The effects of the recent aggressive monetary and fiscal policy actions in Canada and other major economies will begin to be felt in the second half of this year and will build through 2010.
*  *  *  •  Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a February 6, 2015, speech to the Southwest Florida Business Leaders, shares his thoughts on the monetary policy “liftoff” decision ahead. •  Lockhart says the linchpin in a decision to make a significant policy change is confidence in the economic forecast.