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Get to know Silvia Castro, a member of the SF Fed’s Community Advisory Council and President and CEO of the Suazo Business Center, which recently received a Community Development Financial Institution designation.

The members of the SF Fed’s Advisory Councils provide valuable perspectives from around the Twelfth District. In this edition of Advisory Council Observations, we share what we learned at our most recent council meetings.

The semiconductor industry has weathered the recent chip shortage. But what comes next for the industry? We sat down with industry leaders to discuss developments in their sector.

With the new year right around the corner, here’s a countdown of our own to close out 2023. Check out the list of our most popular FRBSF Economic Letter topics of the year, featuring research insights from San Francisco Fed economists.

The SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions around the Twelfth District by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. Here’s a snapshot of the Oregon Business and Industry’s 2023 Manufacturing Roadshow from Ian Galloway, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Portland branch.

An important driver of the Twelfth District’s economy, Commercial Real Estate has attracted growing attention as an area of potential economic weakness. To understand the outlook for this vital sector, we talked with commercial real estate executives about the opportunities and challenges they see ahead.

U.S. household savings rose and fell at unprecedented rates since the onset of the pandemic recession. Comprehensive data revisions by the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that households continue to hold significantly more savings than previously estimated. Our updated estimates suggest that more than $400 billion of accumulated excess savings remains in the aggregate economy, and those funds are likely to continue being drawn down into the first half of 2024.

The SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions around the Twelfth District by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. Here’s a snapshot of a recent meeting with the Seattle Latino Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce from Darlene Wilczynski, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Seattle branch.

As a community-engaged bank, the SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. These conversations are one of the many inputs into the decisions and policymaking at the Federal Reserve as we pursue our mission. Here’s a snapshot of a recent visit […]

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