This Economic Synopses essay shows that slower “credit creation” and not faster “credit destruction” is behind the recent evolution of U.S. household debt.
This Economic Synopses essay describes the likely debt crisis scenarios for Greece.
This Economic Synopses essay describes the likely debt crisis scenarios for Greece.
FRED has added 20,790 annual series from the U.S. Bureau of the Census that cover the number of exporters by U.S state of origin and country they export to, as well as the value of those exports.
The FRED monthly database for macroeconomic research (FRED-MD) now includes the August 2015 vintage. This database, designed for the empirical analysis of “big data,” is described in detail in a St. Louis Fed working paper by Michael W. McCracken and … Continue reading
The latest data may not always give you the clearest picture. This FRED Blog post uses a moving average to smooth out weekly unemployment insurance claims.
This Economic Synopses essay discusses whether financial engineering can distribute the pecuniary risk of medical research—and play a role in curing disease.
As of August 18, the FRED API will require HTTPS requests. We recommend that you update the URLs in your code as soon as possible. The FRED API has supported HTTPS since June to allow you time to test your applications … Continue reading