Data and Indicators
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Watch FOMC Rewind: What the Fed’s May 2022 Decision Means for You
What was the Fed’s May 2022 decision? And how does it affect you? FOMC Rewind breaks it down.
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SF Fed Visiting Scholar named 2022 Clark Medalist
The American Economic Association named Oleg Itskhoki the best young American economist for 2022. This John Bates Clark medalist contributes to the San Francisco Fed through his work as a visiting scholar in Economic Research.
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Watch FOMC Rewind Live—Conversations Breaking Down Fed Policy Announcements
How did the strong labor market and inflation factor into the Fed’s March 2022 decision? Research Director Sylvain Leduc breaks down the policy announcement and gives some context in our first FOMC Rewind Live video.
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Watch: Will Rising Rents Push Up Future Inflation?
Rising rents account for a significant portion of recent inflation. Estimates of how rent inflation typically responds to two leading indicators—current asking rents and current house prices—can help forecast the path of overall inflation for the next two years.
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Commercial Real Estate’s Bumpy Road to Recovery
The Supervision + Credit team’s quarterly First Glance 12L report notes an uneven recovery for commercial real estate in the fourth quarter of 2021, with historically strong performance for the industrial and apartment sectors, but an uphill battle for parts of the office sector.
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Watch FOMC Rewind: What the Fed’s March 2022 Decision Means for You
What was the Fed’s March 2022 decision? And how does it affect you? FOMC Rewind breaks it down.
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What We Learned from Businesses about Climate Resilience
To better understand how businesses are perceiving and adapting to a changing climate, the San Francisco Fed surveyed businesses throughout the nine Western states in our District. The wide range of responses included financial services, retail trade, and real estate businesses.
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How Do Homeowner Experiences Vary by Race and Ethnicity? Neighborhood Differences between Hispanic and White Homebuyers
Rocio Sanchez-Moyano, senior researcher in Community Development, shares findings of significant differences between Hispanic and White homebuyers—even when they had similar financial and demographic profiles and were buying homes of the same value within the same metros.
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Beyond the Numbers: Inflation Concerns in the Federal Reserve’s Twelfth District
To help guide her decision-making about the scale and scope of the Fed’s actions, President Daly has stressed the importance of hearing the stories beyond the inflation numbers dominating the headlines. To that end, the San Francisco Fed is listening to and learning from the District’s communities and businesses so we can understand how rising prices are affecting household budgets and bottom lines.
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What We Learned about the Impact of Climate Risk on Affordable Housing Development
In a continuation of our Understanding Climate Risk series, our Community Development team highlights takeaways from their recent roundtable discussions with community development professionals about the impact of climate risk on affordable housing development.