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Track economic developments in the six Southeastern states with the latest reports and analysis of various data series, including the D6 Factor, a broad measure of the region's economic conditions. Subscribe to e-mail alerts.
Atlanta Fed economist and associate policy adviser Paula Tkac discusses the Atlanta Fed's recent financial markets conference, titled "Financial Innovation and Crises," which examined turmoil in global financial markets. (MP3 7:58)
An Atlanta Fed economist has examined the events culminating in the U.S. government's placing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship. He also explores the effectiveness of the action and what it means for the mortgage market.
 Podcast with Scott Frame (MP3 6:35)
Published two weeks prior to each Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the Beige Book reports on economic conditions in each Federal Reserve District.
"Unaffordable" loans, as measured at origination, are unlikely to be the main reason that borrowers decide to default. Rather, the typical problem appears to be a combination of household income shocks and an unprecedented fall in house prices.
The Quantitative Approaches to Monetary Policy in Open Economies conference explored a range of topics, including an estimation of useful models in open economies and recent advances in quantitative models of flexible inflation targeting.
Despite their relative inefficiency, checks dominated the twentieth-century U.S. payment system. This article traces checks' thousand-year history, discussing how events created comparative advantages for checks that are only now being overcome by electronic payment methods.
Economics, particularly the cost and availability of housing and lack of employment, is a major reason why people become homeless. Substance abuse is another leading cause.
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