NPC Virtual Newsmaker with Dallas Fed President Robert S. Kaplan

Business owners across the country – from restaurants and specialty shops to beauty salons and fitness centers – have dramatically changed the way they operate in order to help stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even with all of these new protective measures and protocols in place, however, the question remains: as businesses reopen their doors, will their customers feel comfortable enough to come back? On July 13, 2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President and CEO Robert S. Kaplan delivered a live national address on why he believes continuous and widespread testing for COVID-19 is the key to restoring consumer confidence and jumpstarting America’s economic recovery. He also discussed his outlook for the U.S. economy for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.