2008 News Releases

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October

October

• St. Louis Fed Study Argues U.S. Income Inequality Is Not So Bad — Oct. 6

• St. Louis Fed Releases Latest Issue of Regional Economic Development — Oct. 6

September

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Announces Staff Changes — Sept. 30

• September Burgundy Book Shows Mixed Economy in the Little Rock Region — Sept. 17

• September Burgundy Book Shows Continued Weakness in the Louisville Regional Economy — Sept. 17

• September Burgundy Book Shows Continued Softening of the Memphis Regional Economy — Sept. 17

• September Burgundy Book Paints Somewhat Negative Economic Picture for St. Louis Region — Sept. 17

• 33rd Annual St. Louis Fed Conference Focuses on Projecting Potential Economic Growth at Home and Abroad — Sept. 16

• St. Louis Fed's Review: Higher Oil Prices Could Lead to Higher Overall and Core Inflation Rates: St. Louis Fed Analysis — Sept. 4

• Media Advisory: "Strengthening Neighborhoods in Weak Markets" — Sept. 3

• St. Louis Fed's Review: Lessons from the 2007-08 Credit Crunch: What Should Be Done? — Sept. 2

August

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Launches Online Foreclosure Resource Center — Aug. 18

• Area Nonprofits Learn How to Increase Their Capacity to Serve — Aug. 6

• St. Louis Fed Promotes Curry and Price to VP — Aug. 6

July

• St. Louis Fed Report Finds Dramatic Rise in Income Inequality — July 28

• St. Louis Fed Promotes Stierholz to Officer — July 17

• Shucking the Hype: St. Louis Fed Analyzes Ethanol — July 10

• Letting the Markets Work: St. Louis Fed Analyzes the Mortgage Crisis — July 7

• St. Louis Fed Introduces Digitized Archives — July 3

• St. Louis Fed’s Review: Monetary Policy Under Uncertainty — July 3

June

• June Burgundy Book Shows Slowing in the Little Rock Regional Economy — June 25

• June Burgundy Book Shows Continued Weakening in the Louisville Regional Economy — June 25

• June Burgundy Book Shows Mixed Economy in the Memphis Region — June 25

• June Burgundy Book Shows Mixed Economy in the St. Louis Region — June 25

• Energizer CEO Joins St. Louis Fed Board — June 23

• Media Advisory: Checking Education Program Celebrates Three Successful Years — June 19

May

• St. Louis Fed Introduces Review Part II— May 30

• Central High School Captures Top Honors for the Second Straight Year at National "Fed Challenge" Championship — May 20

• Does the Great Depression Hold the Answers for the Current Mortgage Distress? — May 2

• St. Louis Fed’s Review: Federal Response to Home Mortgage Distress; FOMC Consensus Forecasts; Laffer Traps and Monetary Policy; Forecasting Inflation and Output: Comparing Data-Rich Models with Simple Rules — May 2

April

• Little Rock's Central High School Captures First Place in District "Fed Challenge" — April 24

• Marquette High School Team Captures Second Place in District "Fed Challenge" — April 24

• Survey of Arkansas High School Students Underscores Necessity of Financial Education — April 21

• Media Advisory: Teach Children To Save Day — April 21

• Consumer Debt: Storm Clouds on the Horizon? — April 3

• St. Louis Fed’s The Regional Economist: Extra Credit: The Rise of Short-Term Liabilities; Neighborhoods That Don't Work; Which Came First—Democracy or Growth?; Community Profile: Louisiana, Mo. — April 3

• Stephenson Named to St. Louis Fed's Memphis Branch Board — April 1

March

• Dr. James B. Bullard Appointed President and CEO of St. Louis Fed — March 25

• St. Louis Fed’s Poole Accepts Positions at Cato Institute, University of Delaware — March 25

• St. Louis Fed Introduces "Burgundy Book" of Memphis Regional Economy — March 19

• St. Louis Fed Introduces "Burgundy Book" of Louisville Regional Economy — March 19

• St. Louis Fed Introduces "Burgundy Book" of Little Rock Regional Economy — March 19

• St. Louis Fed Introduces "Burgundy Book" of St. Louis Regional Economy — March 19

• Students Spend New Counterfeit-Deterrent $5 Bill with “Abe Lincoln” — March 13

• Lipstein Named Deputy Chair of St. Louis Fed Board — March 4

• Flu Pandemic: Is the U.S. Ready? — March 3

• St. Louis Fed's Review: 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Its Modern-Day Implications; A Comparison of Monetary Policy Rules; A Primer on the Empirical Identification of Government Spending Shocks; In Memoriam: Anatol "Ted" Balbach; Market Bailouts and the "Fed Put" — March 3

February

• Fiorello and Clarke Join St. Louis Fed's Agribusiness Industry Council — Feb. 8

• St. Louis Fed Promotes Eight — Feb. 5

• Mallory Named to Federal Advisory Council — Feb. 5

January

• Priest Reappointed to St. Louis Fed's Little Rock Branch Board — Jan. 30

• Ransdell and Trager Reappointed to St. Louis Fed's Louisville Branch Board — Jan. 29

• St. Louis Fed Announces Changes to Board of Directors — Jan. 25

• Blatteis and Miller Reappointed to St. Louis Fed's Memphis Branch Board; Duckett Joins St. Louis Fed Headquarters Board — Jan. 25

• Splitsville: St. Louis Fed Analyzes Economics of Unilateral Divorce — Jan. 18

• St. Louis Fed’s The Regional Economist: Splitsville: The Economics of Unilateral Divorce; Stable Prices, Stable Economy; Clearing the Haze: New Evidence on the Economic Impact of Smoking Bans; Community Profile: Carbondale, Ill. — Jan. 18

• Vest Named to St. Louis Fed's Health Care Industry Council — Jan. 14

• Fewer Workers Could Lead to Lower Standard of Living: St. Louis Fed Analysis — Jan. 14

• St. Louis Fed's Review: Changing Trends in the Labor Force; The Microfinance Revolution; A Primer on the Mortgage Market and Mortgage Finance; Thinking Like a Central Banker — Jan. 14