Data and Indicators
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Lift Up the Needs of Small Business Owners Through the Federal Reserve’s Small Business Credit Survey
Small businesses play an important role in the stability of the American economy, both as employers, and as drivers of economic activity in local communities. Timely insights on the challenges business owners face when trying to grow and fund their firms provides critical information for researchers, policymakers, and lenders.
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Around the District: Investing in Community Through the CRA
Leilani Barnett, Sr. Outreach Manager, shares our efforts to help California banks and organizations maximize the CRA’s economic development potential.
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The Silicon Forest’s Next Frontier: A Roundtable on GenAI and the Future of Tech in Oregon
SF Fed EVP Sylvain Leduc and Oregon Tech Executives explore the future of high tech in the state.
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Inflation Decline Continues to Support a Soft Landing Along the Nonlinear Phillips Curve
Fifteen months of new data since May 2023 continue to track closely along the path of a fitted nonlinear Phillips curve. This confirms earlier work that portrays the nonlinear empirical relationship between inflation and a particular measure of labor market slack: the ratio of the unemployment rate to the job vacancy rate.
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Listening to and Learning from our 2024 Interns
What is it like to be an intern at the SF Fed? We asked our interns and this is what we learned.
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Insights from the Bankers Roundtable in Hawai’i: Navigating Economic Uncertainty and Local Challenges
A high-interest rate environment, local economic issues, and rebuilding parts of Maui remain top of mind for Hawaiian bankers.
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The Shifting Landscape of Job Proximity: A Conversation with Visiting Scholar Scott Allard
SF Fed Visiting Scholar Scott Allard and Assistant Vice President of Community Development Research Elizabeth Kneebone discuss the importance of job proximity, especially for lower-income workers, and their research collaboration focused on understanding how proximity to jobs has shifted for low-income workers and communities since the pandemic.
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Regional Bankers Forum: Navigating the Future of Community Banking
Here’s a snapshot of the Regional Bankers Forum bringing together Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco representatives and community banking executives from across the district.
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Economic Letter Video: Pandemic-Era Liquid Wealth is Running Dry
In our recent Economic Letter, “Pandemic-Era Liquid Wealth Is Running Dry,” we look at the accumulation of extra liquid wealth by U.S. households during the pandemic and its eventual depletion.
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High Tech in Utah: A Roundtable on the Silicon Slopes, GenAI, and the Sector’s Future
SF Fed President Mary Daly and Utah Tech Executives explore the future of high tech in the state.