District firms also report that labor market conditions remain tight, according to the Beige Book.
Our 2017 annual report looks back at a decade of his leadership as a monetary policymaker, academic and CEO, as well as lessons learned.
Alternative ways to gauge labor share can help economists better understand a country’s growth.
The promise of the blockchain protocol is that it’s invulnerable to human foibles. Is it worth all the effort?
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard drew on research from the St. Louis Fed and others to compare living standards across hundreds of U.S. metro areas, just as living standards across countries have long been compared. He spoke in St. Louis.
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In Little Rock, Ark., St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed real GDP growth, inflation and the yield curve, as well as the current stance of monetary policy.
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“I loved the psychology of how people interact,” which is why Mary Daly, the research director at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, was drawn to economics.
“We do ourselves a disservice by not paying attention to diversity in any of our group dynamics,” says Ellen Zentner, chief economist at Morgan Stanley.
“Maybe we can do better than we have,” on diversity in economics, says Claudia Sahm, the section chief for consumer and community development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Governors.
The correlation between changes in oil prices and equity returns rose sharply when the Fed’s policy rate became zero in 2008. What caused this change?
The student loans black students are taking out to finance college may be contributing to racial wealth gaps.
The share of gross domestic product going to workers in the form of labor income can help economists understand a developing country’s economic growth. But how you measure labor share can be tricky.
Adjusting income to account for local cost of living provides a better picture of living standards within the St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District.
The St. Louis Fed’s Mike Eggleston discusses the Community Investment Explorer (CIE), which aggregates over 500,000 transactions from three programs that drive investment into underserved communities—LIHTC, CDFI and NMTC. This new tool shows geographic comparisons and trends over time in a way that is easily customizable.
How is your community reflected in our work? St. Louis Fed directors share their perspectives in this video and blog series.
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