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The primary objectives of the
Philadelphia Council for Business Economics ("PCBE") are:

- To provide a convenient means for meeting fellow business professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area.

- To have programs and speakers on topics of special interest to business professionals.

- To offer a vehicle to universities, community organizations, and other professional groups to contact local business professionals on programs and activities of mutual interest.


Our Upcoming Events
12/03/08Annual Evening Holiday Reception
12/18/08Global Interdependence Center
presents the Frederick Heldring Award
Martin Feldstein, National Bureau of Economic Research
01/07/09"State of the U.S. Corporate Loan Market"
Meredith Coffey, Senior Vice President
Loan Syndication and Trading Association

02/04/09"Outlook for Consumer Spending"
Charles Steindel, SVP, Federal Reserve Bank of New York


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Recent PCBE Meeting Speaker Notes
11/12/08PCBE Members Forum
10/02/08John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wachovia
"The American Consumer: Credit, Income and The Great Balance Sheet"

09/10/08"Housing - What's New?, What's Next?"
James Diffley, Global Insight

06/04/08"Is Reliable Recession Forecasting Possible?"
Lakshman Achuthan, Managing Director
Economic Cycle Research Institute

05/07/08"The Carnage of Structured Finance and Subprime Lending"
Dr. Joseph Mason, Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business

03/05/08"Economic Outlook"
William C. Dunkelberg


Recent FRB Speeches
11/20/08Testimony of Governor Kroszner on the effects of the financial crisis on small business
11/20/08Testimony of Patrick M. Parkinson, Deputy Director, Division of Research and Statistics, on credit derivatives
11/19/08Speech by Vice Chairman Kohn on monetary policy and asset prices
11/18/08Testimony of Chairman Bernanke on the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Federal Reserve's liquidity facilities
11/14/08Speech by Chairman Bernanke on policy coordination among central banks
11/12/08Speech by Vice Chairman Kohn on productivity and innovation in financial services
11/06/08Speech by Governor Warsh on the promise and peril of the new financial architecture
10/31/08Speech by Chairman Bernanke on the future of mortgage finance in the United States
10/23/08Testimony by Governor Duke on foreclosure prevention efforts and market stability
10/20/08Speech by Governor Kroszner on strategic risk management in an interconnected world

Recent FRB Press Releases
11/20/08FOMC announces it will expand its December meeting to two days
11/19/08Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 29, October 7, and October 28-29, 2008
11/19/08Written agreement with FirstBank Financial Services
11/19/08Written agreement with Southern Community Bancshares
11/18/08Restructuring of the check processing operations in the Seventh District, Regulation CC
11/18/08Order of prohibition against David Lee
11/18/08Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $150 billion in 28-day credit held on November 17, 2008
11/17/08Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today
11/13/08Agencies seek comment on proposed interagency appraisal and evaluation guidelines
11/13/08Cease and desist order against Dresdner Bank












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