Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Releases Statement
In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the FOMC decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1 to 1-1/4 percent.
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Philadelphia Fed Launches the Consumer Finance Institute
Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker announced the new Consumer Finance Institute during a speech at a Bank conference on September 8. The Institute is a major Bank initiative and will research how consumers earn, spend, invest, and save.
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President Harker Addresses Bank’s Conference on Consumer Behavior
On September 8, 2017, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker spoke about the Bank’s new initiative, the Consumer Finance Institute, during a speech at the Bank’s conference, New Perspectives on Consumer Behavior in Credit & Payments Markets.
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Economic Insights : Understanding Gentrification’s Causes
What triggers neighborhood transformation? The latest Economic Insights traces Philadelphia’s history to examine the forces that drive urban change.
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New Research Takes a Closer Look at Policymaking Tool
A new Philadelphia Fed paper suggests that the usefulness of an inflation forecasting tool known as the Phillips curve may be more limited than previously believed, with possible implications for monetary policymaking.
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Business Conditions Index Updated
September 21, 2017 -
Manufacturing Activity Showed Improvement in September
September 21, 2017 -
Third District Banking Conditions for Second Quarter 2017 Released
September 18, 2017 -
Second Quarter 2017 Banking Brief Released
September 11, 2017 -
Tri-State Tracking Updated
September 8, 2017 -
President Harker to Researchers: Consumer Issues “Inextricable from Virtually Every Economic Issue”
September 8, 2017
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Manufacturing Business Outlook
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