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Extreme Heat’s Impacts on a Local Economy: Phoenix, AZ
At the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, we are examining the ways that the increasing incidence of extreme heat affects the economy and community resilience. We’re paying particular attention to this issue given the number of highly impacted places in the Federal Reserve’s 12th District, which includes the City of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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What’s Driving Inflation? Our New Data Page Gives a Detailed Look
Understanding inflation beyond the headline number is important for policymakers and economists. Adding to other SF Fed indicators that disentangle the key drivers of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation each month, we have launched a new data page that breaks down each inflation reading into the different groups of goods and services that contribute to it.
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Staying on Course: Reducing Inflation along a Nonlinear Phillips Curve
New data continue to follow the path of a nonlinear Phillips curve constructed in earlier work showing the empirical relationship between inflation and the ratio of unemployment to job vacancies.
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Around the District: Central Valley, California
Here’s a snapshot of a recent outreach visit to California’s San Joaquin Valley from Stephen Delay, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s San Francisco branch.
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Around the District: Anchorage, Alaska
Here’s a snapshot of Christina Prkic’s recent trip to Anchorage, Alaska as the SF Fed’s new Vice President and Regional Executive of our Seattle Branch Office.
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In Dialogue: Silvia Castro, President and CEO of the Suazo Business Center
Get to know Silvia Castro, a member of the SF Fed’s Community Advisory Council and President and CEO of the Suazo Business Center, which recently received a Community Development Financial Institution designation.
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Advisory Council Observations: The SF Fed’s Advisory Councils Provide Insights about the Twelfth District’s Economy
The members of the SF Fed’s Advisory Councils provide valuable perspectives from around the Twelfth District. In this edition of Advisory Council Observations, we share what we learned at our most recent council meetings.
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Beyond the Numbers: Understanding Recent Trends in the Semiconductor Industry
The semiconductor industry has weathered the recent chip shortage. But what comes next for the industry? We sat down with industry leaders to discuss developments in their sector.
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Economic Letter Countdown: Hot Topics from 2023
With the new year right around the corner, here’s a countdown of our own to close out 2023. Check out the list of our most popular FRBSF Economic Letter topics of the year, featuring research insights from San Francisco Fed economists.
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Around the District: Oregon
The SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions around the Twelfth District by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. Here’s a snapshot of the Oregon Business and Industry’s 2023 Manufacturing Roadshow from Ian Galloway, Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Portland branch.