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Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the economy continues to contract. Job losses, declining equity and housing wealth, and tight credit...

A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. and...

SummaryPrepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco based on information collected on or before February 23, 2009. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts...

Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.Chairman Conrad, Senator Gregg, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to be here today to offer my views on current economic and...

Before the Before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to discuss...

Chairman Ben S. BernankeAt the National Press Club Luncheon, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.We live in extraordinarily challenging times for the global economy and for economic policymakers, not...

In conjunction with the January 27-28, 2009 FOMC meeting, the members of the Board of Governors and the presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks, all of whom participate in deliberations of the FOMC,...

Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and other members of the Committee, I appreciate this opportunity to...

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to...

A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. and...