Regional President Speech

Search Site Home > James Bullard, President and CEO > James Bullard - Speeches, Presentations and Commentary > Bullard Discusses Oil Prices and In ation on Multi-Stop Visit in Memphis From the President Key Policy Papers Speeches, Presentations and Commentary Research Papers Media Interviews January 14, 2016 Presentation (pdf) | Press Release During a presentation to the Economic Club of Memphis, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed the decline in crude oil prices and whether it is a bullish factor for the U.S. economy. He also said that headline in ation in the U.S., which is currently very low, will return to the Fed's 2 percent target once oil prices stabilize. However, he noted that recent further declines in global oil prices are calling into question when such a stabilization may occur. His presentation, titled "Oil Prices, In ation and U.S. Monetary Policy," was part of a visit to Memphis during which he met with a variety of audiences at a variety of locales. James Bullard President and Chief Executive O cer Bio Curriculum Vitae Staff Contacts IDEAS/RePEc Pro le Photos Videos Subscribe: Email alerts RSS More than 175 people attended the breakfast meeting of the Economic Club of Memphis on Thursday to hear Bullard talk about oil prices, in ation and monetary policy. Download High Resolution Photo "Rationally, let it be said in a whisper, experience is certainly worth more than theory." Amerigo Vespucci At the Economic Club meeting, Bullard (center) reached out to talk to many people in attendance, including Michael Drury, chief economist at McVean Trading, and Laurie Tucker, who is co-founder and chief strategy o cer at Calade Partners as well as executive director of the Economic Club. Download High Resolution Photo Another stop in Memphis was at Start Co., a business incubator that focuses on digital startups. Listening to a presentation on one of the startups are (left to right) Douglas Scarboro, regional executive of the Memphis Branch of the St. Louis Fed; Andre Fowlkes, president of Start Co.; and Bullard. Speaking (with back to camera) is Ken Sills, chief technology o cer of Preteckt. Download High Resolution Photo More photos » GENERAL Home About Us Bank Supervision Careers Community Development Economic Education Events Inside the Economy Museum Newsroom On the Economy Blog Open Vault Blog OUR DISTRICT Little Rock Branch Louisville Branch Memphis Branch Agricultural Finance Monitor Housing Market Conditions SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bridges Economic Synopses Housing Market Perspectives In the Balance Page One Economics The Quarterly Debt Monitor Review Regional Economist ST. LOUIS FED PRESIDENT James Bullard's Website INITIATIVES Center for Household Financial Stability Dialogue with the Fed Federal Banking Regulations FOMC Speak In Plain English - Making Sense of the Federal Reserve Timely Topics Podcasts and Videos DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICES CASSIDI® FRASER® FRED® FRED® Blog GeoFRED® IDEAS FOLLOW THE FED Twitter Facebook YouTube Google Plus Email Subscriptions RSS CONTACT US | LEGAL INFORMATION | PRIVACY NOTICE & POLICY | FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ONLINE 

James Bullard (2016, January 13). Regional President Speech. Speeches, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/regional_speeche_20160114_james_bullard

@misc{wtfs_regional_speeche_20160114_james_bullard,
  author = {James Bullard},
  title = {Regional President Speech},
  year = {2016},
  month = {Jan},
  howpublished = {Speeches, Federal Reserve},
  url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/regional_speeche_20160114_james_bullard},
  note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}