About Raphael Bostic
Authored 8 articles.
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Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic: Uncertainty Calls for Caution, Humility in Policymaking
News, February 21, 2025
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CEO: Heading into 2025 with Positive Economic Outlook, Mindful of Risks
Features, December 04, 2024
At its November meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee reduced the target for its benchmark interest rate, the federal funds rate, by a quarter percentage point—to a range of 4-1/2 to 4-3/4 percent. That came after we lowered the policy rate by a half percentage point in September, so it has come down three-quarters of a percentage point, or 75 basis points, from its high.
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Atlanta Fed President: Three Economic Realities That Make Me Grateful Yet Vigilant
News, March 06, 2024
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Atlanta Fed Opening Remarks: Uneven Outcomes in the Labor Market
Features, February 09, 2024
At the Atlanta Fed, our tagline is "an economy that works for everyone." Such an economy will feature a labor market in which everyone can maximize their human capital and potential and find work commensurate with that full potential. The appeal of having this kind of economy is that it will be more resilient, more innovative, and more prosperous.
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Atlanta Fed President: Inflation Should Continue to Fall as Restrictive Policy Bites
News, June 30, 2023
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CEO: Making Monetary Policy Amid Financial System Challenges
Features, June 23, 2023
Inflation remains too high, and the Federal Open Market Committee is firmly committed to bringing it down to our 2 percent objective. But the pursuit of price stability, never easy, has become even more complicated by turmoil in the banking system earlier this year.
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Atlanta Fed President: Striking a Delicate Balance in Making Policy
Features, March 02, 2023
"Even as some recent reports show underlying inflation moderating, I believe inflation remains too high. I want to reiterate that the Federal Open Market Committee is determined to put it on a sustainable path toward our objective of 2 percent, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index."
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Raphael Bostic: A Moral and Economic Imperative to End Racism
Features, June 16, 2020
As I have observed the protests against police brutality over the past few weeks, I have shared in the outrage of the truly horrific events that brought us to this point. I know many of you are feeling shocked and outraged. My first thoughts are for those who lost their lives and those suffering through these events in very real ways, and I stand with all those peacefully protesting for change.