Blog Posts

SF Fed Director of Research Sylvain Leduc describes his recent community engagement tour of California’s Inland Empire.

How is the spread of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools affecting small businesses? Read more about the EERN roundtable with leaders of small-scale enterprises currently integrating GenAI technologies.

How can we learn more from financial market perspectives about the stance of monetary policy? Expanding the SF Fed’s Proxy Rate to a weekly frequency provides detailed insights into how specific news and actions affect monetary policy tightness beyond what the federal funds rate level can show.

SF Fed Regional Executive Christina Prkic describes her recent community engagement trip to Alaska.

Commercial Real Estate is an important driver of the Twelfth District’s economy. For this reason, the SF Fed has been closely tracking the sector. To better understand the path forward, we talked with commercial real estate executives about the opportunities and challenges they see ahead.

As they finish two years of working with the SF Fed Economic Research Department, several research associates will continue their academic careers through graduate studies.

Members of the SF Fed’s public engagement team recently made a trip to Eastern Idaho to learn about the state’s rural economy. Laura Choi provides a snapshot of their trip.

The impact of generative AI is being felt across the economy. We sat down with 12th District business leaders to learn how they are adapting to this technology in advanced manufacturing and other sectors.

Emerging technologies are top of mind for Twelfth District businesses. Hear how they are using GenAI and their expectations for boosting workforce productivity.

U.S. household savings rose and fell at unprecedented rates following the onset of the pandemic recession. Updated estimates suggest that these excess savings have been fully spent. However, consumer spending shows no signs of losing steam, raising questions about its future path.