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  • Watch FOMC Rewind Live—Conversations Breaking Down Fed Policy Announcements

    Inspired by our FOMC Rewind explainer videos, we are introducing a new series called FOMC Rewind Live. These occasional videos will break down some of the issues the FOMC discussed at their last meeting. Hosted by Research Director Sylvain Leduc, the series provides context for the FOMC announcements while exploring the tradeoffs and challenges monetary policymakers are […]

  • Watch: Will Rising Rents Push Up Future Inflation?

    Rising rents account for a significant portion of recent inflation. Estimates of how rent inflation typically responds to two leading indicators—current asking rents and current house prices—can help forecast the path of overall inflation for the next two years. For more, watch the SF Fed Blog video by Kevin J. Lansing, Luiz E. Oliveira, and […]

  • Planet Money’s December Beigie Award Goes to…SF Fed

    Luiz Oliveira accepted NPR Planet Money’s December Beigie award on behalf of the SF Fed for the 12th District’s December 2021 Beige Book. The Beige Book includes anecdotal reports of businesses and community leaders throughout the country. This is the first time that the SF Fed has received this informal award. SF Fed’s Beige Book […]

  • Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Annual Conference: Call for Papers

    The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will host its annual conference on macroeconomics and monetary policy on Friday, March 25, 2022. We invite researchers to submit working papers by Friday, October 22, 2021. We are interested in a wide set of fields that help inform an understanding and the achievement of the dual goals […]

  • New Future of Work Survey: What Will the Post-Pandemic Workplace Look Like?

    What changes are in store for the workplace in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? Business leaders from across our District’s nine western states plan to prioritize worker needs and safety when deciding how to move forward, according to our New Future of Work survey. Learn more in the SF Fed Blog by Hishgee Jargalsaikhan […]

  • What’s Behind the Recent Rise in Core Inflation?

    As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the economy last spring, inflation fell dramatically. One year later, the opposite is occurring with inflation surpassing 3%. Health care and used cars are the main drivers for the recent spike in prices and their increases are expected to be short-lived. Read more in the SF Fed Blog by Adam […]

  • Mothers in a Pandemic Labor Market

    COVID-19 disrupted all aspects of life, leading to steep declines in labor force participation across genders, races, and ethnic groups. Mothers experienced sharper and longer-lasting declines than fathers, and participation rates for Black mothers and Hispanic mothers were among the most affected. Learn more in the SF Fed Blog by Olivia Lofton, Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, and […]

  • Article by SF Fed Economists Makes List of Most-Cited by JME

    An article by SF Fed economists Zheng Liu and Mark Spiegel, along with coauthors Chun Chang and Jingyi Zhang, made the list of being among the most frequently cited since 2018 for the Journal of Monetary Economics. The article, “Reserve Requirements and Optimal Chinese Stabilization Policy” is one of the top 25 JME articles ranked […]

  • Watch FOMC Rewind: What Does the Fed’s March 2021 Decision Mean for You?

    The Federal Open Market Committee noted in its March 2021 statement that, although indicators show an improvement in economic activity and employment, the hardest hit sectors remain weakened by the pandemic. What does the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates low mean for you? Let’s rewind and learn more in the SF Fed Blog.

  • How COVID-19 Triggered a “She-cession”: SF Fed Research Featured in The Economist

    The Economist article, “How COVID-19 Triggered America’s First Female Recession in over 50 Years” highlighted SF Fed research by Olivia Lofton, Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, and Lily Seitelman, from their working paper, “Parents in a Pandemic Labor Market.” The article notes that recent lower labor market participation among women reflects both differences in parental responsibilities during the […]