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Economic Growth in Foreign Regions and U.S. Export Growth
May 20th, 2013
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by Jun Nie and Lisa Taylor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Export growth is an important source of aggregate growth in the U.S. economy. Indeed the importance of exports in contributing to U.S. economic growth has risen steadily over the past thre… more »
Bernanke Tells Graduating Students to Adapt
May 19th, 2013
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Econintersect: Chairman Ben S. Bernanke at the Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, Massachusetts) told graduates of the importance of innovation, creativity and critical thinking on their futures. This is a speech readers should absorb, and f… more »
Fed's Balance Sheet 15 May Continues Record Growth
May 17th, 2013
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QE3 PurchasesTotal Fed Balance SheetFed's Balance Sheet is a record $3.281 trillion (up from the last week's record $3.274 trillion). The complete balance sheet data and graphical breakdown of the cumulative and weekly changes follows the "read m… more »
Will Labor Force Participation Bounce Back?
May 15th, 2013
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by Leila Bengali, Mary Daly, and Rob Valletta - FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The most recent U.S. recession and recovery have been accompanied by a sharp decline in the labor force participation rate. The largest decline… more »
Philly Fed's Plosser: Using the Corridor When Exiting QE
May 14th, 2013
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Econintersect: In a wide ranging speech on the economy and monetary policy, Charles I. Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia stated:
In my preferred policy framework, the federal funds rate target woul… more »
