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Headlines
- 09/30 | September Burgundy Book Paints a Mixed Economic Picture for the St. Louis Regional Economy
- 09/30 | St. Louis Fed’s Bullard Discusses U.S Monetary Policy at a Crossroads
- 09/29 | Commodity Prices, Farmland Values Strengthen Agriculture Banks

- 09/26 | St. Louis Fed’s Bullard Discusses America’s Investment Problem and Monetary Policy
Upcoming Events
- 10/18 | Memphis, Tenn.
Memphis | Oct. 18 Dialogue with the Fed: Beyond Today's Financial Headlines - 10/18 | St. Louis, Mo.
Oct. 18 Dialogue with the Fed | River Room Simulcast Registration - 10/19 | St. Louis, Mo.
Annual Educators Conference - St. Louis Location - 10/26 | Evansville, Ind.
Strengthening Communities: Innovations in Asset Building
System News
- 10/05 | Incentive compensation practices: a report on the horizontal review of practices at large banking organizations

- 10/04 | Speech by Governor Raskin on legal opportunities and challenges in crafting a foreclosure response

- 10/04 | Testimony by Chairman Bernanke on economic outlook and recent monetary policy actions

- 09/26 | Speech by Governor Raskin on monetary policy and job creation

From the President
Sept. 30, 2011
"U.S. Monetary Policy at Another Crossroads"
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed the weaker-than-expected economic recovery and presented some guidelines for monetary policy going forward at the "Dealmakers of the Year" Business Breakfast, hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University's Fermanian Business & Economic Institute in San Diego.
Presentation | Press Release | Interview
Sept. 26, 2011
"America's Investment Problem and Monetary Policy"
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard shared his views on the slow recovery of GDP's investment component, the implications it may have for monetary policy, and some policy tools available to the Fed during the period of near-zero policy rates as part of a panel discussion on "Policy Making After the Crisis."
Multimedia
Burgundy Books Audio
6/30 | Listen
St. Louis Fed senior research associate Christopher J. Martinek discusses current economic conditions in the Eighth District, as published in Burgundy Books.








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