The FedTalk series brings the Cleveland Fed together with industry experts, local businesses, community organizations, policymakers, and engaged citizens to discuss issues affecting the communities and people we serve.
Upcoming FedTalks
COVID-19 and Supply Chains: A Year of Evolving Disruption
Noon to 1:30 pm EDT
Supply chain disruptions have been present since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they’ve been largely unpredictable, impacting different firms at different times for different reasons. Most recently, a microchip shortage has curbed automotive and other manufacturing, capacity constraints in steel production have led to rapidly rising prices, and COVID-19-related absences have created bottlenecks in logistics networks. Indeed, one of the earliest ways in which the US economy has been impacted by the coronavirus has been via disrupted supply chains. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has monitored these disruptions for more than a year.
The May FedTalk will feature the work of Julianne Dunn, as well as a panel of experts, who will discuss the evolution of supply chain disruptions since the beginning of the pandemic.
A Q&A session will follow the discussion.
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FedTalk: Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Cause Residents to Leave Urban Neighborhoods? | March 25, 2021

FedTalk: Connecting the Dots... Redlining and CRA in the Community | February 17, 2021


FedTalk: Community Reinvestment Act... In The Community | December 17, 2020

FedTalk: How has COVID-19 Impacted Minority-Owned Firms? | October 21, 2020

Special COVID-19 Edition: Researching Trends and the Impact of COVID-19 | August 6, 2020

Special COVID-19 Edition: Small Business Access to the Paycheck Protection Program | June 25, 2020