Good afternoon, and thank you for that kind introduction. It's a pleasure to be here today. We are less than two weeks away from the December meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (or FOMC). I won't predict the outcome—I'll leave that to you. Between now and the meeting, I will continue to process the incoming data to inform my assessment of the health and momentum of the economy and balance the risks to the outlook. Today, I will offer a few thoughts on how I see the current position of the economy, the national economic outlook, and some particulars on the labor market, inflation, and risk management as I ... (full story)