Research

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

Latest Research

Payments System Research Briefing

The Role of Nonbanks and Fintechs in Boosting India’s UPI Person-to-Merchant Transactions

Nonbank and fintech services have helped expand the use of India’s instant payment system for person-to-merchant payments.

Economic Bulletin

Considerations for the Longer-Run Maturity Composition of the Federal Reserve’s Treasury Portfolio

In the long run, policymakers may prefer to return to a shorter-duration Treasury portfolio like the Fed maintained before 2008.

Economic Bulletin

Labor Shortages in the Healthcare Sector Have Eased, Which May Soften Price Pressures

Lower wage growth may limit price pressures in the healthcare sector.

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