South Dakota bankers today in Pierre had the chance to share with Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari what they are currently seeing in their local economies and how those conditions are impacting their banks and their clients. Kashkari met with bankers this morning prior to holding a Town Hall Forum open to the public at 8 a.m. at the Ramkota Hotel in Pierre.
"The tax change was probably one of the biggest surprises of the year, and not in terms of the fact that they did it, but it seems like it has led to a lot of optimism and enthusiasm," Kashkari told bankers. "Now whether that enthusiasm then translates into more investment and more expansion, I am interested in hearing what you are all seeing."