San Francisco Fed President Mary C. Daly and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin sat down with author and economic commentator Kyla Scanlon and discussed the state of the U.S. economy heading into 2026, technology, lessons learned from the 1970s and 1990s, and more. Read or listen to the podcast here.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (SF Fed) works to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. As part of the U.S. central bank, the SF Fed serves the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, which covers the nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawai’i, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. By pursuing our two key goals of maximum employment and price stability—known as the Fed’s dual mandate—we work toward supporting an economy that works for everyone.