In determining the pace at which our monetary accommodation is removed, we will, as always, be paying close attention to the path of the rest of the global economy and its significant consequences for U.S. economic prospects. In the third part, toward the end of the lecture, I will discuss the responsibilities of the Fed in the world economy.
*  *  *  His Excellency, The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, The President, Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Council Members of the NES, Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Speaker and Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I feel highly honoured to be invited as a guest of honour at this year’s seminar of the Nigerian Economic Society on “Fiscal Policy Management in Nigeria” and for an opportunity to present this Keynote Address.