State and local government spending rose on a year-over-year basis in the first quarter of 2014, and manufacturing gained strength...

The Southeast economy improved modestly in April and May, according to the latest Beige Book. With mixed reports on overall...

After years in the doldrums, southeastern commercial construction appears to be regaining its footing, with the number of planned projects...

There are many ways to parse unemployment numbers. Focusing on groups who are discouraged, marginally attached to the labor force,...

We've all heard about mobile being the next best thing in payments. But after years of buzz, we're still paying...

The regional housing sector continues to show steady progress, according to the Atlanta Fed's April poll of homebuilders and brokers....

View the latest series of charts from our Economic & Financial Highlights page, including new data on consumer confidence, Federal...

Small businesses are continuing their slow recovery from the recession. Small Business Trends summarizes recent data on business and credit...

We would like to thank our visitors for making our Monetary Museum a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award winner for...

Many cities aspire to be the next Silicon Valley, but only a few have the unique characteristics that would allow...