Economy
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Food Insecurity and Consumer Pessimism
Gizem Kosar, Ishva Mehta, and Wilbert van der Klaauw Current discussions regarding a bifurcated U.S. economy highlight the increasing economic…
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AI’s Macroeconomic Challenges and Promises
Simone Lenzu In the third quarter of 2025, America’s largest tech firms for the first time spent more on capital…
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Federal Student Loan Defaults Return After Pandemic Pause
Zara Jacob, Donghoon Lee, Daniel Mangrum, Joelle W. Scally, and Wilbert van der Klaauw During 2026:Q1, household debt balances increased…
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Same Shock, Different Roads? A K-Shaped Pattern at the Pump
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Thu Pham, Beck Pierce, and Maxim Pinkovskiy In March 2026, energy prices surged to a four-year high, driven…
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Use of Gen AI in the Workplace and the Value of Access to Training
Ali Hashim, Gizem Kosar, and Wilbert van der Klaauw The rapid spread of generative AI (AI) tools is reshaping the…
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Bank Failures: The Roles of Solvency and Liquidity
Bank Failures in the United States, 1863–2024 Source: “Bank Failures: The Roles of Solvency and Liquidity,” Correia, Luck, and Verner…
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The R*–Labor Share Nexus – Liberty Street Economics
Sophia Cho and John C. Williams Over the past quarter century, the U.S. economy has experienced significant declines in both…
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The Fed Has Two Tools to Influence Money Market Conditions
Adam Copeland and Owen Engbretson The Federal Reserve’s 2022-23 tightening cycle involved the use of two monetary policy tools: changes…
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Behind the ATM: Exploring the Structure of Bank Holding Companies
Lily Gordon and Lee Seltzer Many modern banking organizations are highly complex. A “bank” is often a larger structure made…
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Sports Betting Is Everywhere, Especially on Credit Reports
Jacob Goss and Daniel Mangrum Editor’s Note: The chart notes for the first chart have been updated to correct errors…
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