Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher will speak publicly on Wednesday and Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President DennisLockhart will speak publicly on Friday.
DennisLockhart, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said in recent weeks that this problem is something that keeps him awake at night.
On Monday, Atlanta-Fed President DennisLockhart warned that the gross domestic product during the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 could shrink 4.0% to 6.0%.