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Oh, the Places You’ll Go

Page One Economics covers the basics of renting.

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Some FRED Data Not Updated Due to U.S. Government Shutdown

Effective January 22, 2018, the United States 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.

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Currency vs. Cryptocurrency

Our First Quarter Review offers an intro to cryptocurrency. Our Early Edition considers the social value of blockchain, Bitcoin, and cash.

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Will Robots Take Our Jobs?

Page One Economics challenges the “Robot Apocalypse” with some solid economics and historical context.

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A City’s Income Affects Its Growth

From Economic Synopses: MSA real income in the early 1970s influenced population growth.

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FRED Adds Advance Economic Indicators

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FRED has added 42 monthly series from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Advance Economic Indicators report. These series depict the advance estimates for retail and wholesale inventories and international trade in goods. The advance estimates represent the current-month statistics of nearly complete coverage and complement full coverage releases for the following: monthly retail trade and food services; monthly wholesale trade: sales and inventories; and U.S. international trade in goods and services. See the notes for the individual advance series for links to their full series counterparts.

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FRED Adds Retail Data, Part 2

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FRED has added 262 monthly series from the U.S. Census Bureau’s retail trade program. These series provide current estimates of sales and inventories for U.S. retail and food service firms.

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FRED Adds Retail Data, Part 1

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FRED has added 38 monthly series from the U.S. Census Bureau’s retail trade program: These series provide early estimates of monthly sales for various U.S. retail and food service firms.

 

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What’s a Financial Conditions Index?

From Economic Synopses: These indexes can be the barometers of financial market health.

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Don’t Red States Tax and Spend Less than Blue States?

From Economic Synopses: Politics don’t seem to affect overall state government revenues and spending.

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