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Insights from the Dallas Federal Reserve Chief

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

NBR anchor Susie Gharib interviewed Richard Fisher, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, at 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Fisher is a voting member of the Fed's FOMC, which will make its next interest rate decision on March 18th. An edited version of the interview aired on Tuesday's broadcast, and you can explore the extended interview below.
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  • Discount Window & Payments System Risk
    This website is maintained by the Federal Reserve Banks. This links to a list of the current discount rates at the 12 district banks of the Federal Reserve System. It also lists the current Fed Funds Rate and other, related interest rates.
  • Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
    The FOMC is the policy making (or rate-setting) arm of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. Richard Fisher is currently a voting member for calendar year 2008.
  • Federal Reserve
    The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. This links to a copy of the Fed's "Beige Book" for January 16, 2008. The book offers a "summary of commentary on current economic conditions by federal reserve districts."
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
    This links to the most recent speech Richard Fisher, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, made on February 7th in Mexico City regarding the central bank’s independence. He also addressed the FOMC meeting held on January 17th in this speech.

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