Financial Markets

Financial markets refers to the broad activity of buying and selling financial securities and derivatives, including bonds, equities, currencies, commodities, and other financial instruments. Changes in security valuations can affect the flow of capital through the economy, which can impact economic activity and have implications for monetary policy.

As part of its core responsibilities to inform U.S. monetary policy decisions, the SF Fed conducts extensive research on financial markets, financial conditions, and other related topics. This page features a collection of content on financial markets, including topics such as financial conditions, U.S. Treasury markets, securities and derivatives, and currencies and commodities.

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Series: SF Fed Blog
Andrew Foerster, Sabrina Considine, Zinnia Martinez
Alexandre Sollaci, Anton Bobrov, Carter Davis, James Traina
Series: FedViews
Andrew Foerster
Daniel L. Greenwald, John Krainer, Pascal Paul
Brigid Meisenbacher, Daniel J. Wilson
Alan Yan, Augustus Kmetz, Brigitte Roth-Tran, Mathias S. Kruttli, Sumudu W. Watugala
Andrea Ferrero, Carlos Carvalho, Felipe Mazin, Fernanda Nechio