Following yesterday's events in Jacksonville, Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic continued to make stops throughout the city to learn about its regional economy and engage with its community.
Flexible CPI (blue) has pretty much normalized, but sticky CPI (white) has settled into a higher/stickier range per Atlanta Fed
The rate of bank branch closures has doubled since 2020. Read Take On Payments to learn who may be most affected by banking deserts and why it matters. atlfed.org/3UOZxSC #EveryonesEconomy
For #ConnectingCauses , we asked our leaders—and the nonprofit leaders they work with—to share why they are inspired to give back to their communities. Watch Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic talk with United Way of Greater Atlanta president Milton Little: atlfed.org/44H9TJ0
Just how f***ed up California housing market affordability is, as depicted in one chart:
U.S. housing affordability is currently hovering around its worst levels in nearly 4 decades, and it still doesn't surpass how bad Los Angeles was in 2019
Data via Atlanta Fed
Utilizing qualitative data from various sources helps paint a comprehensive picture of economic well-being and contributes to policy discussions at the Fed. In this blog by Atlanta Fed President Bostic, find out how qualitative data is being put to use. bit.ly/3y2O8Hk
After two days at the Atlanta Fed conference in honor of Dr. Christopher Sims,I feel as though I've traveled through time, seeing the past, present, and future of time series macroeconomics! It was a great honor to meet the “beautiful” minds in this field.
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Kenneth Miles Atlanta Fed Here's a more zoomed in view ... still moving lower but the pace of decline has slowed
Unlike Kansas City Fed at Jackson Hole, Atlanta Fed livestreams its conference. On May 21 at 1:30 PM EDT, I moderate panel on role of US $ in intern'l finance . #FedFMC Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=-Wxfcm…
Your 2024 GA Econ Challenge champions (Adam Smith Division) from Walton High school. Cobb Social Studies
Thank you to the Atlanta Fed for hosting!