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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the other eleven Reserve banks play an important part in all three of the Fed's functions--monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and the operation of a narionwide payments system
Georgia employment on my mind
22 May 2012 at 3:32am
In terms of employment, Georgia enjoyed a pretty
robust April, with several hard-hit job sectors
showing signs of recovery. SouthPoint looks at
the state's employment situation to see where
gains and losses occurred.
Monetary Policy Limits: Federal Reserve Actions and Tools
21 May 2012 at 3:32am
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart
discusses the limits of monetary policy from
three angles at the Institute of Regulation and
Risk, North Asia, in Tokyo on May 21.
Cramming and bill-to-mobile payments: Managing the risk
21 May 2012 at 3:32am
You can now pay for certain small transactions by
applying charges to your mobile phone bill.
Fraudsters are also trying to apply their own
charges--to your bill. The industry can mitigate
some risk, but you can help by carefully reading
your bill, suggests this week's Portals and Rails.
Manufacturing employment: A longer view
18 May 2012 at 3:32am
The Southeast's manufacturing sector has
experienced impressive gains in per-worker
productivity even as the number of people
employed in manufacturing has declined
significantly in recent years. SouthPoint looks
at the region's evolving manufacturing employment.
Banks Ease Lending Terms in First Quarter, Survey Says
17 May 2012 at 3:32am
Financial Update - Volume 25, Number 2. Loans
were a bit easier to come by in the first three
months of the year, according to the Federal
Reserve's senior loan officer survey. The
quarterly survey, which covers 58 domestic banks
and 23 foreign banks with U.S. operations, also
reported stronger demand for loans.
Longer-term deflation probabilities about the same
17 May 2012 at 3:32am
Prices of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
(TIPS) with similar maturity dates can be used to
measure probabilities of a net decline in the
consumer price index over the five-year period
starting in early 2011 or the five-year period
starting in early 2012. One measure of the
probability of deflation for the 2012-17 period
was 11 percent on May 16, the same as a week
earlier. The deflation probability for the 2011-
16 period also remained at 11 percent.
Is inflation targeting really dead?
17 May 2012 at 3:32am
Some economics observers are ready to declare
inflation targeting dead. Not so fast, maintains
macroblog, which argues that flexible inflation
targeting offers benefits in an environment of
unforeseen supply shocks.
Cooperating competitors? Yes, when it comes to payment standards
14 May 2012 at 3:32am
Private firms generally work together to develop
payment standards through membership
organizations. Portals and Rails asks: do
standards increase competition in the payments
industry by leveling the playing field? Or do
they inherently favor the companies that most
influenced their development?
Atlanta Fed Working Paper Explores Causes of the Foreclosure Crisis
14 May 2012 at 3:32am
Why did so many mortgage borrowers and investors
make bad decisions? A working paper by economists
Christopher Foote, Kristopher Gerardi, and Paul
Willen offers two opposing narratives in response
to this question. It then presents 12 facts that
refutes one of them.
Econ Ed Live! Online Learning from the St. Louis Federal Reserve
11 May 2012 at 3:32am
Looking for online courses for your students? The
St. Louis Federal Reserve's award-winning
collection of new and improved resources will
help bring economics lessons to life with online
courses and more. Watch as they continue to add
new online courses.
Labor force nonparticipants: So what are they doing?
11 May 2012 at 3:32am
People exit the labor force for a variety of
reasons, and some of these people eventually
rejoin the labor force. A new macroblog post
looks at recent trends in labor force
participation rates and what they might allow us
to infer about the future workforce.
Signs of rebuilding in housing?
11 May 2012 at 3:32am
The recession bruised the Southeast's housing
market, and it has struggled to regain its
footing in the recovery. However, signs of a
renewal are appearing, according to Atlanta Fed
research. SouthPoint examines some recent survey
feedback.
The Devil's in the Tail: Residential Mortgage Finance and the U.S. Treasury
10 May 2012 at 3:32am
Partners Update - May/June. Opinions vary about
the appropriate role of the federal government in
the future housing finance system. A research
paper presented at the Atlanta Fed's 2012
Financial Markets Conference provides an
assessment of policy proposals that have been
offered.
Regional manufacturing remained strong in April
10 May 2012 at 3:32am
Southeastern manufacturing continued showing
momentum in April, flexing its muscle as the
sector adds jobs and production. SouthPoint looks
at recent indicators to place the gains in
perspective.
Southeast Economy Gains Some Ground in March
10 May 2012 at 3:32am
The Southeast economy continued to make steady
gains in March, according to the latest release
of the Atlanta Fed's Data Digest. The monthly
report points to recent improvements in labor
markets and sales tax revenues, but also reports
declines in manufacturing activity.
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