July 10, 2008

Under Secretary David H. McCormick Remarks on Treasury’s Changing Role in a Global Economy at the Center for International & Strategic Studies

Source: Treasury Department

Washington - Today's global economic and financial system is characterized by increasingly interconnected financial markets and expanding cross-border capital flows. While bringing enormous benefits and efficiencies to the U.S....

July 10, 2008

Patrick M. Parkinson, Deputy Director, Division of Research and Statistics

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Over-the-counter derivatives; Before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

July 10, 2008

OCC Deputy Comptroller for Credit and Market Risk Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

WASHINGTON — Deputy Comptroller for Credit and Market Risk Kathryn E. Dick discussed credit derivatives in testimony today before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the Senate Committee on Banking,...

July 9, 2008

The Economic Outlook

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Address by Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey M. Lacker

July 3, 2008

Economic Slowdown, Market Fallout, and the Path to Financial Recovery

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Remarks by Dennis P. Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Panel Discussion at the Georgetown University Library Associates, Washington D.C., July 1, 2008.

June 27, 2008

Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn At the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy, Frankfurt, Germany

Source: Global Economic Integration and Decoupling

During the past decade, one of the most prominent themes sounded by policymakers, observers, and analysts of international economic developments has been "globalization." Based on rapid advances in trade, finance, transportation,...

June 27, 2008

Obama and McCain: Two Different Visions for the U.S. Economy

Source: Knowledge@Wharton - Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

Presidential candidates John McCain, Republican senator from Arizona, and Barack Obama, Democratic senator from Illinois, are staking out contrasting positions, mostly along traditional party lines, in their campaign to win...

June 23, 2008

Capital Markets and the Economy

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Economy

and Markets before Women in Housing and Finance, June 19, 2008

June 17, 2008

Opening Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. at the Fourth Meeting of the U.S. – China Strategic Economic Dialogue

Source: Department of Treasury

Annapolis, Maryland -- Welcome to the distinguished Chinese delegation and U.S. officials who are here today. We are gathering for two days of cooperation, education and work on a range of economic issues vitally important to...

June 12, 2008

Micro-Managing CEOs Are a Danger Sign in This Economy, Says Executive Coach Stephen Xavier

Source: Stephen Xavier

Many high-level decision-makers have been celebrated by the press for recession-busting during this sluggish economy, while others stumble. H-P’s Ann Livermore, for instance, gets top grades for keeping her eye on the big...