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The KCFSI is a monthly measure of stress in the U.S. financial system based on 11 financial market variables.

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

A positive value indicates that financial stress is above the long-run average, while a negative value signifies that financial stress is below the long-run average. Another useful way to assess the current level of financial stress is to compare the index to its value during past, widely recognized episodes of financial stress.

Latest data
Kansas City Financial Stress Index

Current Release

The Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) increased slightly from -0.80 in December to -0.78 in January, remaining below...

Kansas City Financial Stress Index
Kansas City Financial Stress Index

Current Data

Set of data of December 2024 Kansas City Financial Stress Index.

Kansas City Financial Stress Index
Kansas City Financial Stress Index

Historical Real-time Data

Historical Real-time Data

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

Data Sources (September 2023 Update)

Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) Data Sources

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

Kansas City Financial Stress Index Archive

Kansas City Financial Stress Index Archive

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

Schedule

Reference period: Release dates

December 2023 Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024

January 2024: Friday, Feb 9, 2024

February 2024: Monday, Mar 11

March 2024: Wednesday, Apr 10

April 2024: Thursday, May 9

May 2024: Wednesday, Jun 12

June 2024: Wednesday, Jul 10

July 2024: Friday, Aug 9

August 2024: Wednesday, Sept 11

September 2024: Wednesday, Oct 9

October 2024: Tuesday, Nov 12

November 2024: Wednesday, Dec 11

December 2024: Friday, Jan 10, 2025