SF Fed Blog
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As COVID Continues, More People Pay for their Purchases from a Distance
Lead Data and Policy Analyst Shaun O’Brien shares key findings from the 2021 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice.
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Community Development Corporations: Preserving Cultural and Economic Space through COVID-19
Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are cultural and economic anchors in their communities. Naomi Cytron spoke with four San Francisco Bay Area CDCs about the unique challenges they face in the COVID-19 recovery as well as the supports they need to continue to serve communities.
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First Half of 2021 Indicates Continued Labor Market Recovery
The Supervision + Credit team’s quarterly First Glance 12L report shows that the labor market has a long way to reach pre-pandemic levels but continues to improve.
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What Is Full Employment?
Companies are having a hard time finding workers, but past experience suggests this won’t persist. SF Fed President Mary Daly shares that people want to work, so there’s no reason to expect them to stay on the sidelines permanently.
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Real Estate Growth Driven by Supply and Demand in Q1
The Supervision + Credit team’s quarterly First Glance 12L report shows that housing inventory became exceptionally tight in 2021’s first quarter, leading to slower sales, but higher home prices.
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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.
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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.
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Privacy Enhancing Technologies: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?
The debate over data collection and use in the United States continues amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic recovery. How can we create products and services that are effective while also minimizing data-related risks such as breach and misuse? Fintech Policy Advisor Kaitlin Asrow discusses the potential and challenges of PETs.
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Weighing the Role of Supply Bottlenecks in Core PCE Inflation
Heightened demand and associated supply bottlenecks related to business disruptions during the pandemic have pushed up prices for some products. Goods prices have been the most directly affected, but they represent a smaller share of total U.S. consumer spending than services, mitigating the overall inflation risk.
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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.