SF Fed Blog
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Understanding Opportunity Zones in the Bay Area
On August 13, we gathered policymakers, practitioners, advocates, and financial institutions to discuss conditions in Bay Area Opportunity Zones, considerations for investors, and ways to ensure low-income community residents capture benefits from Opportunity Zone investments. Watch recordings and access resources.
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Testing Time for Emerging Market Resilience
Indonesia’s economic fundamentals have improved considerably since the “taper tantrum”, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and ratings agencies sanguine about its performance. But as global financial conditions tightened this year, volatility seems to be on the rise again putting the resilience of emerging markets to the test.
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Unlocking Hidden Genius in Oakland
San Francisco Bay Area tech companies are often criticized for lack of diversity. Here’s how one Oakland nonprofit is getting more young black men into the tech job pipeline.
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Turning Dirty Cash Into Clean Energy
Bottles, cans, plastics, and paper probably come to mind when you think of recycling. But what happens to old U.S. currency?
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Revisiting Wage Growth
The July jobs report once again brought great news on employment gains and less than exciting news on wage growth. Data through the second quarter of 2018 show that median weekly earnings of full time workers rose just 2% on an annual basis, well below what might be expected in such a robust labor market. So what is going on?
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Q&A: Climate Adaptation and Resilience from a Community Development Perspective
Elizabeth Mattiuzzi sits down with Jesse Keenan, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design focused on urban development and climate adaptation, to learn more about his work and its connections to the community development field.
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Speaking Up for East Oakland
A group of women is using photography to show the impact of neighborhood neglect on their daily lives, encouraging investment in and change for their low-income communities.
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What Is Financial Wellness?
Does worrying about your finances keep you up at night? Focusing on financial wellness can help.
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What Is the Beige Book?
Eight times a year, two weeks before a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, you’ll find a new Beige Book linked from our website and social media accounts. What is it? What’s in it? Here’s what you need to know.
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Asia Prepares for New Bail-in Bonds
A decade removed from the global financial crisis, the world’s most systemically important banks are preparing to meet new rules on total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) by 2019. New TLAC-eligible debt securities, popularly known as “bail-in” bonds, have emerged post-2008 as part of efforts to minimize the need for taxpayer bailouts in future crises. In Asia, banks in Japan and China will face tailored versions of these requirements based on the unique features of each country’s banking system. Below, we examine the state of TLAC in Asia.