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Press Releases
Press Release
Cleveland Fed wins NorthCoast 99 award for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
09.07.2023
The Bank has been named one of the region’s top employers through the program for 24 years in a row.
Press Release
Cleveland Fed names Ronald V. Johnson, Jr. as next general counsel
09.06.2023
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announced that Ronald V. Johnson, Jr., has been named senior vice president and general counsel effective October 2, 2023.
Press Release
President’s Speech: “Inflation: Four Questions Requiring Further Research to Inform Monetary Policy”
09.01.2023
President Mester discussed “Inflation: Four Questions Requiring Further Research to Inform Monetary Policy” at the Cleveland Fed and ECB’s annual Inflation Conference
Press Release
Employment in many metros in Cleveland Fed’s region has yet to recover from the pandemic
08.31.2023
Seven of the eight largest metro areas in the region saw their employment levels drop from 2019 to 2022, according to a new Cleveland Fed report.
Press Release
Federal spending in Cleveland Fed’s region returns to prepandemic levels
08.29.2023
After an increase in 2020, federal spending’s share of the region’s GDP has come back down, despite the impact of three large federal spending bills passed since November 2021.
Speeches
Speech
Inflation: Four Questions Requiring Further Research to Inform Monetary Policy
09.01.2023 |
9:45 AM EDT |
In Person
Loretta J. Mester-President and Chief Executive Officer-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland-Closing Remarks, Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2023-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Center for Inflation Research and the European Central Bank-Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Speech
An Update on the Federal Reserve’s Instant Payments Service: FedNow®
07.12.2023 |
4:00 PM EDT |
In Person
Loretta J. Mester-President and Chief Executive Officer-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland- Summer Institute 2023 Macro, Money, and Financial Frictions - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA
Speech
An Update on the Economy and Monetary Policy
07.10.2023 |
11:00 AM EDT |
Video Conference
Loretta J. Mester-President and Chief Executive Officer-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland-2023 UC San Diego Economics Roundtable, San Diego, CA (via videoconference)
Speech
Perseverance and Partnership Produce Progress in Community Development
06.23.2023 |
1:40 PM EDT |
In Person
Loretta J. Mester-President and Chief Executive Officer-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland-2023 Policy Summit: Communities Thriving in a Changing Economy, Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Richmond, and St. Louis—Cleveland, OH
Speech
Longer-Run Trends and the U.S. Economy
05.16.2023 |
8:15 AM EDT |
In Person
Loretta J. Mester-President and Chief Executive Officer-Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland-The Global Interdependence Center Central Banking Series, Dublin, Ireland , May 16, 2023, 8:15 a.m. EDT
Interviews
Interview
Börsen-Zeitung Interviews President Mester
09.05.2023
The question of whether or not the US Federal Reserve will raise its key interest rate even further is driving market participants and economists around the world. In an interview with Börsen-Zeitung, Loretta Mester, President of the Cleveland Regional Fed, gives her take of the situation.
Interview
CNBC Interviews President Mester
08.25.2023
We ‘probably have more work to do’ to get the underlying inflation, says Cleveland Fed president
Interview
Bloomberg TV Interviews President Mester
08.25.2023
Fed’s Mester on Inflation, Economy, Mortgage Rates
Interview
CNBC Interviews President Mester
05.26.2023
Inflation’s still too high and it’s stubborn…We have made progress, inflation is down from where it was last summer but it’s very slow progress and it’s concerning.
Interview
Yahoo Finance interviews President Mester
04.20.2023
Fed’s Loretta Mester: ‘Rates are going to have to move up above that 5% level’
Events
Event
Keys to Opportunity in the Housing Market: How Financial Models Advance and Constrain Low-Income Communities
10.02.2023
Join the Cleveland Fed and Fed Communities on October 2 for a research-driven discussion that will explore how both contracts for deed and investor-owned single-family rentals are affecting lower-income communities.
Event
What Is Wealth Distribution and Why Does It Matter?
10.17.2023
Join us for a conversation about new ways to study wealth distribution and a question-and-answer session about the impact of wealth distribution and inequality in the United States.