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Community Tour: Wayne County
23 Sep ’25
Philadelphia Fed President and CEO Anna Paulson visited Wayne County, Pennsylvania, to meet with community leaders focused on housing, small businesses, and the workforce sector.
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Under Pressure: Financial Stress and Housing Payments
This report uses the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s July 2025 LIFE Survey to study the recent experiences of both homeowners and renters, examining their ability to make housing payments, financial shocks they have experienced, and the strategies and tools they employ to make ends meet.
Banking
A source for information on supervisory guidance, resources, and tools to aid community bankers. Read the latest release.
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State Coincident Indexes
24 Sep ’25
Monthly index of general economic conditions for each of the 50 states
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Understanding Job Growth
Economic Insights — Even seemingly healthy job growth might hide weaknesses in the economy if a large portion of that growth happens in acyclical sectors such as health care and government.
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The Blending of Conventional and Unconventional Monetary Policies With “Inelastic” Asset Markets
19 Sep ’25
Research in Focus — Joseph Abadi of the Philadelphia Fed creates a model to analyze how central bank interest rate policy and balance sheet adjustments transmit through “inelastic” asset markets.
Event
Oct
8
2025
Developing Coordinated Strategies to Increase Housing Inventory
9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. ET
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Hybrid)