http://www.frbatlanta.org/ The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the other eleven Reserve banks play an important part in all three of the Fed's functions--monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and the operation of a narionwide payments system http://www.frbatlanta.org/images/icon_frblogo.jpg http://www.frbatlanta.org http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=02054196-5056-9F12-1243D720423FE475&method=display_body Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:11:47 EST Articles include: On the Bubble: When Real Estate's Long Haul Took a Shortcut, Vacancy Signs Dot Lodging Landscape, Sports Still Draw Fans Despite Recession. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=088AF006-5056-9F12-121B5EBB76C2AC8F&method=display Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:11:47 EST Articles include: Southeastern Banks: In the Eye of the Storm; State and Local Budgets Hinge on Economic Recovery; Strong Medicine for an Ailing Economy; an interview with Clint Mueller, legislative director with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia; and a podcast interview with Michael Chriszt and Courtney Nosal of the Atlanta Fed's research department, in which they discuss consumer spending and retail conditions in the Southeast. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=C911271F-5056-9F12-12CCE8F154ADD4DB&method=display Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 11, No. 1 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=3A04FA57-5056-9F12-1290A89354153130&method=display_body Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:11:47 EST With this issue, the newly redesigned EconSouth celebrates 10 years and introduces a regular feature spotlighting the Atlanta Fed's Regional Economic Information Network (REIN). This section replaces several other features. Data Corner and first-person perspectives from the Bank's regional executives complete the REIN section. Articles include Forest Products Industry Has Deep Southern Roots, Paying for Crime and Punishment, and Credit Storm Sinking Global Trade. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=698EF9BF-5056-9F12-1297DB10465FF1FE&method=display_body Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:11:47 EST Articles include After Rocky 2008, U.S. Consumers Seek Stable Ground in 2009, The Southeastern in 2009: Region Hopes for Turnaround, and Global Economies Anticipate a Tepid 2009. Listen to a free podcast at EconSouth Now: The Southeastern Economy in 2009. Hear Atlanta Fed economists Julie Hotchkiss and John Robertson discuss the economic outlook for the Southeast in 2009. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=99A119B1-5056-9F12-12D2ED631DFB0A26&method=display_body Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:47 EST Articles include Foreclosures Chill Once-Hot Southeast Housing Market, Remittances Ebb and Flow With the Immigration Tide, Plumbing the Gulf's Depths for Oil and Gas. Be sure to listen to a new podcast in early October with Ana Cruz-Taura, of the Atlanta Fed's Community Affairs Department, in which she discusses the foreclosure situation in South Florida. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=C01CC786-5056-9F12-129E593128E2FE25&method=display_body Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:11:47 EST Articles include Infrastructure: The Foundation for Prosperity; Work Zone Ahead? Repairing the Southeast's Infrastructure; and Building a Better World: Infrastructure's Role in Economic Growth. This issue will also feature a podcast interview with Chick Krautler, director of the Atlanta Regional Commission, which is the official metropolitan planning organization for the 10-county Atlanta region. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=AA60A8C0-5056-9F12-12B73F4AECEA00F8&method=display_body Fri, 02 May 2008 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 10, No.1, First Quarter 2008 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=F083A057-5056-9F12-120F682D76E66166&method=display_body Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:11:47 EST Articles include: Southern States Ply the Art of the Deal; The Lower Mississippi River: The Flow of Trade: The lower Mississippi River; and Putting Pension Reform in Perspective. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=E4D66BBB-5056-9F12-12327680A5B0EF64&method=display_body Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 4, Fourth Quarter 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=12F420DD-5056-9F12-12B7E47E79456919&method=display_body Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No.4, Fourth Quarter 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=1C70A286-5056-9F12-129286FCEB38B68E&method=display_body Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:11:47 EST Articles include: A Look Ahead: Housing, Energy Squeezed in '08: If economic growth slows in the United States in 2008, it will primarily be because of factors already present: a slumping housing market, high energy costs, and turbulence in worldwide financial markets. The Southeastern Economy in 2008: A Region in Flux: Like much of the country, Southern states are adjusting to the new realities of high energy costs and relatively flat home values. At the same time, the region's residents will benefit from growing sectors such as service employment and some agricultural and manufacturing industries. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=B8E9C7F6-5056-9F12-12B948B66C7A38C7&method=display_body Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 3, No. 3, Third Quarter 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=B91EC660-5056-9F12-12A99E17E66B2E7C&method=display_body Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 3, Third Quarter 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=141F5FAC-5056-9F12-12897D4F7B44A08D&method=display_body Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:11:47 EST Articles include: 110 Degrees in the Shade: Drought Sears the Southeast; Latin Multinationals Become Global Headliners; The Past, Present, and Future of Futures; and The Gulf Coast: Still Laboring Toward Recovery. &ltem>EconSouth Now&lt/em> provides podcasts with Atlanta Fed economists and other experts that complement EconSouth. Listen to an interview Javier Santiso of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development about the growth of multinational corporations. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=4128D7B6-5056-9F12-12B22ECCC7776811&method=display_body Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 2, Second Quarter 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=02C74814-5056-9F12-1243F0821B53777E&method=display_body Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 2, Second Quarter 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=73A47217-5056-9F12-12F1668210C41BFA&method=display_body Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:11:47 EST Articles include: Tennessee Rides Boatbuilding Currents explores boatbuilding in Knoxville, Tenn., which has become an important hub nationally for the industry, producing watercraft from fishing boats to yachts. From Spotlight to Shadow: Housing's Luster Fades looks at the cooling homebuilding industry, which had set a torrid pace in the Southeast for years. But a housing slowdown has tempered the vitality of industries that had flourished along with it. International Trade: A Larger Piece of the U.S. Economic Pie examines the role of imports and exports in the U.S. economy. As American firms specialize in goods and services that meet the needs of growing economies worldwide, international trade is now a key ingredient of U.S. prosperity. EconSouth Now provides podcasts with Atlanta Fed economists and other experts. This issue, we interview Ron Hammontree of the Tellico Reservoir Development Agency on east Tennessee's boatbuilding industry. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=57C4507B-5056-9F12-125ADE43F0D54E24&method=display_body Fri, 04 May 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 1, Primero Trimestre de 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=1F17A30E-5056-9F12-125463F45F326DA2&method=display_body Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 1, Primeiro Trimestre de 2007 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=8FD3A45D-5056-9F12-12D0B873B87A331C&method=display_body Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:11:47 EST Articles include After the Boom, Housing Affordability a Growing Challenge, Florida Drives the National Auto Market, A Falling Dollar: Good or Bad News?, Grassroots: Knoxville Broadcasts Growth, and Car-Buying Consumers Await Stability in Housing Prices: An Interview with Mike Jackson, Chairman and CEO of AutoNation Inc. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=749F18C1-5056-9F12-12B2FEEE25A94D38&method=display Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 8, No.4 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=A59A0B61-5056-9F12-12D7C4DE1A2A0F1E&method=display_body Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:11:47 EST Articles include: 'Energy, Housing Loom Large in '07' examines the energy and housing markets, which will be among the dominant factors shaping the national economy in 2007. 'Southeastern Economy to Grow Modestly in 2007' looks at how a cooling housing market--especially in Florida--could moderate economic growth in the region in the coming year. But tourism growth, increased energy exploration, and ongoing reconstruction should prove bright spots. 'Global Outlook Generally Bright in '07' explores how economic expansion among industrialized countries, strong growth in developing ones, and solid global trade patterns point to the ongoing growth of economies around the world. 'Carpeting on a Roll in Georgia' takes a look at North Georgia's resilient carpetmaking industry, which has used technology, consolidation, and low labor intensiveness to avoid the squeeze that foreign competition has put on many U.S. manufacturing industries. http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=E31896AD-5056-9F12-12DD47E6A8E7D160&method=display Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 8, No. 3 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=76A9F73D-5056-9F12-126E9028D931B5F5&method=display Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Volume 8, Numero 3 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=C53F1CE9-5056-9F12-12C301BE79FCDFAC&method=display Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:11:47 EST EconSouth, Vol. 8, No. 2 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=B6C1D1BA-5056-9F12-12E7DFE97DC4863B&method=display Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:11:47 EST EconSouth - Vol. 8, No. 2 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=024311CA-5056-9F1A-E2DE2A2986806995&method=display_body Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:11:47 EST Articles include: 'Smart Growth and Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast' examines the task of rebuilding Mississippi communities shattered by Hurricane Katrina as some officials, builders, and citizens consider new ways to envision zoning and development; 'Katrina Update: Recovery Comes Slowly' looks at the progress that has been made recovering from 2005's hurricanes. Even as employment rebounds and cleanup continues, full recovery remains a distant goal; and 'Financial Volatility and Electoral Uncertainty in Latin America: Perspectives for 2006' explores the economic upheaval that Latin America has historically experienced during busy electoral cycles. Will this year's elections threaten the region's hard-won financial stability? http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=EDE17C52-5056-9F1A-E2B4873447BC49D1&method=display Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:11:47 EST EconSouth - Vol. 8, No. 1 http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=3700CB14-5056-9F12-12921E9DFCD90CD7&method=display_body Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:11:47 EST Articles include: The Energy Debate: Is Ethanol the Answer?, The Gulf Coast's Tourism Comeback: Playing for Even Higher Stakes?, and Hurricanes Spawn Insurance Rate Increases. Katrina Update: One Year After finds that while much work lies ahead, the area devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is experiencing measured progress in cleanup, employment, and rebuilding.