Open Vault covers economic concepts without requiring a glossary. It also provides a look at the programs and people who make the Fed what it is.
Read why caution is warranted when viewing debt-financed homeownership as your family’s primary means for building wealth.
The District’s labor market remains tight as most firms reported raising starting wages to attract new workers, the Beige Book reports.
From driving to shopping to cranberries and turkey, FRED and FRASER offer data and a unique look at the most wonderful time of the year.
In Little Rock, Ark., St. Louis Fed President James Bullard talked about the possibility that the yield curve would invert, whereby short-term interest rates would surpass long-term interest rates, and how such an inversion could be avoided. In the past, an inverted yield curve has helped predict recessions.
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Inflation has been mostly below the Fed’s 2 percent target since 2012 and is unlikely to return to target anytime soon, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said in Louisville, Ky. At the Economic Update Breakfast, he also spoke about inflation expectations, GDP growth, the labor market and financial conditions.
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Should more families be encouraged to hold a liquidity buffer even if it means incurring more debt in the short-term?
Read how housing and consumer spending are powering the economy like never before, even as overall GDP growth remains weak.
When the Fed decides to begin shrinking its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, what will that mean? Why is reducing the size important? This podcast addresses these questions.
Some argue that low unemployment means substantially higher inflation is just around the corner. But James Bullard says that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Central bankers have embraced quantitative easing as an effective, though unconventional, monetary policy tool. But has the promise matched the results?
An analysis of tax data suggests that households in Connecticut are more likely to own stocks than those in Mississippi, even when taking income into consideration.
The head of the St. Louis Fed’s Branch in Louisville,Ky., talks in this podcast about her office’s work, Fed diversity and her Branch’s upcoming centennial.
The heart of this year’s report is a series of essays about the importance of educating one and all about the basics of economics and personal finance.
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