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Start-ups, Job Creation, and Bank Financing

Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart speaks about start-up businesses and financing at a Federal Reserve conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2011.
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Small Business and Entrepreneurship during an Economic Recovery - November 9-10, 2011

Presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the Kauffman Foundation, this conference on November 9–10, 2011, aims to foster an in-depth discussion about the issues facing small businesses and entrepreneurs in the current economic environment.
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Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

The FOMC keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0 to 1/4 percent. Other commentary from the meeting is available.
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Updates & Other News

10/19/11
What Should We Really Expect from Macroeconomic Policy?
November 3, 2011
10/19/11
Beige Book (Atlanta summary)
10/19/11
GAO Issues Report on Fed Governance
10/18/11
Expectations and the Economy
10/7/11
Financial Capability and the Role of Trust
9/27/11
The Economy and Monetary Policy—The Latest “Twist”
9/23/11
Deleveraging in Today’s U.S. Economy
9/21/11
Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement
9/20/11
Atlanta Fed Announces Dirr as Corporate Secretary and Assistant to the President and First Vice President
8/31/11
Deleveraging in Today’s U.S. Economy
8/22/11
Atlanta Fed Names Connor Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the RPO
8/15/11
Five Questions and Answers about Today’s Economy
8/9/11
FOMC Statement
8/6/11
Improve Whatever You Touch
8/2/11
The Economics of Sport: What’s the Score?
8/2/11
Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart Talks Monetary Policy, U.S. Economy
7/29/11
Two Views of the Economy
7/27/11
Beige Book (Atlanta summary)
7/21/11
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Opens for Business
6/29/11
Share your feedback on inflation-related topics
6/29/11
Atlanta Fed Names Gibilterra Assistant Vice President
6/23/11
Federal Open Market Committee Press Briefing
6/10/11
Fed Vice Chair Yellen Speaks at Housing, Human Capital, and Inequality Summit
6/7/11
In Support of an Explicit Inflation Target
5/23/11
Watch Bernanke, presenter interviews from 2011 Financial Markets Conference
5/23/11
Lyons Appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Birmingham Branch Board of Directors
5/18/11
Atlanta Fed Forum Explores Retirement Challenges
5/17/11
2011 Policy Summit Comes to the Cleveland Fed
5/15/11
Federal Reserve Communication: Striving for Clarity in a Fast Changing World
5/11/11
Real Estate and the Economic Recovery
5/9/11
2011 Exploring Innovation: A Conference on Community Development Finance - May 9-11, 2011
5/9/11
Atlanta Fed Announces YouTube Channel
5/4/11
Americas Center Consumer Banking Conference: Strengthening the Financial Safety Net in Emerging Markets - May 4, 2011
5/4/11
The Role of Risk Lending in a Dodd-Frank World
4/27/11
FOMC Statement
4/8/11
A View of U.S. Manufacturing
4/4/11
The Great Rebalancing
4/1/11
Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
4/1/11
Atlanta Fed Names McClure Vice President and Regional Executive; Dyer Named Assistant Vice President
4/1/11
Atlanta Fed Names Tkac Vice President
3/28/11
Headwinds and Tailwinds
3/25/11
Headwinds and Tailwinds
3/23/11
Atlanta Fed Announces Plans to Sell Nashville Branch Building
3/18/11
Atlanta Fed Announces Members of Community Depository Institution Advisory Council
3/15/11
Atlanta Fed Names Blythe and Phifer Assistant Vice Presidents
3/7/11
Economy Today and Policy Framework for Today and Tomorrow
3/3/11
Understanding Today’s Employment Challenge
3/1/11
Strengthening the Green Foundation:
Research and Policy Directions for Development and Finance - March 10-11, 2011
2/28/11
Atlanta Fed Discontinues Research Notes
2/15/11
Interviews, presentations look back on the Fed’s beginnings
2/8/11
Rising Prices, the Cost of Living, and Inflation
1/31/11
Functions of the Fed and the Current Economic Situation
1/28/11
Atlanta Fed Recognizes Four Employees with President's Award
1/10/11
The Economy in 2011: Sustainable Growth despite Headwinds
12/9/10
Comments on "Toward a Faster Recovery and Reduced Risk of Deflation"
12/7/10
Atlanta Fed’s Patrick Barron Announces Retirement
12/6/10
Bernanke Appears on 60 Minutes
12/1/10
Federal Reserve Posts Information on Loans Made During the Financial Crisis
11/19/10
Atlanta Fed Conference Explores Job Losses and the Recession
11/16/10
Toward a Faster Recovery and Reduced Risk of Deflation
11/12/10
Strengthening the Green Foundation: Research and Policy Directions for Development and Finance - Call for Papers - November 29, 2010
11/11/10
Business Feedback on Today’s Labor Market
11/11/10
Employment and the Business Cycle
11/9/10
BLS: Job openings, new hires little changed in September
11/5/10
A Return to Jekyll Island: The Origins, History, and Future of the Federal Reserve
11/3/10
Chairman Bernanke Answers Students’ Questions at Jacksonville University
11/3/10
Atlanta Fed Names Lee to Vice President, Mauriello, McKinney and Wright to Assistant Vice President
10/28/10
Atlanta Fed Names Buchanan and Clayton to Lead Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
10/18/10
The Challenges of Monetary Policy in Today's Economy
10/1/10
Federal Reserve Announces Delay in the Issue Date of Redesigned $100 Note
9/29/10
Gauging the Economy and Monetary Policy
9/28/10
The Approaching Monetary Policy Decision Dilemma
9/26/10
U.S. Census Bureau Research Data Center to Open at Atlanta Fed
9/24/10
The Crisis in Real Estate and Its Impact in Public Finance - September 24, 2010
9/8/10
New digest features latest Atlanta Fed research
9/3/10
Gauging the Economy and Monetary Policy
8/1/10
Community Reinvestment Act Public Hearing Held at Atlanta Fed
7/19/10
Tomé and Barkin Reappointed Chair and Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Board of Directors
7/19/10
Atlanta Fed Names Bennett Vice President, Lyons Assistant Vice President
6/30/10
Recovery and the Challenge of Uncertainty
6/24/10
Atlanta Fed to Change Method of Providing Cash Services in the Nashville Zone, Maintain Policy Presence in Tennessee
6/23/10
Atlanta Fed Now on Twitter and Facebook
6/21/10
Atlanta Fed Announces Promotions, New Assignments
6/8/10
Discussing the 2010 Financial Markets Conference
6/4/10
Thoughts on Community Banks in the Southeast
6/3/10
Sources of Employment Uncertainty
5/27/10
Redefining the Scope of Government Intervention in Secondary Mortgage Markets
5/25/10
Mobile Payments Industry Roundtable Summary
5/21/10
Regulatory reform via resolution: Maybe not sufficient, certainly necessary
5/12/10
2010 Financial Markets Conference Surveys Postcrisis Landscape
5/3/10
Atlanta Fed Announces Lesson Plan of the Year Winners
4/23/10
Board to Hold Public Hearings on HMDA
4/21/10
Federal Reserve Financial Statements Posted
4/15/10
Progress Report on the Recovery
4/7/10
Prospects for Sustained Recovery and Employment Gains
4/1/10
Atlanta Fed Names Davenport Senior Vice President
3/30/10
American Council on Consumer Interests conference - April 14-16, 2010
3/29/10
2010 LEARN Conference - March 29, 2010
3/22/10
The U.S. Economy and Emerging Risks
3/15/10
Making the Grade in Economic Education
3/3/10
Recovery and Reform
3/3/10
Atlanta Fed Web Site Adds Inflation Resource
2/25/10
Atlanta Fed Names Campbell-Drake and Greene Vice Presidents and Tkac Assistant Vice President
2/22/10
Atlanta Fed Adds Real Estate Research Blog to Web Site
2/22/10
Federal Reserve Announces Online Consumer Guide to Credit Cards
2/18/10
The Economic Outlook: A Tale of Two Narratives
2/10/10
Atlanta Fed cosponsoring conference on consumer issues
2/10/10
Atlanta Fed cosponsors community reinvestment conference
1/21/10
Atlanta Fed Recognizes Five Employees with President's Award
1/20/10
Reserve Banks Undertaking New Study of Nation's Payment Methods
1/19/10
Retail Payments Risk Forum hosts conference on risks in emerging payments
1/11/10
The Economy in 2010 and Preserving the Role of an Independent Fed
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Calendar of Events

Nov. 24
Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 30
Beige Book
Dec. 13
FOMC meeting
Dec. 25
Christmas Day
Dec. 25
Christmas Day
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Podcasts

Nov. 16 The Future of Mobile Payments (Payments Spotlight)
Sept. 29 The Pros and Cons of Capital Controls (EconSouth Now)
Sept. 22 Buying into Rental?: Tracking the Multifamily Real Estate Market (Perspectives on Real Estate)
Sept. 15 Beyond the Password: New Developments in Cyberspace Security (Payments Spotlight)

Conferences

Meetings of the minds—Atlanta Fed conferences advance the debate on issues in monetary policy, macroeconomics, finance, banking, and payments

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Speeches

Insights on economic conditions, forecasts, policy, and more from the Atlanta Fed president and other experts

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