Federal Reserve Economic Data

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2,049 Banking Series Added to FRED

These 2,049 quarterly series are constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using commercial bank call report data from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council at the national, state, and Federal Reserve District levels. Examples include net income, assets, equity capital, net charge-offs, and loan loss reserve to total loans.

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12 Consumer Credit Series Added to FRED

These monthly series were added to the G.19 Consumer Credit release from the Board of Governors. They focus on student loans, motor vehicle loans, and consumer loans owned by nonprofit and educational institutions.

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Bankrate, Inc. Data to Be Removed from FRED

On May 30, FRED will no longer include data from Bankrate, Inc. All 198 series from the Bank Rate Monitor’s Weekly Survey will be deleted from the database.  We had discontinued updating the data on January 9, 2014.

Custom links to these series or custom graphs that contain these series may be broken or may return unexpected results. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you continue to find value in our free data services.

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FOMC Meeting Documents

FRASER now has minutes and supplemental documents of the Federal Open Market Committee and its predecessors, the Open Market Investment Committee and Open Market Policy Conference, 1923-present.

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NASDAQ 100 and Composite Indexes Added to FRED

These two daily series, used for financial analysis, come from NASDAQ OMX Group. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities based on market capitalization that are listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The NASDAQ Composite Index is also weighted by market capitalization, with more than 3000 common equities listed on NASDAQ. The types of securities in the index include American depositary receipts (ADRs), common stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and tracking stocks. The index includes all NASDAQ listed stocks that are not derivatives, preferred shares, funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or debentures.

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15 US Interest Rate Spreads Added to FRED

These 15 monthly series are constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and include various interest rate spreads such as the 10-year breakeven inflation rate and the 5-year, 5-year forward inflation expectation rate. Some monthly interest rate spreads that include corporate bond rates and the federal funds rate may extend further back than the existing daily interest rate spreads.

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Brookings Institution: Papers from the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System

Now on FRASER: A collection of documents gathered or created by the Committee during 1954-1958, in the course of its efforts to assemble “a comprehensive history of the Federal Reserve System.”

Recent additions to this collection include administrative correspondence, memorandums, and reports of the Committee, as well as various records and research materials compiled by the Committee. Highlights include the Profile of Federal Reserve Top Command charts and correspondence between Fred I. Kent and Benjamin Strong on the purchase of German gold by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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CPI Detailed Report

FRASER now has issues of the CPI Detailed Report, 1974-2014, along with its predecessor, the Consumer Price Index, 1953-1974. New issues of the CPI Detailed Report will be added to FRASER each month as they are produced.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Circulars Added to FRASER

These circulars were issued to member banks to address key topics in the Bank’s mission, procedures, and processes. FRASER now has added circulars from 1962 to 1966.

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S&P Series update

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC have reached a new agreement on the use of Standard & Poors and Dow Jones Averages series in FRED©. FRED and its associated services will include 10 years of daily history for Standard & Poors and Dow Jones Averages series. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are unchanged.

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