Janet L. Yellen’s Speeches

I want to congratulate the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for organizing a fascinating and thought-provoking conference. I applaud the Bank’s decision to establish a center to promote and support research in behavioral economics and concur wholeheartedly with the judgment that motivates these initiatives—that research in behavioral economics is broadening and enriching our understanding of […]

Good morning. It’s my pleasure to welcome you to this beautiful city. I’m delighted that NABE chose to have its national meeting here, and I’m especially pleased to have been invited to speak to you today. As some of you may know, I occasionally use colorful language to describe the economy. Certainly, the events in […]

Good afternoon, everyone. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you today. This is my first trip to Alaska as the President of the San Francisco Fed, and, in preparation, I reviewed some of the economic statistics about this region. The numbers say that local employment has been growing at a healthy clip […]

Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to the inaugural research conference of the Risk Management Institute, a joint effort of U.C. Berkeley and the National University of Singapore. I’m especially gratified that the San Francisco Fed is cosponsoring this event with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. My invitation to […]

Good afternoon. I’m delighted to take part in today’s program honoring my long-time friend, coauthor, and former colleague, Rachel McCulloch. In my remarks today, I would like to focus on some aspects of the global economy that are salient to me from the standpoint of monetary policy. On the one hand, there is much that […]

Good evening, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here with you. I know that the Money Marketeers have a long and rich history, and I’m honored to be among the many distinguished speakers who have addressed you over the years. Tonight I plan to discuss the prospects for the U.S. economy. I’d like to return […]

Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Janet Yellen, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. I would like to thank Greenlining for inviting me to speak at this year’s Economic Summit. Before I begin, I would just like to add my own words of congratulations to Luis Arteaga, Erin Pak, and Cory Jasperson. […]

Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to you today. My remarks will center on recent developments affecting the U.S. economy and what they may portend for the future and especially for the conduct of monetary policy. I will spend some time focusing on housing markets, since they may play […]

Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to the Silicon Valley Leadership Group today. I owe a debt of gratitude to Ken Wilcox for facilitating the invitation. As you may know, Ken serves on the San Francisco Fed’s Head Office Board of Directors, having recently been elected to a second […]

Good afternoon. On behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Asia Society of Southern California and the Pacific Council on International Policy, I’m delighted to welcome you all here. This is the first in a series of presentations, seminars, and conferences the San Francisco Fed will be involved with over this year […]