SF Fed Blog
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A Conversation with Mark Gould on FedNow and the Future of Payments
Mark Gould, the Federal Reserve System’s chief payments executive, discusses the launch of FedNow and why he’s excited to deliver the closing remarks at the 2023 Fintech: Innovation, Inclusion and Risks Conference in Santa Clara, CA.
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Rising Interest Rates Dampen District’s Housing Market Activity
Supervision + Credit’s quarterly First Glance 12L report that rising interest rates weighed on District housing market activity, with prices declining since May and existing home sales settling at their lowest level since early 2008.
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How Does Worker Health and Safety Matter for Full Employment?
In this interview, Visiting Scholar Lola Loustaunau discusses her research with food processing workers in Oregon and Washington, how worker health and safety relates to full employment, ways to address barriers workers face, and COVID-19’s impact on workers in essential industries.
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Finding a Way to Measure How Tight Monetary Policy Is
How can we gauge the tightness of monetary policy? The SF Fed’s new monthly Proxy Funds Rate page focuses on financial market indicators to measure monetary policy tightness beyond what the federal funds rate level can show.
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How Is Inflation Affecting Our Paychecks? Watch Our Latest Tutorial Video
Have people’s earnings kept up with inflation since the pandemic recession? Our new video teaches you how to compare nominal and real earnings using the SF Fed Data Explorer.
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Loan Growth Accelerates as Bankers Note Caution for Rest of 2022
Supervision + Credit’s quarterly First Glance 12L report notes that median loan growth accelerated to nearly 16% year-over-year among District banks, but bankers remain cautious about the economy.
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Meet Our New Chief of FedCash Services, Kathleen Young
We’re excited to announce that Kathleen Young was selected as the San Francisco Fed’s new Executive Vice President and Chief of FedCash Services. Get to know her better with these fun facts. Fun facts about Executive Vice President and Chief of FedCash Services Kathleen Young. View larger version (PDF, 433 kb). Mom of blended family […]
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Charting New Stories with SF Fed Data Explorer
Digging beyond the headline data can give a fresh perspective on how the economy is affecting different groups. Our new SF Fed Data Explorer provides an interactive charting tool to learn more about the U.S. labor market.
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Community Conditions: A New Section in the SF Fed’s Beige Book Report
To better communicate economic conditions in our District as reported by business and nonbusiness leaders across the region, the SF Fed is introducing a new section to its Beige Book report. “Community Conditions” will focus on economic conditions at the level of local communities and groups.