darren.johnson@sf.frb.org
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The AI Investing Landscape: Insights from Venture Capital
In 2024, the San Francisco Fed and the Federal Reserve System Innovation Office launched the EmergingTech Economic Research Network (EERN) to support a better understanding of how new technologies like GenAI are shaping the economies of today and the future. As part of the EERN initiative, we often hold roundtable discussions to hear from industries […]
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Listening, Learning, and Connecting: Twelfth District Year‑End Highlights
Highlights from 2025 around the Twelfth District. Discover how the SF Fed engages, listens to communities, and learns from local economies.
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Economic Letter Countdown: Most Read Topics from 2025
As we approach the end of the year, here’s a top five list of our most widely read FRBSF Economic Letter topics in 2025, featuring research and insights from SF Fed economists and research staff.
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Around the District: Exploring Spokane’s Economic Landscape
SF Fed Regional Executives explore Spokane’s economic landscape, uncovering insights on the bioscience, aerospace, and timber industries in the Inland Northwest.
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Updated Data on Homebuying Trends
New data shows continued contraction in homebuying market in 2023, though impacts varied across groups and geographies.
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No Easy Choice
San Francisco Fed President Mary C. Daly explains why the FOMC’s latest policy decision leaves the central bank well positioned to achieve its goals of maximum employment and price stability.
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New Analysis Sheds Light on Employment Patterns of Workers in LMI Households
Findings reveal that 28% of the U.S. workforce—48.9 million people—live in a lower-income household (households with earnings below 80% of the typical household income in their community). More than 10 million of those workers live in the Twelfth District.
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Around the District: Data Center Growth and Challenges in Arizona
The SF Fed engages with businesses and communities across the region to gather real-time information on local economic conditions. Here’s a snapshot of recent outreach in Arizona led by Shannon Smith, regional engagement officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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Roundtable on AI and Energy Use
In 2024, the San Francisco Fed and the Federal Reserve System Innovation Office launched the EmergingTech Economic Research Network (EERN) to support a better understanding of how new technologies like GenAI are shaping the economies of today and the future. As part of the EERN initiative, we often hold roundtable discussions to hear from industries […]
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Policymaking Amid Change
Getting monetary policy right requires looking at near- and medium-term economic impacts of cyclical and secular forces, writes SF Fed Pres. Mary C. Daly.