These 198 series from the Bankrate, Inc. represent results from a weekly survey of banks and thrifts on the current checking and CD rates for selected U.S. markets.
This new digital collection of the papers of Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman (1934-1948) and member (1948-1951) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, provides research material about the Federal Reserve System and Eccles’ role in the monetary … Continue reading
FRED has added two monthly measurements from the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. These 2 series track the vehicle miles traveled in the United States.
The BLS released April 2012 U.S. nonfarm Payroll employment data, The relevant Tracking the Global Economy charts have been updated.
The director general of the Bank of Greece and his coauthors trace the role of money and the influence of Milton Friedman in ECB policymaking. Other articles corroborate Bernanke’s “savings glut” hypothesis, explain the basics of sovereign debt and Europe’s … Continue reading
The OECD switched Australia, Germany and Italy’s business cycles from expansion to recession. The relevant Tracking the Global Economy charts have been updated.
The BEA released 2012 Q1 U.S. GDP data. The relevant Tracking the Global Economy charts have been updated at http://research.stlouisfed.org/economy.
FRED has a new look and new features! We’ve added tags, which are keyword associations that make it easier to search our 45,000 data series. Click here to learn more.
The diaries of Charles S. Hamlin, the first Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, are now available on FRASER for the years 1913-1916.
Find and join thoughtful discussions of economic research with EconAcademics.org. This new site aggregates content found on numerous economic blogs, via RePEc’s services, to foster and enhance academic research based discussions of economic issues in the blogosphere. Join the discussion … Continue reading