The median Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% (2.3% annualized rate) in September. The 16% trimmed-mean Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% (1.7% annualized rate) during the month. Current Median CPI
President Mester discusses “Community Banking and the Community Reinvestment Act” in St. Louis. Read more
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Whether measured by proximity or commute time, data show that for the average transit rider, jobs are increasingly out of reach. Cleveland Fed researchers explored one solution for improving job access. Here’s your ticket to ride. Read more
How fast can you trade your way off the Barter Islands? Play our updated game and find out. New game features include enhanced web and mobile capabilities and narration in English and Spanish. Read more
The Lexington metro area’s unemployment rate remained low as of June 2018, and employment grew during 2017. However, per capita consumer debt levels and credit card delinquency rates have ticked up in recent quarters. Read More
After nine months of the first meaningful employment gains in five years, employment growth in the Pittsburgh metro area stalled in the final quarter of 2017. And though the unemployment rate fell in the first half of 2018, it fell for the wrong reason. Read More
The median federal funds rate coming from 7 simple policy rules and 3 economic forecasts rises from 2.19 percent in 2018:Q3 to 3.26 percent in 2020:Q3. Read More
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