Research

Our research staff conducts innovative research on monetary policy, the payments system, and regional and community issues.

Latest Research

Research Working Paper

The Passthrough of Agricultural Commodity Prices to Food Prices

Agricultural commodities prices have had a small and uncertain effect on changes in food prices at least since 2008.

Research Working Paper | Agriculture | Inflation
Research Working Paper

Maintaining the Anchor: An Evaluation of Inflation Targeting in the Face of COVID-19

Globally, central banks prevented high inflation post-pandemic from becoming embedded in inflation expectations.

Research Working Paper | Covid-19 Research | Inflation | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy
Economic Bulletin

How Do Financial Markets Perceive the Balance of Risks to the Policy Rate?

A new measure of policy rate skew suggests that market-perceived risks to the interest rate outlook are roughly in balance.

Economic Bulletin | Data and Trends | Banking and Finance | Monetary Policy

National and International

Banking Payments

Banking and Payments

Issues affecting the banking and payments industries

   
Macroeconomics Monetary Policy

Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Research

Research focusing on national and international economic issues

   
Data and Trends

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

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

   
Data and Trends

Labor Market Conditions Indicators

The Kansas City Fed Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) are two monthly measures of labor market conditions based on 24 labor market variables.

   

Tenth District

Agriculture

Agricultural Research

Insights on agricultural and rural economies

   
Energy

Energy Research

Insights on the energy industry

   
Regional

Regional Research

Economic geography and developments for monetary policy deliberations

   
Community Research

Community Research

Research on challenging issues affecting economic prospects in low- and moderate- income communities