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Business Inflation Expectations Moderate in May
23 May 2012 at 9:07am
The inflation expectations of businesses in the Southeast for the coming year moderated to 1.8 percent in May, down from 2.1 percent in April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's most recent business inflation expectations (BIE) survey. The survey was conducted May 14-18 with 164 firms responding to questions about their business conditions, inflation outlook, and potential pricing pressures.
Georgia employment on my mind
22 May 2012 at 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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 9:07am
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.
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