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Regional President Speech
James Bullard · President
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Recent Developments in U.S. Monetary Policy
September 23, 2019
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During a presentation in Ef�ngham, Ill., St. Louis Fed President James Bullard noted that
the U.S. economy is slowing down relative to 2017 and 2018. He added that the economy
faces downside risk that may cause the slowdown to be sharper than expected. “A sharperthan-expected slowdown may make it more dif�cult for the Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) to achieve its 2% in�ation target,” he said.
He pointed out that the FOMC has tried to help insure against this downside risk by
dramatically altering the path of monetary policy during 2019. “The FOMC may choose to
provide additional accommodation going forward, but decisions will be made on a meetingby-meeting basis,” he said.
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On Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed recent developments in U.S.
monetary policy at the E�ngham County Chamber of Commerce. Bullard meets with groups throughout the
Eighth Federal Reserve District to share his insights on the U.S. economy as well as gather views from Main
Street. Around 70 business and civic leaders attended the event in E�ngham, Ill.
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On Monday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard spoke about recent developments in U.S. monetary policy
at the E�ngham County Chamber of Commerce in Illinois. Bullard makes connecting with Main Street a
priority for the Bank.
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St. Louis Fed President James Bullard spoke with those attending an E�ngham County Chamber of
Commerce luncheon on Monday. Interacting with local business and civic leaders in communities like
E�ngham, Ill., gives Bullard a better understanding of the economic dynamism in the Eighth District.
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On Monday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed U.S. monetary policy with a group of community
bankers from downstate Illinois during a visit to E�ngham, Ill. Shown above (from left to right) are Patricia
Clarke, president and CEO of First National Bank of Raymond in Raymond, Ill., and a member of the St. Louis
Fed’s board of directors; Bullard; and David Doedtman, president and CEO of Washington Savings Bank in
E�ngham and a member of the St. Louis Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.
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APA
James Bullard (2019, September 22). Regional President Speech. Speeches, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/regional_speeche_20190923_james_bullard
BibTeX
@misc{wtfs_regional_speeche_20190923_james_bullard,
author = {James Bullard},
title = {Regional President Speech},
year = {2019},
month = {Sep},
howpublished = {Speeches, Federal Reserve},
url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/regional_speeche_20190923_james_bullard},
note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}