James Bullard is worried about “medium term” inflation and agitating for a subtle change in monetary policy, he said this morning at Commerce Bank’s annual economic breakfast. But Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, saved his strongest…

In London, “mind the gap” announcements remind subway travelers to be careful of the space between the train door and the platform. James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, reminded economists Sunday to be careful about how they…

CNBC’s “Power Lunch” came to St. Louis yesterday to interview James Bullard, president of the local Federal Reserve Bank. He’ll be a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee next year, so reporter Steve Liesman wanted to know what the…

It may be a coincidence, but both of the Show-Me State’s Federal Reserve Bank presidents have spoken in recent days about the too-big-to-fail problem. What’s more, James Bullard and Thomas Hoenig agree that we need to find a way for…

James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, had harsh words today for the way regulators are handling firms considered too big to fail. In a speech at London’s Cass Business School, Bullard said the current regulatory regime…

James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, has spent most of his career figuring out how to fight inflation. So when he stands up and says that what we need is more inflation, people should take notice.

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Now that the Federal Reserve has pushed short-term interest rates to zero, some pundits are saying the central bank is out of recession-fighting ammunition. Not so, argues James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. In a speech today…

James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, notes that with its target rate at 1 percent, the Federal Reserve doesn’t have much more room to manage the economy by cutting rates. In a speech yesterday in Evansville, Ind., Bullard…