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Fed’s Lockhart says policy should make economy more dynamic

By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg

September 23, 2013 • Reprints

‘Very Accommodative’

“The economy still needs the support of a very accommodative monetary policy,” Dudley, who is vice chairman of the FOMC, said today in a speech in New York. “Improving economic fundamentals versus fiscal drag and somewhat tighter financial conditions are pulling the economy in opposite directions, roughly canceling each other.”

Treasuries rose, pushing the yield on the 10-year note down three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 2.7% at 11:28 a.m. in New York. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.6% to 1,699.26.

Lockhart said in response to a question after his speech that he is concerned about the drag on growth caused by the shrinking labor force participation rate, which fell last month to a 35-year low of 63.2%. The decline is caused by demographic trends such as retirements by the baby boomer generation and economic factors such as discouraged workers who “simply give up” and drop out of the workforce, he said.

“Lower participation may mean somewhat lower potential for the economy,” he said. “That’s concerning.”

Anecdotal Evidence

Lockhart also said he hears anecdotal evidence that internal migration has slowed as Americans are less likely to move for new jobs. Oil and gas firms in the Atlanta district, which includes southern Louisiana, say they have “tons of unfilled jobs” for those willing to move there, Lockhart said.

Lockhart devoted most of his speech looking at whether the U.S. economy has become less dynamic in recent years with, for example, less churning in the labor market and fewer new startups, with fewer jobs.

“There has been a general atmosphere of uncertainty in the wake of the financial crisis and recession,” Lockhart said. “Reduced access to start-up financing and tighter credit have constrained the flow of new firms. Until recently the collapse in real estate values all but extinguished an important source of start-up financing for many entrepreneurs.”

Lockhart, 66, is a former Georgetown University professor who has led the Atlanta Fed since 2007. The reserve bank’s district includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

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