Announcements

FRED Adds Quarterly Wage Data

Posted on September 16, 2015

FRED has just added 774 series on total quarterly wages for all U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. These series are published by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program.

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WSJ Covers St. Louis Fed Research on Monetary Policy

Posted on September 16, 2015

A recent Wall Street Journal editorial cites the research of Steve Williamson, economist and VP here at the St. Louis Fed. The essay, forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Literature, examines the efficacy of monetary policy (e.g., QE) in response to financial crises.

Posted in Research Announcements, Research Announcements On FRED, Top Story 1

U.S. Households: Slower To Add Debt, Not Faster To Pay It Off

Posted on September 10, 2015

This Economic Synopses essay shows that slower “credit creation” and not faster “credit destruction” is behind the recent evolution of U.S. household debt.

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Solvency Crisis Management

Posted on September 4, 2015

This Economic Synopses essay describes the likely debt crisis scenarios for Greece.

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Solvency Crisis Management

Posted on September 4, 2015

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This Economic Synopses essay describes the likely debt crisis scenarios for Greece.

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FRED Adds Export Data

Posted on September 3, 2015

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.

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FRED-MD Has Been Updated

Posted on August 31, 2015

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 Serena Ng.

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FRED Blog’s Smooth Move

Posted on August 27, 2015

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.

Posted in Research Announcements, Top Story 3

Financial Engineering Versus Cancer

Posted on August 25, 2015

This Economic Synopses essay discusses whether financial engineering can distribute the pecuniary risk of medical research—and play a role in curing disease.

Posted in Research Announcements, Research Announcements On FRED, Top Story 1

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Unemployment Rate Remained at 5.3 Percent in July

Posted on August 7, 2015

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