Monetary policy
The daily average effective federal funds rate typically remains close to target. Since the beginning of 2000, the averag…
Category: Economic Trends
Economic activity
The preliminary estimate showed that real gross domestic product (GDP) advanced at an annual rate of 4.0% during 2002:I…
The economy in perspective
Connecting the dots … Economic policymakers can sympathize with the national security analysts who are criti…
Economic Activity – Brief Article – Statistical Data Included
Economic Activity
Real GDP and Components, 2001:IIQ(a,b)
(Prelim…
Money and financial markets – promissing trends in 2003
The yield curve has steepened since last month, but this change represents more t…
Labor markets
Nonfarm payroll employment gained 143,000 in January. December 2002 losses were revised from 101,000 jobs to 156,000. Payro…
Foreign central banks
None of the major central banks has changed its policy setting since the Federal Open Market Committee raised its t…
Ohio employment
The seasonally adjusted Mass Layoff Statistics for Ohio showed increases from May to June in both the number of mass layo…
Foreign central banks – Brief Article
The policy settings of the four major central banks remain unchanged.
The Bank of Japan has …
Economic activity – Brief Article – Statistical Data Included
According to the advance estimate FOr 2001:IIIQ, real GDP fell at an annual…