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Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
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The Atlanta Fed's macroblog provides commentary on economic topics including monetary policy, macroeconomic developments, financial issues and Southeast regional trends.
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
1M ago
The inflation of recent years has placed upward pressure on wages. How persistent will wage growth pressures remain? A post looks at recent survey data to take the pulse of firms and answer the question ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
1M ago
Do firms expect price growth to remain elevated? Can automation help lower price growth? A Policy Hub: Macroblog post consults the results of the most recent CFO Survey to learn the answers to these questions ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
1M ago
As the Fed continues normalizing its balance sheet, the impact of the Fed's overnight reverse repo (ONRRP) facility on bank reserves becomes more apparent. A Policy Hub: Macroblog post considers the role ONRRP has had on bank reserves and the redistribution of market liquidity ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Atlanta Fed's Wage Growth Tracker, a Policy Hub: Macroblog post looks at the origins of the tool, how it has evolved over a decade, and what it continues to tell us about wages and the labor force ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
This Policy Hub: Macroblog post examines the effects of the 2018–19 "trade war" on banks and the nonfinancial firms likely to depend on bank financing ..read more
Takeaways from the 2023 CEAR-CenFIS Conference: "Interest Rate Variability and the Financial Sector"
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
What effects do fluctuating interest rates have on the financial sector? A recent conference examined this question, and a Policy Hub: Macroblog post summarizes the research and conclusions reached there ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
Many labor market observers call the current job market "tight," but how is tightness measured, and what role does it play in monetary policymaking? A Policy Hub: Macroblog post looks at ways to assess labor market tightness and what it might mean for policy ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
Some aspects of the labor market have a cyclical nature, but the health care and social services sector does not. A Policy Hub: Macroblog post looks at the performance of this sector, how the pandemic affected it, and what its growth might say about the future labor market ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
The pandemic caused significant changes in the labor market, some of which we are still trying to understand. A Policy Hub: Macroblog post looks at two data series that illuminate different dimensions of these changes ..read more
Atlanta Fed » Macroblog
6M ago
The Atlanta Fed has benefited from a number of influential, innovative leaders over the years. A Policy Hub: Macroblog post remembers our former research director Sheila Tschinkel, who recently passed away but whose impact is still evident ..read more