FRED has added four series on the prices of different cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin. The price data are updated daily and span from as early as 2014 to the present. All data were obtained from Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange company, whose overall digital asset performance is depicted in the above graph (Coinbase Index).
Announcements
FDIC on FRASER
Browse over 800 statements and speeches from 1935-1990 to learn how FDIC bank regulators crafted and communicated policy.
Posted in Research Announcements, Top Story 3
Recession Signals
From Economic Synopses: May’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.8%, the lowest in 18 years. Does this tell us something about the next recession?
FRED Adds County Wages
FRED has added 812 annual series on mean real household wages adjusted by cost of living. Mean household wages are obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and are further adjusted for cost of living using regional price parities from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Posted in FRED Announcements
China’s Creativity
From Economic Synopses: A closer look at the rapid rise in China’s patents.
New to FRASER
FDIC records and research, including a study of bank failures in the 1920s.
Posted in Research Announcements, Top Story 1
The Cost of Disaster
Page One Economics sheds light on the costs of natural disasters, with a focus on New Orleans.
Trade
From Economic Synopses: Low-income countries are quick to lower tariffs but slow to gain from free trade.
Posted in Publications Announcements
Consult the FRED Blog
FRED Blog topics in June include paying interest on banks’ excess reserves, fertility, and trains.
Posted in Research Announcements, Top Story 5
Tariffs
From Economic Synopses: Tariff increases have been associated with lower economic activity.
