St. Louis Fed Economic Research » Research Announcements

198 Bank Rate Monitor Series Added to FRED

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:40:26 +0000

These 198 series from the Bankrate, Inc. represent results from a weekly survey of banks and thrifts on the current checking and CD rates for selected U.S. markets.

Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection now on FRASER

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:47 +0000

This new digital collection of the papers of Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman (1934-1948) and member (1948-1951) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, provides research material about the Federal Reserve System and Eccles’ role in the monetary … Continue reading →

2 Series Added to FRED from the Federal Highway Administration

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:40:34 +0000

FRED has added two monthly measurements from the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. These 2 series track the vehicle miles traveled in the United States.

May/June Review Now Online

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:32:47 +0000

The director general of the Bank of Greece and his coauthors trace the role of money and the influence of Milton Friedman in ECB policymaking. Other articles corroborate Bernanke’s “savings glut” hypothesis, explain the basics of sovereign debt and Europe’s current woes, and critique Fed lending during the financial crisis.

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FRED Gets a New Look and New Features!

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:09:32 +0000

FRED has a new look and new features! We’ve added tags, which are keyword associations that make it easier to search our 45,000 data series. Click here to learn more.

Diaries of Charles S. Hamlin, 1913-1916

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:06:29 +0000

The diaries of Charles S. Hamlin, the first Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, are now available on FRASER for the years 1913-1916.

Join the Discussion with EconAcademics.org

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:35:43 +0000

Find and join thoughtful discussions of economic research with EconAcademics.org. This new site aggregates content found on numerous economic blogs, via RePEc’s services, to foster and enhance academic research based discussions of economic issues in the blogosphere. Join the discussion today.

20 Purchase Only House Price Indexes Added to FRED

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:05:08 +0000

These 20 series from the Federal Housing Finance Agency represent average house price changes on repeat sales transactions on the same single-family properties.

New Page One Economics Newsletter

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:17:28 +0000

Page One Economics Newsletter just published an article on data revisions. The initial unemployment claims weekly data is one example: These data are released just five days after the information is collected and then revised in subsequent reports. To see more examples—for over 40,000 series—check out our ALFRED database.

150 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Series Added to FRED

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:38:51 +0000

These 150 series from the British Bankers’ Association represent the average actual interest rates leading banks pay to borrow unsecured funds from other banks in the London market. LIBOR is the most widely used benchmark or reference rate for short-term interest rates. The data is lagged by one week due to an agreement with the source.