492k)
Speech delivered at the Memphis State University Management Day Dinner, Memphis, Tennessee
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 29, 1973

The usefulness of applied econometrics to the policymaker (pdf 449k)
Speech before the National Association of Business Economists Seminar, Chicago, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 4, 1973

Economics, money, banking (pdf 449k)
Speech before the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, Kansas City, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 8, 1973

Economics, money, banking (pdf 367k)
Speech before the 76th Annual Convention of the Indiana Bankers Association, French Lick, Indiana
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): June 13, 1973

Economic imperatives of the seventies (pdf 503k)
Remarks before the National University Extension Association, Region IV Conference at the University of Missouri, St. Louis
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 1, 1973

The U.S. economy and the world monetary situation (pdf 378k)
Remarks before the Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 10, 1973

The U.S. economy and the world monetary situation (pdf 442k)
Remarks before the Composite Can and Tube Institute, St. Louis, Missouri (October 17, 1973)

Remarks before the National Association of Investment Clubs, St. Louis, Missouri (October 19, 1973)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 17, 1973, October 19, 1973

Long run outlook for farm products and food (pdf 163k)
Speech delivered at the Farm Management Awards Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): December 6, 1973

Inflation and the economic outlook (pdf 401k)
Speech to Steel Plate Fabricators Association, Key Biscayne, Florida
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 29, 1974

How and why fiscal actions matter to a monetarist (pdf 353k)
Speech given at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): May 3, 1974

Statement before the Committee on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives (pdf 402k)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): July 18, 1974

Economic forces facing bank holding company movement (pdf 495k)
Speech given at the BAI Conference on Bank Holding Company Administration, Chicago, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): August 16, 1974

Impact of monetary actions on farm income and finance (pdf 1M)
Speech delivered before the American Agricultural Economics Association, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): August 20, 1974

Inflation, recession: What is a policy maker to do? (pdf 408k)
Speech before the Illinois Economic Association, Peoria, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 25, 1974

Remarks at Fulton, Missouri (pdf 460k)
Discusses assessment of the economic outlook for 1975
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 14, 1974

Recent economic developments and the outlook (pdf 594k)
Remarks before the Wesleyan Associates, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): December 6, 1974

Monetary actions and agriculture (pdf 433k)
Speech before the Southern Farm Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 23, 1975

Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate (pdf 250k)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 26, 1975

Summary of statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate (pdf 188k)
Summary of statement
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 26, 1975

Some issues on the horizon for retail banking (pdf 261k)
Remarks at the Banclub Association Convention, New Orleans
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 14, 1975

1975 - Inflation and recession: one view (pdf 298k)
Remarks at the East Arkansas Business Outlook Conference, State University, Arkansas
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): March 20, 1975

Public policy for a free economy (pdf 312k)
Remarks before the students and faculty of Washington University for the dedication of the Center for the Study of American Business, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): April 3, 1975

Government deficits, monetary policy, and inflation (pdf 553k)
Remarks before the summer workshop of the University of Wisonsin, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): July 9, 1975

Combating recession with government spending (pdf 289k)
Remarks before the Toronto Financial Analysts, Toronto, Canada
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): October 18, 1975

Inflation: Causes and consequences (pdf 538k)
Remarks before the Joint Seminar of the Canadian Council of Financial Analysts and the Toronto Council of Financial Analysts, Toronto, Canada
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): November 18, 1975

Security - At what price? (pdf 418k)
Remarks before the faculty and students of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): January 30, 1976

Regulatory Reform (pdf 195k)
Remarks before a luncheon co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Labor, Bel Air Hilton
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): February 5, 1976

Long run view of construction financing (pdf 62k)
Economic fluctuation and construction financing prospects are considered for the 1980s.
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): circa 1976

The free enterprise system (pdf 151k)
The role of regulatory agencies in the free enterprise system (United States)
Author(s): Francis, Darryl R.
Dates(s): circa 1976

Are Controls Necessary? (pdf 217k)
Address before the Banking Management Association, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): November 18, 1976

Inflation and Federal Reserve Independence (pdf 195k)
Address before the Memphis Rotary Club held in Memphis, TN.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): December 7, 1976

Inflation and Federal Reserve Independence. (pdf 195k)
Address before the Memphis Rotary Club, Memphis, TN.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): December 7, 1976

Unemployment and Inflation (pdf 184k)
Address before Downtown Rotary Club held in St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): January 6, 1977

Accommodation and Inflation (pdf 133k)
Address before the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): March 7, 1977

Remedies for Unemployment: A Quick or Lasting Solution? (pdf 182k)
Address before the Business Leader's Advisory Council at Lindenwood College, St. Charles, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): April 5, 1977

The Federal Reserve Membership Problem (pdf 251k)
Address before the Arkansas Bankers Association Convention, held in Hot Springs, AR.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): May 16, 1977

Should Monetary Policy Be Made More Responsive to the Political Process? (pdf 198k)
Address before Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): June 2, 1977

Can We Live With 5% Inflation? (pdf 152k)
Address before the Mortgage Banker's Association of America, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): September 27, 1977

How Control of Short Term Interest Rates Can Lead to Recession (pdf 223k)
Address before the Economic Club of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): November 21, 1977

Must We Look Forward to a No Growth Economy? (pdf 206k)
Address before the Missouri Athletic Club Forum in St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): February 14, 1978

Fly Now, Pay Later (pdf 219k)
Address before the Financial Analysts Society of Miami, Miami, FL.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): March 15, 1978

Inflation: Truths and Half-Truths (pdf 156k)
Address before the Regional Conference of National Association of Business Economists, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): April 26, 1978

Interest Rate Stabilization: Causes and Consequences (pdf 195k)
Address before the Mississippi Bankers Association Convention, Biloxi, MS.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): May 22, 1978

Monetary Policy: A Better Way (pdf 262k)
Address before the New York Society of Security Analysts, N.Y., NY.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): February 5, 1979

Let's Get Off the Rollercoaster (pdf 265k)
Address before the 31st Annual National Credit Conference of the American Bankers Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): March 19, 1979

A Realistic Prescription for Inflation (pdf 207k)
Address before the Security Analysts of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): April 24, 1979

Address Before the Conference on Monetary Policy (pdf 251k)
The City University, London, England
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): May 10, 1979

Is Regulation Q Still Needed? (pdf 209k)
Address before 7th Annual Bankers Directors Conference of the Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisville, KY.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): July 15, 1979

Monetary Policy: The Choices Ahead (pdf 205k)
Address before the Savings and Loan League of Colorado 72nd Annual Convention, Colorado Springs, CO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): September 21, 1979

The New Fed Policy (pdf 194k)
Address before the Economic Conference on Monetary Policy sponsored by The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): October 19, 1979

Address before the St. Louis Society of Financial Analysts (pdf 227k)
Held at the Missouri Athletic Club.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): January 3, 1980

Address before the Kansas City Society of Financial Analysts (pdf 199k)
Held in Kansas City, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): February 19, 1980

The Need for Clear Thinking in Dealing with Inflation (pdf 169k)
Address before the Traffic Club of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): April 15, 1980

An Inflation Generation (pdf 192k)
Commencement Address, Westminster College, Fulton, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): May 18, 1980

Economic Recovery without Inflation (pdf 190k)
Address before the Minnesota State Council on Economic Education, 1980 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): October 13, 1980

Would a Tax Cut Be Inflationary? (pdf 154k)
Address before the Financial Analysts Society of South Florida.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): November 19, 1980

Why Can't the Federal Reserve Control Interest Rates? (pdf 195k)
Address before the Third Annual Business Forecast Conference, Chapman College, Orange, CA
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): January 16, 1981

Monetary Policy in 1980... A Disappointing Year (pdf 237k)
Address before The New York Society of Securities Analysts, N.Y., NY.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): March 19, 1981

Lessons We Can Learn (pdf 228k)
Address before the St. Louis Council on World Affairs, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): October 7, 1981

Monetary Policy ... A Time for Resolve, Not Retreat (pdf 214k)
Address before the Institutional Investor Bond Conference, N.Y., NY.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): October 15, 1981

The Key to Unlocking the Economy (pdf 189k)
Address before the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): November 19, 1981

1982: A Critical Year (pdf 149k)
Address before the St. Louis Rotary Club, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): March 11, 1982

Future Choices for Bankers (pdf 200k)
Address before the 92nd Annual Convention, Missouri Bankers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): May 14, 1982

Is It Time to Give Up the Fight Against Inflation? (pdf 221k)
Address before the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): August 30, 1982

An Insider's View of Innovations and Monetary Policy Making (pdf 139k)
Address before the Seventh Annual Economic Policy Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): October 1, 1982

Does Money Still Matter? (pdf 232k)
Address before the New York Society of Security Analysts, N.Y., NY.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): October 6, 1982

What We Can Learn From the Past (pdf 192k)
Address before the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Author(s): Roos, Lawrence K.
Dates(s): November 9, 1982

Remarks before the Mark Twain Banks Joint Board of Directors' Meeting (pdf 146k)
Held in St. Louis, Missouri on July 25, 1985 at Racquet Club East.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): July 25, 1985

Monetary policy and the farm problem (pdf 254k)
Speech given before the Kentucky Bankers Association Convention, Louisville, Kentucky.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): September 10, 1985

Policy making and position taking - A comparison (pdf 201k)
Speech given in St. Louis, Missouri, before the Treasury Division of the Association of American Railroads.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): September 20, 1985

The repo market - A former participant's perspective (pdf 192k)
Remarks given during an educational seminar on repurchase agreements held in St. Louis, Missouri on September 25 and Little Rock, Arkansas on September 26, 1985.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): September 25, 1985

The shifting focus of monetary policy (pdf 174k)
Luncheon held for the Harry J. Loman Foundation members of the Society of Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) at the Marriot Pavilion Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): October 14, 1985

Notes for Finance 741: Financial Markets (pdf 357k)
Notes for Executive MBA Program Lecture for Finance 741: Financial Markets.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): October 26, 1985

Policy making and position taking - A comparison (pdf 210k)
Speech delivered before the Centerre Bank Financial Forum Bogey Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): November 7, 1985

Economic policy and international business (pdf 267k)
Speech delivered at the St. Louis University International Business Conference
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): November 15, 1985

The shifting focus of monetary policy (pdf 176k)
Harvard Business School Club of St. Louis Luncheon held at the St. Louis Club.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): November 19, 1985

The dollar, international trade, and monetary policy (pdf 195k)
Remarks before the AAIM corporate Planning Executive Roundtable held at University Club Towers in St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): December 3, 1985

1986: What we know, what we don't know, and what we know ain't so (pdf 196k)
Remarks to the St. Louis Society of Financial Analysts held at the Missouri Athletic Club
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): January 8, 1986

Are there risks to reducing bank risks? (pdf 231k)
Remarks to the St. Louis Chapter of the Robert Morris Associates at the Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): March 11, 1986

Monetary policy and the decline in oil prices (pdf 174k)
Speech delivered at the Commerce Bank of St. Louis Breakfast Forum
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): April 22, 1986

New instruments - New risks (pdf 54k)
Introductory remarks for the "Innovation and Structural Changes in Financial Markets" Conference held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): May 5, 1986

The advantages of fixed exchange rate systems: Old myths and new realities (pdf 236k)
Remarks before the Joint Meeting of the Bank Management Association and the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Banking Dinner held at the Sunset Country Club in St Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): May 22, 1986

The monetary policy dilemma: Short-run band aids vs. long-run cures (pdf 206k)
Remarks before the Institute of Banking and Financial Markets, Washington University Financial Executive Series
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): October 9, 1986

Remarks about William McChesney Martin, Jr. and the Federal Reserve System (pdf 121k)
Remarks given during an award ceremony honoring William McChesney Martin, Jr., held at Country Day School in St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): October 22, 1986

Why not zero interest rates? (pdf 205k)
Remarks before the Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis luncheon held at the Airport Marriott Hotel
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): February 17, 1987

Problems and prospects for monetary policy (pdf 228k)
Lecture delivered to the City University Business School Centre for Banking and International Finance, London, England
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): March 18, 1987

Comments: "Major trends in the U.S. financial system: Implications and issues" (pdf 88k)
Comments delivered at the Federal Reserve System Management Conference on a paper by Robert T. Parry, "Major trends in the U.S. financial system: Implications and issues." Robert T. Parry served as the of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 1986 until retirement in June 2004.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): April 1, 1987

Remarks (pdf 98k)
Remarks on behalf of a Federal Reserve Panel before the National Trust School of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): August 11, 1987

Desperately seeking targets - the monetary policy dilemma (pdf 191k)
Remarks before the Little Rock Downtown Rotary Club
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): October 15, 1987

Remarks about the economy and monetary policy (pdf 94k)
Notes for Remarks presented at the Outlook Meeting, Lawrence H. Meyers and Associates, Ltd., St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): November 10, 1987

External pressures on monetary policymaking (pdf 180k)
Remarks for January 13, 1988 luncheon meeting with the Greater St. Louis Savings and Loan League held at the University Club, St. Louis, Missouri. This same speech was delivered before the Centerre Corporation's Quarterly Joint Advisory Board meeting for all branch boards on January 20, 1988.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): January 13, 1988, January 20, 1988

Payment system risk (pdf 378k)
Outline of talk entitled "Payments System Risk" before the St. Louis Cash Management Association, Centerre Bank. St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): February 18, 1988

Saving: 'Foreign' behavior for the U.S.? (pdf 164k)
Remarks given at the 1988 Kickoff Breakfast for the Greater St. Louis U.S. Savings Bonds Drive held at the Old Warson Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri. See identically titled talk delivered April 7, 1988, as well as September 14, 1988, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): March 2, 1988

The October crash: Examining the flotsam (pdf 198k)
Remarks before a luncheon meeting of the Estate Planning Council of St. Louis, held at the Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): March 7, 1988

Saving: 'Foreign' Behavior for the U.S.? (pdf 163k)
Remarks before a luncheon meeting with business leaders from El Dorado, Arkansas. See identically titled talk delivered March 2, 1988, as well as September 14, 1988, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): April 7, 1988

Monetary policy: Rules versus discretion (pdf 260k)
Remarks delivered before the Arkansas Bankers Association Convention, Hot Springs, Arkansas. See identically titled talk delivered May 19, 1988, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): May 16, 1988

Monetary policy: Rules verus discretion (pdf 268k)
Remarks delivered before the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Annual Stockholders' Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa. See identically titled talk delivered May 16, 1988, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): May 19, 1988

Saving: 'Foreign' behavior for the U.S.? (pdf 188k)
Remarks before the Rotary Club of Paducah, Kentucky. See identically titled talk delivered March 2, 1988, as well as April 7, 1988, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): September 14, 1988

Monetary policy: A case for rules (pdf 238k)
Address before the Mississippi Bankers Association Senior Credit Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): October 4, 1988

True facts and false perceptions about federal deficits (pdf 215k)
Remarks delivered before the Rotary Club of Springfield, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): December 6, 1988

External adjustment: Implications for the economic outlook and monetary policy in 1989 (pdf 215k)
Address before the Downtown Rotary Club of Louisville, Kentucky
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): January 5, 1989

True facts and false perceptions about federal deficits (pdf 212k)
Co-sponsored by First Commercial Bank, N.A. and University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): February 23, 1989

U.S. competitiveness and monetary policy (pdf 205k)
Sponsored by Boone County National Bank, Columbia, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): April 26, 1989

75th Anniversary Lobby Ceremony - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (pdf 97k)
Remarks given for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 75th Anniversary Lobby Ceremony
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): May 18, 1989

The Reagan Budget Experience: Lessons for the future (pdf 171k)
Remarks given during the Deloitte, Haskins & Sells' Annual Management Conference for Financial Institutions, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): May 23, 1989

U.S. competitiveness and monetary policy (pdf 194k)
Remarks before the Downtown Kiwanis Club, Evansville, Indiana. See identically titled talk delivered April 26, and September 20, 1989, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): September 7, 1989

U.S. competitiveness and monetary policy (pdf 165k)
Remarks before the Rotary Club of Jackson, Jackson, Tennessee. See identically titled talk delivered April 26, and September 7, 1989, for similar content.
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): September 20, 1989

The making of a 'maverick' monetary policymaker (pdf 264k)
1989 Newcomen Society of the U.S. Dinner meeting honoring Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis on the occasion of its 75th anniversary year, held at the Bellerive Country Club
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): November 8, 1989

The economy in 1990 and beyond: How far ahead can we really see? (pdf 198k)
Remarks: The Northeast Mississippi Economic Symposium, Tupelo, Mississippi
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): December 5, 1989

The inflation rate or the exchange rate: What's a monetary policymaker to choose? (pdf 189k)
Remarks: Economic Forecast Town Hall Forum, sponsored by the Regional Commerce and Growth Association (RCGA) and Washington University John M. Olin School of Business Executive MBA Alumni Association, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Melzer, Thomas C.
Dates(s): December 12, 1990

Economic growth: Is the Fed irrelevant? (pdf 205k)
Presented to the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, Leadership Circle.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 15, 1998

A policymaker confronts uncertainty (pdf 293k)
Presented to the St. Louis Gateway Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 16, 1998

Is inflation too low? (pdf 458k)
Remarks prepared for 16th Annual Monetary Conference, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 22, 1998

Whither the U.S. credit markets? (pdf 834k)
Remarks before a meeting of the Construction Financial Managers Association, co-sponsored by the Associated Builders and Contractors and the Builders Exchange, Louisville, Kentucky.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 26, 1998

That mysterious FOMC (pdf 232k)
Remarks before a meeting of the Economic Club of Memphis, Tennessee.
Dates(s): December 3, 1998

The structure of our changing banking industry: Let the market decide (pdf 280k)
Remarks before the Missouri Bankers Association, Acapulco, Mexico.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 12, 1999

The U.S. credit markets: Is the trauma over? (pdf 1M)
Remarks before the St. Louis Society of Financial Analysts, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 21, 1999

What is the Fed doing in the education business? (pdf 304k)
Remarks before the Academy of Economics and Finance, Little Rock.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 12, 1999

Monetary policy rules? (pdf 508k)
The Jeffrey and Kathryn Cole Honors College Lecture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 16, 1999

A St. Louis Fed perspective on long-term economic growth (pdf 362k)
Remarks before the National Association of Manufacturers, Board of Directors Meeting, Tucson, Arizona.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 16, 1999

The Federal Reserve as a democratic institution (pdf 409k)
The Hutchinson Lecture, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 28, 1999

Inflation hawk = Employment dove (pdf 267k)
Remarks before the Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University in St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 29, 1999

Synching, not sinking, the markets (pdf 294k)
Meeting of the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 6, 1999

Are real interest rates too high? (pdf 244k)
Money marketeers of New York University, New York City.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 21, 1999

Productivity puzzles (pdf 399k)
University of Tennessee. Martin, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 26, 1999

Prosperity: Just how good has it been for the labor market? (pdf 243k)
Missouri State Treasurer, Missouri Municipal League, GFOA of Missouri, Missouri School Board Association, Missouri County Treasurers Association, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 26, 1999

Communicating the stance of monetary policy (pdf 333k)
University of Missouri, Columbia.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 4, 1999

The international connection: The Asian crisis and U.S. economic activity (pdf 253k)
Noonday Club Meeting, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): December 2, 1999

The impact of monetary policy on agriculture (pdf 403k)
ASU Convocation Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 16, 2000

Great monetary myths (pdf 370k)
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 24, 2000

Perspectives on productivity (pdf 314k)
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 7, 2000

The critical role of economic education in the conduct of monetary policy (pdf 314k)
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 25, 2000

Monetary aggregates and monetary policy in the 21st century (pdf 382k)
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Massachusetts.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 11, 2000

Confidence and central banking (pdf 1M)
Fain lecture in celebration of George Borts' 50th year as Professor of Economics at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 14, 2000

Expectations (pdf 568k)
22nd Henry Thornton Lecture, City University Business School, London, England.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 28, 2000

How well do the markets understand Fed policy? (pdf 750k)
Center for Financial Studies, Frankfurt, Germany.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 30, 2000

Monetary policy in uncertain times (pdf 253k)
Missouri Bankers Association Senior Bank Management Conference, Acapulco, Mexico.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 15, 2001

Coping with monetary policy risks (pdf 342k)
Risk Management Association, Memphis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 18, 2001

Economic forecasts and monetary policy (pdf 313k)
Arkansas Business and Economic Society and The Central Arkansas Chapter of the Risk Management Association, Little Rock.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 15, 2001

The euro - engine for prosperity (pdf 124k)
European Banking & Financial Forum 2001, Czech National Bank Congress Center, Prague.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 27, 2001

Does the United States have a current account deficit disorder? (pdf 1.2M)
Business and Community Leaders Luncheon, The Lannom Center, Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 10, 2001

Getting markets in synch with monetary policy (pdf 344k)
First Annual Missouri Economics Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): May 4, 2001

What role for asset prices in U.S. monetary policy? (pdf 350k)
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 5, 2001

The role of monetary policy in the current macroeconomic environment (pdf 188k)
National Association for Business Economics 43rd Annual Meeting, New York City, New York.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 10, 2001

Our economic prospects: One economist's perspective (pdf 231k)
Risk Management Association, Evansville, Indiana.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 20, 2001

The role of government in U.S. capital markets (pdf 342k)
The Institute of Governmental Affairs, University of California at Davis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 18, 2001

Market responses to economic stress (pdf 216k)
Little Rock Downtown Rotary Club, Little Rock Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 20, 2001

Financial system robustness (pdf 209k)
Financial Executives International, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 27, 2001

Central bank transparency: Why and how? (pdf 187k)
The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, Philadelphia.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 30, 2001

What is happening in the U.S. economy? (pdf 256k)
AAIM Management Association, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 11, 2002

Flation (pdf 350k)
International Mass Retail Association (IMRA), Scottsdale, Arizona.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 21, 2002

Eulogy for Darryl R. Francis, 1912-2002 (pdf 116k)
Delivered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 2, 2002

The role of anecdotal information in Fed policymaking (pdf 312k)
Century Club Breakfast, Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 13, 2002

The role of finance in the investment bust of 2001 (pdf 413k)
Annual Southwestern Finance Association Meeting, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 8, 2002

Dynamics of the recession and the recovery (pdf 347k)
Lambuth University, Jackson, Tennessee
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 4, 2002

Inflation, recession, and the recovery (pdf 277k)
Midwest Economic Education Conference, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 11, 2002

As easy as PIE: productivity, innovation, and education (pdf 300k)
Annual technology transfer showcase for the University of Missouri system.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 25, 2002

Fed policy to the bond yield (pdf 271k)
Midwest Region of the National Association of State Treasurers, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 12, 2002

Financial stability (pdf 414k)
The Council of State Governments Southern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 4, 2002

Taking stock: The state of the business recovery (pdf 348k)
Midwestern States Association of Tax Administrators Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 26, 2002

The Fed's role in community development (pdf 199k)
Talk given at Rays of Hope: A New Day for America's Distressed Urban Areas Conference, East St. Louis, Illinois.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 22, 2002, October 23, 2002

From professor to policy maker: Emerging from the shadow (pdf 328k)
Washington University's Olin School of Business, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 15, 2002

Growth prospects for the U.S. economy (pdf 288k)
Address before the AAIM Management Association, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): December 2, 2002

Institutions for stable prices: How to design an optimal central bank law. (pdf 310k)
First conference of the Monetary Stability Foundation at the Regional Office of Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Germany.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): December 5, 2002

Whither investment? (pdf 201k)
Missouri Valley Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 28, 2003

Whither investment? (pdf 201k)
Missouri Valley Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 28, 2003

Booms, recessions, and the economically disadvantaged (pdf 310k)
School of Business & Management, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 5, 2003

Housing in the economy (pdf 451k)
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Symposium, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 10, 2003

The labor market and economic growth (pdf 274k)
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Third Annual Rutman Lecture, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 10, 2003

Shocks and more shocks (pdf 150k)
Thirteenth Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies Session on Monetary Policy and the U.S. and World Economies. The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York City.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 15, 2003

The Fed's role in maintaining financial stability (pdf 272k)
University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 24, 2003

The labor market and economic growth (pdf 307k)
Washington Legislative Update Conference, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): May 19, 2003

Fed transparency: How, not whether (pdf 455k)
Luncheon address before the Global Interdependence Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 21, 2003

Prospects and risks in the bond market (pdf 268k)
Dinner address before the St. Louis Financial Analysts Society.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 4, 2003

The role for self-regulation and voluntary compliance incentives in the design of pension systems (pdf 585k)
Address before the OECD Conference on Pension Reform in Russia: From Legislation to Implementation, Moscow.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 25, 2003

Economic growth and the real rate of interest (pdf 311k)
Address before Bryant College, Providence, Rhode Island.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 14, 2003

A perspective on U.S. international capital flows (pdf 385k)
Address before the Tucson Chapter of the Association for Investment Management Research (AIMR), Tucson, Arizona.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 14, 2003

A perspective on U.S. international trade (pdf 427k)
Address before the Louisville Society of Financial Analysts, Louisville, Kentucky.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 19, 2003

A monetary policymaker's perspective (pdf 142k)
Address and panel discussion before the Cato Institute Book Forum Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the publication "A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960" by Milton Friedman and Anna J. Schwartz (Princeton University Press, 1963). Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 21, 2003

State of the U.S. Economy (pdf 279k)
Address before AAIM Management Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 24, 2004

Best guesses and surprises (pdf 422k)
Address before the Charlotte Economics Club, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 25, 2004

Trade, wages, and employment (pdf 389k)
Address before the LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 25, 2004

Allowing entrepreneurship (pdf 272k)
Address before the Evansville Rotary Club, Evansville, Indiana.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 30, 2004

Inflation signals and inflation noise (pdf 370k)
Address before the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Peabody Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 6, 2004

Panel on government sponsored enterprises (pdf 241k)
Remarks before the 40th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Chicago.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): May 6, 2004

Free trade: Why are economists and noneconomists so far apart? (pdf 383k)
Globalization and Outsourcing Conference, Reuters America, Inc.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): June 15, 2004

Panel discussion on challenges for U.S. businesses (pdf 149k)
'Growing Global' program with the World Trade Center in St. Louis, MO
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 10, 2004

World population trends and challenges (pdf 313k)
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 4, 2004

FOMC transparency (pdf 440k)
Ozark chapter of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, Springfield, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 6, 2004

Safeguarding good policy practice (pdf 193k)
Reflections on Monetary Policy: 25 years after October 1979. A conference held at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 8, 2004

Social security reform and demographic reality (pdf 342k)
Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 19, 2004

Maintaining financial stability: A central banker's perspective (pdf 358k)
Czech Economic Association Conference
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 27, 2004

GSE risks (pdf 606k)
The St. Louis Society of Financial Analysts, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 13, 2005

The outlook: Mississippi and the nation (pdf 371k)
Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 20, 2005

Demographic challenges to the state pension systems around the world (pdf 367k)
Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 24, 2005

A perspective on the graying population and current account deficit (pdf 462k)
Global Economic Outlook (GEO) Conference, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 8, 2005

How should the Fed communicate? (pdf 252k)
"The Future of the Federal Reserve" Center for Economic Policy Studies (CEPS), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 2, 2005

Improving productivity in higher education (pdf 424k)
Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 7, 2005

Staying out of the way of entrepreneurs (pdf 230k)
Conference on Striking the Right Notes on Entrepreneurship, Memphis, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 19, 2005

The economic outlook (pdf 330k)
AAIM Management Association, St. Louis, MO
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): May 11, 2005

Understanding the term structure of interest rates (pdf 357k)
Money Marketeers, New York.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): June 14, 2005

Remarks: Panel on "After Greenspan: Whither Fed Policy?" (pdf 155k)
Western Economic Association International Conference (WEAI), San Francisco.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 6, 2005

How predictable is Fed policy? (pdf 489k)
University of Washington, Seattle.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 4, 2005

The Fed's monetary policy rule (pdf 526k)
Cato Institute, Washington. D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 14, 2005

How dangerous is the U.S. current account deficit? (pdf 384k)
Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 9, 2005

Inflation tracking (pdf 355k)
Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 17, 2005

Communicating the Fed's policy stance (pdf 327k)
H/M Treasury, GES Conference, London, U.K.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 30, 2005

Inflation targeting (pdf 521k)
Junior Achievement of Arkansas Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 16, 2006

Fed communications (pdf 396k)
St. Louis Forum, St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 24, 2006

Recent developments in housing markets: A national and local perspective (pdf 1.3M)
St. Louis, Missouri
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 8, 2006

The role of Federal Reserve Banks in the Federal Reserve System (pdf 282k)
Annual Global Student Investment Forum: Redefining Investment Strategy Education (RISE), University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 30, 2006

Inversion (pdf 327k)
Global Interdependence Center Central Bank Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): May 18, 2006

The role of anecdotal information in monetary policy (pdf 216k)
The Bank of Korea International Conference on Monetary Policy in an Environment of Low Inflation, Seoul, Korea.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): June 16, 2006

Chinese growth: A source of U.S. export opportunities (pdf 532k)
Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations Committee, The Council of State Governments' Southern Legislative Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 31, 2006

Understanding the Fed (pdf 517k)
Speech given during the Dyer County Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Luncheon in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 31, 2006

The monetary policy model (pdf 215k)
National Association of Business Economics Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 11, 2006

Data dependence (pdf 380k)
Middle Tennessee State University, Annual Economic Outlook Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 29, 2006

Data, data, and yet more data (pdf 252k)
The Association for University Business and Economic Research Annual Meeting, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 16, 2006

Data, data, and yet more data (pdf 252k)
The Association for University Business and Economic Research Annual Meeting, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 16, 2006

U.S. labor input in coming years (pdf 371k)
Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Philadelphia, Wilmington, Delaware.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 14, 2006

Responding to financial crises: What role for the Fed? (pdf 226k)
Panel discussion at the Cato Institute, 24th Annual Monetary Conference, Washington D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 16, 2006

The GSEs: Where do we stand? (pdf 430k)
Chartered Financial Analysts of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 17, 2007

State of the U.S. economy (pdf 371k)
AAIM Management Association, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 9, 2007

U.S. Saving (pdf 573k)
CFA Society of Nebraska
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 15, 2007

Energy prices and the U.S. business cycle (pdf 232k)
Global Interdependence Center Abroad in Chile Conference, American Chamber of Commerce in Chile Breakfast, Santiago, Chile.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 2, 2007

Inflation , financial stability, and economic growth (pdf 355k)
Global Interdependence Center (GIC) Abroad in Chile Conference, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago, Chile.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 5, 2007

Understanding inflation (pdf 621k)
New York Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics, New York.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 2, 2007

Changing world demographics and trade imbalances (pdf 432k)
The American European Community Association, Brussels, Belgium.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): April 16, 2007

Reputation and the non-prime mortgage market (pdf 546k)
St. Louis Association of Real Estate Professionals, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 20, 2007

Energy and the U.S. Macro Economy (pdf 495k)
Wilmington Club, Wilmington, Delaware.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 24, 2007

Milton and money stock control (pdf 229k)
Milton Friedman luncheon, University of Missouri- Columbia, Columbia, Missouri .
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): July 31, 2007

U.S. export opportunities (pdf 972k)
Arkansas Minority Business Development Roundtable, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 17, 2007

Protecting exports (pdf 266k)
Session on Regional Economic Trends, Southern Governors' Association Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): August 25, 2007

Jobs and trade (pdf 336k)
Delivered at the European Economics & Financial Centre Conference, London
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 6, 2007

Thinking like a central banker (pdf 316k)
Market News International, New York.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): September 28, 2007

Real estate in the U.S. economy (pdf 2.3M)
Speech before the Industrial Asset Management Council Convention, St. Louis
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): October 9, 2007

Market healing (pdf 1M)
Speech delivered at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Minnesota
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 7, 2007

Market healing (pdf 1M)
Speech delivered at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Minnesota
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 7, 2007

Market bailouts and the "Fed put" (pdf 576k)
Given before the Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): November 30, 2007

Dollars and sense (pdf 249k)
Speech given before the Financial Planning Association of Missouri and Southern Illinois, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): January 9, 2008

Reflections (pdf 297k)
Speech given before the St. Louis Gateway Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics, St. Louis.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 11, 2008

Inflation dynamics (pdf 390k)
Speech delivered at Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 20, 2008

Panel discussion on balancing financial stability, price stability, and macroeconomic stability: How important is moral hazard? (pdf 242k)
U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, New York
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): February 29, 2008

Financial innovation: Engine of growth or source of instability? (pdf 312k)
Speech delivered at the University of Illinois-Springfield, Springfield, Illinois.
Author(s): Poole, William
Dates(s): March 6, 2008