Dennis Lockhart

One round of drinks gets you loose, two rounds of drinks gets you a little looser, and a third round of drinks is more than likely to leave you drunk, and with a hangover the next morning. So why is Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart talking about a third round of...

Dennis Lockhart said today that he does not see the need to raise interest rates before 2011 is up, in comments obtained by Reuters. "I wouldn't rule it out entirely, but at this stage, I am personally not leaning in the direction of thinking that that's absolutely warranted," Lockhart told...

President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Dennis Lockhart said he's seeing encouraging signs in the economy, and that inflation will not be much of a problem over the next couple of years. Speaking at Miami Dade College, Lockhart said, ""The moderate pace of economic expansion seems to have momentum...

Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said Monday that the U.S. economy is weak enough to justify further monetary easing by the Federal Reserve. "I am leaning in favor of additional monetary stimulus while acknowledging the longer-term risks the policy may present," Lockhart told a Rotary Club...

According to Dennis Lockhart, President of Atlanta Fed, the US economy has become strong enough for the Federal Reserve to consider hiking interest rates. He said, "The time is approaching when it will be appropriate to consider recalibrating interest rate policy. I do not believe that time has yet...