Session 2: What Comes Next for the Economy and Monetary Policy?

Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET

The second webinar in “Post-Pandemic Trajectories: Politics, the Economy, and Global Markets,” the 2021 Carroll School Webinar series, welcomed Eric Rosengren, chief executive officer as well as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, on Wednesday, May 5. Rosengren, who has served as the Boston Fed’s president since 2007, presented his perspective on what comes next for the nation’s economy and monetary policy, especially in regard to the specter (or non-specter) of inflation. In his talk, the Fed president sought to tamp down fears of runaway inflation, and his remarks drew headlines in the , , and other major outlets. See the full recording below.

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Finance Conference Opening Slate v1 – Day 2

Participant Bios

Headshot of Eric Rosengren, a smiling white man in a suit

Speaker: Eric Rosengren, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Dr. Eric Rosengren is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks in the Federal Reserve System.

In this role,Rosengren is a participant on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee, which sets the direction of U.S. monetary policy. He also oversees the Boston Fed’s regional and national economic research and analysis, as well as its banking supervision and financial stability efforts, community economic development initiatives, and work to advance the U.S. financial and payments systems.

Headshot of Marc Seidner

Moderator: Marc Seidner '88, CIO, Non-traditional Strategies, PIMCO

Marc Seidner is CIO Non-traditional Strategies, a managing director and head of portfolio management in the New York office. He is also a generalist portfolio manager and a member of the Investment Committee. He rejoined PIMCO in November 2014 after serving as head of fixed income at GMO LLC, and previously he was a PIMCO managing director, generalist portfolio manager and member of the Investment Committee until January 2014.

Intro and closing music is“For Boston” in 8 parts for violin byNova Wang CSOM '21