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Fuzzy math : public pensions are underfunded - how bad is it?
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Briefing
Does money still matter for monetary policy?
Economists agree that inflation is a monetary phenomenon, but since 1982, monetary policymakers have demoted measures of the money supply from prime targets to key indicators to incidental byproducts. With excess bank reserves at all-time highs, however, measures of money may have a renewed purpose as red flags for inflation.
Journal Article
Economic history: Wartime Wilimington : World Ware II shipyards brough a short-lived economic boom to the North Carolina port city
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Report
Should the Fed Have a Financial Stability Mandate? Lessons from the Fed's first 100 Years
President Jeffrey Lacker and Research Publications Content Manager Renee Haltom explore the Fed's role in financial stability. Following the global financial crisis of 2007-08, the Fed has been given enhanced regulatory responsibilities to prevent future crises. However, most of the Fed's actions in pursuit of financial stability have historically come through emergency lending once crises are underway. The authors conclude that arguments in favor of emergency lending are based on erroneous readings of history. Instead, emergency lending may undermine financial stability, as well as the Fed's ...
Journal Article
Would a little inflation produce a bigger recovery? : Why some economists actually want the Fed to push prices higher - and what is might cost the economy
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Briefing
Does the Fed Have a Financial Stability Mandate?
Governments around the world have devoted increasing attention to maintaining overall financial system stability. Central banks play strong roles in domestic financial stability policy, but the full scopes of their financial stability mandates are ambiguous. The Federal Reserve appeared to embrace a stronger role in financial system stability starting in the late 1960s and accelerating with its unprecedented actions during the 2007?08 financial crisis. Questions remain, however, about the proper scope and design of a central bank?s financial stability mandate.
Discussion Paper
What Businesses Are Saying: Tentative Momentum As Renewed Uncertainty Looms
After navigating 2025's challenges, firms entered 2026 with cautious optimism. They felt more confident in their own resilience and half joked that the new year could not possibly throw as many curve balls as the last one. Through mid-January, this optimism, however, had not translated into major hiring or investment decisions. While firms felt more upbeat, they were still hesitant. You can read more about how firms began the year in January's "What Businesses Are Saying."In this post, we explore how reported conditions have evolved since, drawing from conversations in early February to ...
Discussion Paper
What Businesses Are Saying: The Economy Kept Chugging Along
Discussion Paper
What Businesses Are Saying: Activity Up, but Expectations Mixed
The Richmond Fed is an on-the-ground Reserve Bank. Our economic sensing team is constantly in the Fifth District, meeting with firms across industries to put together — piece by piece — a picture of where the economy stands. With the help of a robust network of business leaders willing to share what they're seeing, thinking and planning, we can get a regular pulse on the economy and check in on specific sectors as needed on an ad hoc basis.On-the-ground sensing provides critical information toward our real-time understanding of the economy. Sensing is a supplement to our in-house surveys ...
Journal Article
Should the Fed Have a Financial Stability Mandate? Lessons from the Fed's First 100 Years
President Jeffrey Lacker and Research Publications Content Manager Renee Haltom explore the Fed's role in financial stability. Following the global financial crisis of 2007--08, the Fed has been given enhanced regulatory responsibilities to prevent future crises. However, most of the Fed's actions in pursuit of financial stability have historically come through emergency lending once crises are underway. The authors conclude that arguments in favor of emergency lending are based on erroneous readings of history. Instead, emergency lending may undermine financial stability, as well as the ...