Fed Reserve Bank Lockhart Says Fed Ready To Do More And Help The Economy

March 4, 2009 12:53 PM EST

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart is giving a speech today to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce in Miami and below are some of the highlights from his speech.

  • commercial real estate continues to be under pressure
  • real estate issues are complicating recovery
  • financial system must be fixed to create a recovery
  • Lockhart did say he expects a recovery in the second half of 2009
  • He is seeing smart recovery in certain parts of the credit sector
  • Fed ready to do more and help the economy
  • He concluded by saying that the Fed has the capacity to act, even with the federal funds rate near zero."
To be updated on any economic data, subscribe to StreetInsider's Economic Data newsfeed.

Sign up at EasyStockAlerts.com To Be Alerted To Your Stock News!

Stocks Mentioned


Related Entities


Add Your Comment