Recent Research
LMCI suggest the level of activity declined modestly and momentum remained high in January
February 13, 2019 | Labor Market Conditions Indicators
Activity declined modestly and momentum remained high in January.
LMCI suggest the level of activity increased and momentum remained high in December
January 09, 2019 | Labor Market Conditions Indicators
Activity increased and momentum remained high in December.
Do Changes in the Stock Market Affect Consumer and Business Confidence?
By Willem Van ZandwegheJanuary 09, 2019 | The Macro Bulletin
Stock market surprises influence consumer and business confidence, with potential effects on real spending.
Forecasting Foreign Economic Growth Using Cross-Country Data
By Craig S. Hakkio and Jun NieDecember 26, 2018 | Research Working Paper
Forecasting foreign GDP growth using cross-country monthly data provides a timely measure of foreign demand.
Small Business Lending Remains Stable in the Third Quarter
By Christi May-Oder, Assistant Vice President and Thomas Hobson, Senior Supervisory Analyst*December 21, 2018 | Small Business Lending Survey
U. S. small business commercial and industrial (C&I) lending increased in the third quarter of 2018 with growth driven by large institutions. Most of the 122 respondents to the Federal Reserve’s Small Business Lending Survey (FR 2028D) indicated conditions for small business lending remained stable in the third quarter. Credit standards remained relatively unchanged with respondents indicating a tightening of lending terms. Interest rates on new small business C&I term loans and lines of credit continued to rise.
Economic Review
Do Changes in Reserve Balances Still Influence the Federal Funds Rate?
By A. Lee SmithFebruary 06, 2019 | Economic Review
Declining reserves have placed upward pressure on the federal funds rate in recent years despite the payment of interest on reserve balances.
The Faster Growth of Larger, Less Crowded Locations
By Jordan RappaportDecember 04, 2018 | Economic Review
Jobs and residents have increasingly migrated to larger, less crowded metros, where business productivity and urban amenities have increased.
The Response of U.S. Investment to Oil Price Shocks: Does the Shale Boom Matter?
By Nida Cakir MelekNovember 20, 2018 | Economic Review
The shale boom led to greater spillovers from oil investment to aggregate investment.
Machine Learning Approaches to Macroeconomic Forecasting
By Aaron Smalter HallNovember 13, 2018 | Economic Review
A machine learning model can incorporate large amounts of data to forecast the unemployment rate.
Mapping Stress in Agricultural Lending
By Cortney CowleySeptember 05, 2018 | Economic Review
Stress in agricultural lending, measured by repayment rates for farm loans, spiked across the Tenth District in 2016.
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Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
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