A–Z of economic indicators

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41 results for “Federal Reserve”

U.S. Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks

Weekly Wednesday level of balances banks hold at the Federal Reserve, from the Fed's H.4.1 release (millions of US dollars, not seasonally adjusted).

Low volatility

Core PCE Price Index

A U.S. measure of underlying consumer inflation based on personal consumption expenditures, excluding food and energy.

Core PCECore PCE PricesCore Personal Consumption Expenditures Price IndexHigh volatility

Fed Balance Sheet (H.4.1)

A weekly Federal Reserve report on the assets, liabilities and reserve-related accounts of the US central-bank system.

Fed Balance SheetFederal Reserve Balance SheetFederal Reserve H.4.1Moderate volatility

Fed Barkin Speech

Public remarks by Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin can give traders insight into one Federal Reserve policymaker's views on growth, inflation and interest rates.

Barkin remarksTom Barkin public appearanceRichmond Fed Barkin speechModerate volatility

Fed Beige Book

A Federal Reserve report that summarizes anecdotal economic conditions across the 12 US Federal Reserve Districts.

Beige BookFederal Reserve Beige BookFed's Beige BookModerate volatility

Fed Chair Speech

A public speech by the Chair of the Federal Reserve that can provide context on the U.S. economic outlook and monetary policy.

Fed Chair SpeechFederal Reserve Chair SpeechChairman of the Federal Reserve speechHigh volatility

Fed Cook Speech

Public remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook that may provide insight into economic assessment, financial conditions or policy thinking.

Governor Cook remarksLisa D. Cook remarksFed Governor Cook speechModerate volatility

Fed Goolsbee Speaks

A calendar event for remarks by Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and an FOMC participant.

Austan Goolsbee SpeaksChicago Fed President Goolsbee SpeaksGoolsbee SpeechModerate volatility

Fed Hammack Speech

A Fed Hammack speech is a public appearance by Cleveland Fed President Beth M. Hammack that may provide insight into her views on the economy, financial conditions and monetary policy.

Beth M. Hammack speechCleveland Fed Hammack remarksFederal Reserve Hammack speechModerate volatility

Fed Musalem Speech

Public remarks by St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem that traders monitor for clues about U.S. monetary-policy thinking.

Fed Musalem remarksMusalem Fed speechSt. Louis Fed Musalem speechModerate volatility

Fed Schmid Speaks

A scheduled public appearance by Jeff Schmid, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Fed Schmid SpeaksJeff Schmid SpeaksSchmid SpeechModerate volatility

Fed Venable Speech

A scheduled speech or public appearance by Cheryl Venable, interim president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, watched for potential signals about the U.S. economy and Federal Reserve policy outlook.

Fed Venable remarksCheryl Venable remarksAtlanta Fed Venable speechModerate volatility

Fed Waller Speech

A public address by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller that may provide insight into his assessment of the economy, inflation, and monetary policy.

Waller speechChristopher Waller speechFed Governor Waller remarksModerate volatility

FOMC Meeting Minutes

The official Federal Reserve record explaining the discussion and decisions at a recent FOMC meeting.

Fed MinutesFederal Reserve MinutesFederal Open Market Committee MinutesHigh volatility

FOMC Minutes

The detailed account of a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, published by the Federal Reserve after the policy decision.

Fed MinutesFederal Reserve MinutesMinutes of the Federal Open Market CommitteeHigh volatility

FOMC Press Conference

A Federal Reserve news conference following a scheduled FOMC policy meeting.

Federal Open Market Committee Press ConferenceFederal Reserve Press ConferenceFed Press ConferenceVery High volatility

FOMC Statement

The Federal Reserve's post-meeting announcement of its monetary-policy decision and reasoning.

Federal Open Market Committee StatementFederal Reserve FOMC StatementFed StatementVery High volatility

M2 Money Supply (MoM)

M2 is a broad US money-supply measure published monthly by the Federal Reserve.

M2 Money SupplyM2 monetary aggregateUS M2Low volatility

Tom Barkin Speaks

A scheduled speech or public appearance by the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and FOMC participant.

Tom Barkin SpeaksThomas Barkin SpeaksRichmond Fed President Barkin SpeaksHigh volatility

US Consumer Credit

A monthly Federal Reserve report covering non-mortgage credit extended to US consumers.

Consumer CreditUS Consumer CreditFederal Reserve Consumer CreditModerate volatility

Chicago Fed National Activity Index

A monthly composite indicator of broad U.S. economic activity and related inflation pressure.

Chicago Fed Activity IndexChicago Fed National Activity IndexChicago Fed economic activity indexModerate volatility

Fed Governor Cook Speaks

Public remarks by Federal Reserve governors can provide context on U.S. economic conditions and monetary-policy thinking.

Fed Governor Cook SpeaksFederal Reserve Governor Cook SpeaksGovernor Lisa D. Cook SpeaksModerate volatility

Fed Governor Jefferson Speaks

A guide to market-moving public remarks by Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson.

Fed Governor Jefferson SpeaksFederal Reserve Governor Jefferson SpeaksVice Chair Philip Jefferson SpeaksHigh volatility

Fed Governor Michael S. Barr Speech

A scheduled speech by Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr that may provide context on the economy, monetary policy, financial stability, or financial regulation.

Fed Barr SpeechGovernor Barr speechMichael Barr speechModerate volatility

Fed Interest Rate Decision

The Federal Open Market Committee's decision on the federal funds rate target and related US monetary-policy settings.

Federal Reserve Interest Rate DecisionFOMC Interest Rate DecisionFOMC Rate DecisionVery High volatility

FOMC Economic Projections

A quarterly summary of Federal Reserve participants' outlooks for US growth, unemployment, inflation and the appropriate policy-rate path.

Summary of Economic ProjectionsFOMC projectionsFed economic projectionsHigh volatility

FOMC Member Bowman Speaks

A calendar event for public remarks by Federal Reserve Board member Michelle W. Bowman, whose comments can inform expectations for U.S. monetary policy.

Michelle Bowman SpeaksMichelle W. Bowman SpeaksFOMC Member Michelle Bowman SpeaksModerate volatility

FOMC Member Williams Speaks

A scheduled public appearance by New York Fed President John C. Williams, a permanent voting member of the FOMC.

FOMC Member Williams SpeaksJohn Williams SpeaksNew York Fed President Williams SpeaksHigh volatility

Richmond Manufacturing Shipments

A monthly diffusion index showing whether Fifth District manufacturers reported rising or falling shipment volumes compared with the prior month.

Richmond Fed Manufacturing ShipmentsRichmond Manufacturing Shipments IndexFifth District Manufacturing ShipmentsModerate volatility

Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate

An alternative U.S. core-inflation measure that trims unusually large price changes from PCE price data.

Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCETrimmed Mean PCEDallas Fed PCE inflationModerate volatility

Atlanta Fed GDPNow

A frequently updated model estimate of current-quarter US real GDP growth.

GDPNowAtlanta Fed GDP NowAtlanta Fed real GDP nowcastModerate volatility

Richmond Services Index

A monthly Richmond Fed survey measure of current service-sector activity in the Fifth Federal Reserve District.

Richmond Fed Services IndexRichmond Service Sector IndexRichmond Services Revenues IndexModerate volatility

U.S. Money Supply

This is the Federal Reserve's monthly update on the amount of money in the U.S. economy. It focuses on measures such as M1 and M2, which include cash, checking deposits and other liquid deposits.

Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index

A monthly survey indicator of manufacturing conditions in the Federal Reserve's Tenth District.

Kansas Fed Manufacturing IndexKC Fed Manufacturing IndexKansas City Fed factory indexModerate volatility

Philly Fed Employment Index

A regional manufacturing-survey measure of whether firms in the Philadelphia Fed district are adding or reducing employees.

Philadelphia Fed Employment IndexPhilly Fed EmploymentPhiladelphia Fed Manufacturing Employment IndexModerate volatility

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index

The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index is a monthly gauge of factory activity in the Fifth Federal Reserve District. It summarizes whether surveyed manufacturers report improving or worsening conditions compared with the prior month.

Richmond Manufacturing Index

A monthly survey-based gauge of manufacturing conditions in the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Fifth District.

Fifth District Manufacturing IndexRichmond Fed Manufacturing SurveyFifth District Survey of Manufacturing ActivityModerate volatility

U.S. Manufacturing Production (MoM)

U.S. manufacturing output (Federal Reserve G.17) — monthly change

Low volatility

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index

A monthly Dallas Fed survey indicator of broad business conditions among Texas manufacturers.

Dallas Fed Mfg Business IndexDallas Fed Manufacturing Business Activity IndexTexas Manufacturing Outlook Survey General Business Activity IndexModerate volatility

Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Composite Index

A monthly regional survey indicator of manufacturing conditions in the US Tenth Federal Reserve District.

Kansas City Fed manufacturing indexKansas Fed manufacturing surveyTenth District Manufacturing SurveyModerate volatility

Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index

A monthly survey of manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia Federal Reserve District, widely known as the Philly Fed Index.

Philly Fed IndexPhiladelphia Fed IndexPhiladelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyModerate volatility