So pleased to have once again been a part of the annual Exploring Career Pathways with the The Sadie Collective. It was great to meet the next generation of economists and policy professionals. Thank you to thisisbolao and Ryan Perry for the excellent discussion.

How can we improve household surveys to identify accurate warning signals for inflation? My co-authors and I aim to answer that question in our latest Chicago Fed Letter. Read more: bit.ly/40gWl6U

It was an honor to join everyone at the Dallas Fed for the Women in Central Banking workshop hosted by Dallas Fed and Norges Bank. Thank you to the organizers for inviting me to give the keynote speech and to all of the participants for the inspiring and thoughtful conversations.

Applications are now open for summer #fellow positions at the ChicagoFed and other great programs through the CSWEP and CSMGEP Summer Fellows Program. AEA’s program aims to advance participation of women and minorities in economics. Apply by 2/1: bit.ly/3LTvx1A

Our Community Development team has been working alongside rural communities to explore barriers to affordable housing. Read the latest from Gar Kelley and Dustin Ingram about the team’s recent work in Linn County, Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin: bit.ly/40iKfIE

Join us in Detroit and online today and tomorrow, February 5-6, for the 31st Annual Automotive Insights Symposium. Hear from industry leaders and Fed experts on the U.S. auto market. bit.ly/3BwdgIC

Last fall, the Financial Markets Group hosted their 11th annual Fall Conference. This year’s conference featured a range of participants in financial markets and regulatory policy. Read the full recap from financial markets specialist Brett Solimine. bit.ly/4gAUaiY

Productivity growth is a key driver of long-term prosperity, but measuring it isn’t easy. Chicago Fed economists have constructed a new data set, the QILP, to provide timely measures of labor productivity growth by industry. bit.ly/3X7o47F

As the U.S. auto industry evolves, many carmakers are cutting back on the variety of engine models available. Senior economist Thomas Klier writes about the streamlining of internal combustion engines in his recent Chicago Fed Insights article. bit.ly/4hzXHiB

See the latest Chicago Fed Insights article on strengthening operational resilience in the cleared ecosystem. bit.ly/3QOmRyj

Economics & Finance PhD students who are working on dissertations, consider applying to the Chicago Fed Summer 2025 PhD Research Fellow Internship #econtwitter rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/deta…

With so much variability across U.S. regions, which one looks most like the country as a whole? Thomas Walstrum looks at the four major U.S. regions in his recent Chicago Fed Insights article. Read to learn which is most representative of the nation. bit.ly/42hi1jC

Thank you to the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce for inviting me to speak at the Economic Forecast Luncheon & Business Expo. Over 20 Chambers of Commerce attended this excellent event.

Excited to share I’ve been named the next president of Philadelphia Fed starting in July. I’m honored and thrilled by the opportunity to lead the bank and look forward to becoming part of the community in the 3rd District. philadelphiafed.org/about-us/presi…

Last week, I got a head start on meeting 3rd District leaders at the Economic Mobility Summit in Philadelphia. The two-day event provided an opportunity for dialogue and action on strengthening economic opportunity and improving upward mobility in our communities.

It was great to hear from local leaders at Fed Listens today about current economic conditions in our communities. Fed Listens is a series of conversations held across the Federal Reserve System to hear about how monetary policy affects people’s daily lives and livelihoods.

It was a great honor to discuss Fed communications with Former Chair Bernanke and William English at the Thomas Laubach Research Conference last week. Watch the replay at bit.ly/4kclPZz.

Congrats to the @chicagofed’s nine research assistants who are moving on to their next educational and career adventures. Their work supported the academic research and policy work of our staff economists in the areas of micro and macroeconomics, regional economics, and finance.