Economics and Personal Finance Resources

The St. Louis Fed offers a variety of award-winning classroom resources for K-16 educators as they teach about the Federal Reserve, money, banking, economics and personal finance. Consumer-focused resources on similar topics are also available. Videos, lessons, podcasts and more create a one-stop shop for economics and personal finance resources—all free of charge. Learn the basics about saving, inflation, supply and demand, and externalities.

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Headlines

• 03/07 | Eighth District Mortgage Delinquencies Continue To Fall During Fourth Quarter 2013
• 03/07 | Housing Market Conditions Report Broadens Reach
• 03/06 | Financial Market Stress Declines for Third Straight Week
• 03/05 | Beige Book: Economy Continues To Expand

Upcoming Events

• 03/13 | Hannibal, Mo.
  Saving Your Small Town: Homegrown Community and Economic Development
• 03/14 | Louisville, Ky.
  Facilitating Success: Serving Entrepreneurs Who Are Marginalized
• 03/31 | St. Louis, Mo.
  Bitcoin and Beyond: The Possibilities and the Pitfalls of Virtual Currencies
• 04/08 | St. Louis, Mo.
  Prepare Your Students for Financial Life After High School

System News

• 03/05 | Speech by Chair Yellen at the Ceremonial Swearing-in 
• 02/28 | Speech by Governor Stein on Market Tantrums and Monetary Policy 
• 02/25 | Federal Reserve Board to begin publishing semi-annual report with aggregate data and other information regarding banking applications 
• 02/25 | Speech by Governor Tarullo on monetary policy and financial stability 

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From the President

February 19, 2014

"The Rise and Fall of Labor Force Participation in the U.S."

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed U.S. labor force participation during an Exchequer Club luncheon in Washington, D.C. He concluded that empirical models of the shape of the trend in the labor force participation rate do a good job of explaining the data. To the extent these models are correct, Bullard said the unemployment rate remains a good indicator of overall labor market health.

Speech (PDF)

January 2014

“Some Perspectives on the Notorious Summer of 2008”

In The Regional Economist, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard shared his perspective on some features of the macroeconomic situation in 2008. He noted that these features—e.g., the Fed's response during the early part of the financial crisis, real-time data, the global commodity price boom and large financial firms—must be addressed in any comprehensive accounting of what happened.

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