Speeches
2010
- 05.24.10
- President Pianalto addresses Ohio Northern graduating class
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President and CEO Sandra Pianalto addressed the graduating class at Ohio Northern University on Sunday, May 23.
- 05.18.10
- President Pianalto discusses "Forecasting in Uncertain Times"
- In a speech to the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President and CEO Sandra Pianalto discussed why and how the Bank develops its economic forecasts and why the role of judgment becomes paramount for forecasting during uncertain times such as these. She concluded the speech with her current economic outlook.
- 04.14.10
- President Pianalto shares her views on regulatory reform
- In a speech at the Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President and CEO Sandra Pianalto discussed consolidated supervision, an important, but sometimes overlooked, aspect of regulatory reform. She also described the criteria that she thinks should be used to define systemically important institutions and discussed a framework for ensuring financial firms are effectively supervised based on the risk they pose to the financial system. She concluded with an explanation of why it is vitally important for the Federal Reserve to remain significantly involved in the supervision of banking firms of all sizes.
- 03.25.10
- President Pianalto shares her economic outlook
- In a speech to business leaders in Fort Myers, Florida, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President and CEO Sandra Pianalto shared her economic outlook and discussed some significant headwinds that she expects will limit the rate of growth in the US for the next couple of years. She also discussed how the Federal Reserve is conducting monetary policy to help navigate through these challenging times.
- 02.25.10
- President Pianalto Says Small Business Key to Economic Recovery
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President and CEO Sandra Pianalto told those attending her speech to the Dayton Chamber of Commerce that a healthy small business sector is critical to the nation's economic recovery. In her remarks, she also discussed the challenges small businesses face in getting loans, unemployment, inflation, unwinding the Fed's balance sheet, and why the country's economic recovery "doesn't really feel much like one."