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Press Releases
Press Release
President’s Speech: “The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet: Some Major League Questions”
04.23.2025
President Hammack spoke in New York on April 23, 2025.
Press Release
Survey: Regional companies said tariffs would raise costs, lower demand
04.22.2025
A new report summarizes the results of several tariff questions included in the February round of the Survey of Regional Conditions and Expectations.
Press Release
Who got the biggest raises as the pandemic subsided? Low-wage workers moving into low-wage industries
04.21.2025
In the wake of the pandemic, low-wage workers got much larger pay increases for moving into the two industries that rely on them most: Leisure and hospitality and trade and transportation.
Press Release
President’s Speech: "Fed 101: Approaching Monetary Policy with Heart, Brains, and Courage"
04.16.2025
President Hammack spoke in Columbus, Ohio, on April 16, 2025.
Press Release
The Fed’s balance sheet needs a buffer. How big should it be?
04.15.2025
The estimated buffer between an “ample” and “scarce” level of bank reserves on the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet may be relatively small, according to new Cleveland Fed research by economist Joe Haubrich.
Speeches
Speeches
The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet: Some Major League Questions
04.23.2025 |
6:30 PM EDT |
In Person
Beth M. Hammack—President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland—Money Marketeers of New York University, Inc., April 23, 2025
Speeches
Fed 101: Approaching Monetary Policy with Heart, Brains, and Courage
04.16.2025 |
12:00 PM EDT |
In Person
Beth M. Hammack, President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland—Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum, Columbus, OH
Speeches
Trading Places: My New View from Inside the Federal Reserve
02.27.2025 |
1:15 PM EST |
In Person
Beth M. Hammack—President and Chief Executive Officer-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland- Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and The Bank Policy Institute, 9th Annual SIPA/BPI Bank Regulation Research Conference, New York, New York, February 27, 2025, 1:15 PM EST
Speeches
Show Me the Low Inflation
02.11.2025 |
8:50 AM EST |
In Person
Beth M. Hammack—President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland—University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, Economic Outlook Conference, Lexington, KY, February 11, 2025, 8:50 AM EST
Speeches
Statement from Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth M. Hammack regarding her vote at the Federal Open Market Committee’s December 17–18, 2024 meeting
12.20.2024 |
9:00 AM EST
Beth M. Hammack—President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Events
Event
Policy Summit 2025: Building Strong and Sustainable Communities
06.25.2025–06.27.2025
The seventeenth Policy Summit is June 26–27, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s theme is “Building Strong and Sustainable Communities” through innovative strategies focused on housing, the workforce, small business, and economic development.
Event
Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025
09.29.2025–09.30.2025
The Center for Inflation Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the European Central Bank (ECB) will host the Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025 on September 29-30. The conference will be held in person in Frankfurt, Germany, with virtual attendance available for non-speakers. It brings together top researchers from academia, central banks, and other policy institutions to present research findings related to inflation.
Event
Fall 2025 Midwest Macroeconomics Meeting
11.13.2025–11.14.2025
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland will host the Fall 2025 Midwest Macroeconomics Meeting on November 13-14, 2025. All conference activities will take place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Michèle Tertilt, Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim and Loukas Karabarbounis, Curtis L. Carlson Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota, will be giving plenaries. Call for Papers will be posted end of May.
Event
2025 Financial Stability Conference
11.20.2025–11.21.2025
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Office of Financial Research will host their thirteenth annual financial stability conference on November 20-21, 2025.
General
The Policy Summit
Since the early 2000s, the Cleveland Fed has hosted its now-biennial Policy Summit to explore key topics in community and economic development. View past conferences and learn more about the Policy Summit.