This two-part essay reconnects the Taylor rule and Fed policy.
Announcements
First Quarter Review
Enjoy research on “lowflation,” the global economy, the U.S.-Europe hours gap, and pork-barrel politics.
The Future of Bitcoin
Economic Synopses looks at likely paths for crypto.
FRED Expands GDP and NIPA Data
FRED has added 173 non-seasonally adjusted series from the national income and product accounts from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). These series are the non-seasonally adjusted counterparts to the gross domestic product, gross domestic income, and federal, state, and local government current receipts and expenditure accounts. All the data are available in these convenient release tables.
Posted in FRED Announcements
Consult the FRED Blog
Recent posts look at Japan’s anti-retirement miracle, uncertainty, and who’s quitting their jobs.
Posted in Research Announcements, Top Story 3
The Gig Economy
Page One Economics looks at highly connected but agile workers.
Making Connections
Economic Synopses takes a look at closely connected industries.
Some FRED Data Not Updated Due to the U.S. Government Shutdown
Effective December 24, 2018, the U.S. federal government may suspend updates of some data series. We will monitor the situation and update the series in the FRED database as soon as new data are made available.
Affected Sources:
Posted in FRED Announcements
Multiple Jobs
Who do you think is most likely to hold down multiple jobs? Well-educated women?
The Facts on Taxes
Page One Economics provides the basics on tax forms, tax rates, and tax laws.
