The natural rate of interest, also known as r-star, is a key variable for analyzing fiscal and monetary policy. A novel ...

How are generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools being integrated into consumer product companies? Do they improve ...

Using a two-country monetary union framework with financial frictions, we quantify the efficacy of targeted asset purchases, ...

Qiana Charles, Vice President and Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Los Angeles branch, learned more about the Inland Empire ...

A range of tariffs on U.S. imports has been enacted or considered recently. Trade tariffs can potentially affect price inflation for consumption and investment goods. Estimates suggest that the impact ...

Price differences across U.S. states and regions widened during the pandemic years. In our Economic Letter, “The Changing Disparity in Prices Across States,” we find that states with above average ...

Remarks by Michael S. Barr, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Reykjavík Economic Conference 2025, Central Bank of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland. Michael S. Barr is a ...

Technological developments shift the kinds of skills needed in the labor force. From innovations in agriculture to electricity to the personal computer to the internet, technology has shaped the way ...

Payment fraud has been high in recent years, and as criminals gain access to capability-enhancing generative AI tools, there is a growing need for innovative fraud detection research. However, the ...