Data and Indicators
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Watch FOMC Rewind: What the Fed’s July 2023 Policy Decision Means for You
What was the Fed’s July 2023 policy decision? And how does it affect you? FOMC Rewind breaks it down.
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Beyond the Numbers: Uncertain Economic Conditions Continue in the Twelfth District
To capture insights about our District’s evolving economic situation, we conducted listening sessions with community and business leaders to discuss the state of the labor market, the ongoing impact of higher prices, and other economic conditions across the Twelfth District.
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Twelfth District Commercial Real Estate Executives Forecast a Mixed Outlook
Commercial Real Estate is one of the most powerful drivers of the Twelfth District’s economy. To understand the outlook for this vital sector, we talked with commercial real estate executives about the opportunities and challenges they see ahead.
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Visiting Scholar Q&A: Multi-Family Homeownership as a Strategy for Improving Regional Economic Participation in Low- and Moderate-Income Communities
Visiting Scholar Dr. Alex Schafran discusses multi-family homeownership and its connection to regional equity and labor market participation in a Q&A with one of our Community Development researchers.
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The Promises and Pitfalls of Housing Search Digitalization
In principle, digitalization can equalize access to housing search information and diversify information supplies. In practice, this promise is muted by a range of drawbacks. Three areas in particular underscore the opportunities and challenges inherent in housing search digitalization to date: improving information sharing, fostering nontraditional mobility, and shifting power dynamics.
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Beyond the Numbers: Insights from Latina Business Leaders in Southern California
Representing 31% of the Twelfth District population, Latinos are a vital part of our District’s economy. In two recent roundtables, Latina business owners across a wide range of sectors shared how they’re experiencing current economic conditions in Southern California.
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Learning from Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous Communities
Chad Marchand, sr. outreach manager focused on Tribal and Indigenous communities, had the opportunity to meet and engage with leaders from Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous communities over the last several months. Here’s what he learned so far—and how we’re planning to strengthen our relationships with communities across the Twelfth District.
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Beyond the Numbers: Listening to Higher Education Leaders about Post-Pandemic Challenges
The pandemic severely disrupted universities and community colleges. In a recent roundtable with President Mary Daly, Twelfth District higher education leaders discussed the significant challenges they continue to grapple with.
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Questions on Inflation and the Economy? Watch the Quick Clips from Ask the SF Fed
Questions on Inflation and the Economy? Watch the Quick Clips from Ask the SF Fed. Sylvain Leduc, Director of Economic Research, answered a set of pre-submitted questions from the public during our event on February 7, 2023.
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Disaster Recovery in Northern California
At the five-year anniversary of the Tubbs Fire, the SF Fed visited a redevelopment site in Santa Rosa and spoke with community leaders about the progress being made and the challenges they continue to face in rebuilding. Here’s what we learned.