Interviews
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President Mester offers views on economy and monetary policy in Reuters interview
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed current financial conditions, inflation and monetary policy in an August 16 interview with Reuters' Jonathan Spicer in New York. Read More
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President Mester interviewed about Fed's community development work by WVIZ-TV
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester explained the Federal Reserve's role in community development during a June 23 appearance on WVIZ-TV, the local PBS affiliate. Read More
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President Mester discusses community issues with The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed the importance of objective research and explained the Fed's commitment to community development in a June 23 interview with The Plain Dealer. Read More
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President Mester talks about her career, the Fed, economics in Barnard College discussion
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester answered questions about her education, her work as an economist, and a range of current economic issues in a March 2 discussion at Barnard College's Athena Center for Leadership Studies in New York. Mester is a 1980 Barnard graduate. Read More
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President Mester discusses outlook and policy in Australian Broadcasting Corp. interview
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester talked about current economic conditions and monetary policy in an interview with ABC's Elysse Morgan. The interview was taped March 2 in New York. Read More
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President Mester interviewed on monetary policy by CNBC and Bloomberg TV
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed the U.S. economy and monetary policy in interviews with CNBC and Bloomberg TV Feb. 22 in Singapore. Read More
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President Mester interviewed by Arthur Levitt on Bloomberg Radio
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed her views on the economy, monetary policy and Fed independence in a Feb. 8 Bloomberg Radio interview with Arthur Levitt, the former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The interview was podcast on Feb. 10. Read More
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President Mester interviewed on jobs, 2017 outlook by Fox Business, Wall Street Journal
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester talked about the December jobs report and her views on the U.S. economy in the year ahead in January 6, 2017 interviews in Chicago with Peter Barnes, of Fox Business, and Shayndi Raice, of the Wall Street Journal. Read More
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President Mester interviewed about financial regulation by American Banker
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed recent developments in bank regulation in a December 1, 2016 interview with American Banker's John Heltman in Washington, D.C. Read More
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President Mester discusses monetary policy in Reuters interview
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester explained why she thinks the economy remains on track for gradual interest rate increases in a November 16, 2016 interview at the bank with Reuter's Jonathan Spicer. Read More
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President Mester interviewed about labor market, interest rates on CNBC
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed her view of how developments in the labor market affected her assessment of the U.S. economy and monetary policy with Steve Liesman on CNBC's Squawk Box on October 7, 2016. Read More
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President Mester discusses timing of monetary policy action in Bloomberg Radio/TV interview
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester talked about her views on the timing of an interest rate increase in an October 3, 2016 interview with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays from the bank. Read More
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Reserve Bank Presidents Mester, Harker, and Lockhart discuss economic challenges in their communities
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester, center, joined Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, left, and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart,right, for Presidents' Perspectives: The Fed's Role in Transforming Our Communities. National Public Radio's Michel Martin, far left, moderated the session. Read More
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President Mester discusses economy, monetary policy on CNBC
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester talked about the U.S. economy and her view of appropriate monetary policy on CNBC's Squawk Box on August 26, 2016. Read More
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President Mester talks about setting monetary policy amid global uncertainty in Australian TV interview
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester discussed discerning signals about the economy from financial markets and other challenges of monetary policymaking in an interview with Elysse Morgan of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. on July 14 in Sydney, Australia. Read More
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President Mester offers views on economy, monetary policy and Fed diversity in Wall Street Journal interview
Cleveland Fed President talked about her economic outlook, U.S. monetary policy and Fed diversity in an interview with Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Derby conducted July 7, 2016 at the bank. Read More
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President Mester discusses the national and regional economic outlook with the Cincinnati Enquirer
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester talked about the national and regional economic outlook with the Cincinnati Enquirer on April 17, 2016. Read More
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President Mester discusses economy, monetary policy on Fox Business
Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester talked about the U.S. economy, her view of approrpriate monetary policy, and the regional outlook on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria on April 1, 2016. Read More
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President Mester offers policy outlook in Bloomberg TV interview
President Mester discussed the resilience of the U.S. economy, financial weakening in China and other potential influences on monetary policy in an interview with Bloomberg TV's Brendan Greeley broadcast January 4. Read More
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President Mester discusses economy, monetary policy with Washington Post
President Mester explained why she thinks the economy can handle an interest rate increase in an interview with the Washington Post's Ylan Mui published December 4. Read More
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President Mester interviewed on CNBC's Squawk Box
President Mester was interviewed by Steve Liesman, Joe Kernen and Becky Quick on Squawk Box, CNBC’s morning news and talk program. Read More
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President Mester interviewed on Fox Business
President Mester talked about her views on monetary policy and the economic outlook on "Countdown to the Closing Bell with Liz Claman" on Fox Business. Read More
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Japanese, Spanish Journalists Interview President Mester
September 30, 2015—President Mester discussed monetary policy with reporters from Japan’s Nikkei business news service and El Economista, a financial daily covering Spain, Mexico and other Spanish-speaking markets. Read More
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President Mester discusses economy with Pennsylvania bankers
September 15, 2015—The Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers’ Transactions magazine interviewed President Mester about global economic volatility, redeveloping the rustbelt and the economics lessons that run through opera. Read More
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President Mester interviewed by Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg TV at Jackson Hole
August 28, 2015—President Mester discussed monetary policy in media interviews during the Kansas City Fed’s Economic Policy Symposium Aug. 27-29 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Read More
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President Mester interviewed on Bloomberg Radio
April 17, 2015—President Loretta J. Mester participated in a live interview with Bloomberg Radio’s Kathleen Hays. Read More
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Market News International interviews President Mester
April 1, 2015—Market News International interviewed Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester about her views on monetary policy and policy normalization. Read More
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Bloomberg TV interviews President Mester about monetary policy and her economic outlook.
March 23, 2015—Bloomberg TV interviews President Mester about monetary policy and her economic outlook. Read More
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President Mester addresses Audit the Fed legislation and the outlook on CNBC
February 26, 2015—Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester discussed Audit the Fed legislation, her economic outlook, and monetary policy in an interview on CNBC. Read More
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President Mester interviewed by the Wall Street Journal
February 16, 2015—Cleveland Fed President and CEO Loretta J. Mester discussed her economic outlook and Federal Reserve communications in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Read More
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American Banker talks financial stability with President Mester
February 13, 2015—American Banker published “Ten Questions” with Cleveland Fed President and CEO Loretta J. Mester. Read More
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President Mester discusses monetary policy and the economic outlook with Fox Business
January 2, 2015—Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester said a number of different indicators show the economy is on firm footing, with progress on employment and downward pressures on inflation likely to be transitory. Read More
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President Mester Interviewed by Reuters
December 5, 2014—Cleveland Fed President and CEO Loretta J. Mester commented on Federal Reserve communications and her outlook on the economy in a Reuters interview. Read More
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President Mester Interviewed on CNBC
November 7, 2014—President Mester was interviewed live on CNBC’s Squawk Box by Steve Liesman, senior economics reporter. Read More
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New York Times Interviews President Mester
October 13, 2014—Loretta J. Mester discussed her economic outlook and how the Federal Reserve communicates in a Q&A interview with the New York Times. Read More
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President Mester Offers First Impressions of Cleveland in Plain Dealer Interview
September 29, 2014—The Plain Dealer interviewed Cleveland Fed President and CEO Loretta J. Mester about the economy, cybersecurity and a newcomer’s assessment of Cleveland. Read More