Reserve Banks Return Nearly $78 Billion to U.S. Treasury
In 2013, the Federal Reserve System transferred $77.7 billion to the U.S. Treasury. Financial Update notes that this revenue represents...
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GDP-Based Recession Indicator Index
Data for real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in fourth-quarter 2013 have pushed the GDP-based recession indicator down to 3.3...
Could a $20 Device Have Prevented the Target Breach?
The Target data breach was not the first mass theft of credit-card information to garner national attention, nor will it...
Economic and Financial Highlights: February 6, 2014
View the latest series of charts from our Economic and Financial Highlights page, including new data on Federal Reserve assets...
A Prime-Aged Look at the Employment-to-Population Ratio
Although the labor force is often viewed as a monolith, it is actually made up of numerous demographic groups, and...
Deflation Probabilities Still Zero
The 2013-18 deflation probability--based on the 5-year TIPS issued in April and the 10-year TIPS issued in July 2008--was 0...
Atlanta Fed Survey Highlights Regional Employment Plans for 2014
The Atlanta Fed recently reached out to its business contacts throughout the region and asked them to describe factors that...
Leveraging customer feedback to drive business success
Event: Predictive Analytics World, Chicago 2014 Presentation: “Open Your Eyes and Ears: Leveraging Predictive Analytics and Alternative Data Sources to...
2014: A Transitional Year
Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a February 5 speech at the Rotary Club of Birmingham, discusses the...
A Nice Start for the New Year
Business sentiment is improving after dipping last fall. And regional retailers, encouraged by a solid holiday shopping season, have a...
