http://www.frbatlanta.org/rss/ Announcements of general bank news, press releases, speeches, publications, and events, including workshops and conferences. en-us http://www.frbatlanta.org/ http://www.frbatlanta.org/images/rss-logo.gif http://www.frbatlanta.org/rss/ http://www.frbatlanta.org/documents/banking/13_hurricanecustomerletter.pdf Tue, 21 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Federal Reserve cash and check services in Atlanta maintain a business continuity plan for business disruptions. The Atlanta Fed also has a comprehensive list that includes contingency contacts and general contingency information to help banks work with the Fed in the event of a weather-related crisis. (PDF) http://southpoint.frbatlanta.org/southpoint/2013/05/nashvilles-music-city-center-if-you-build-it-they-will-come.html Tue, 21 May 2013 00:05:00 EST The opening of Nashville's new convention center has quickened the tempo of Music City's economy, with meetings already booked there through 2026. SouthPoint takes a look at the potential economic impact of the facility and why it has city leaders singing a happy tune. http://www.frbatlanta.org/documents/pubs/econsouth/13q1_mexico_manufacturing_spanish.pdf Mon, 20 May 2013 00:05:00 EST EconSouth, First Quarter 2013. http://portalsandrails.frbatlanta.org/2013/05/atm-cash-outs-major-escalation.html Mon, 20 May 2013 00:05:00 EST The two global ATM cash-out schemes that netted a cybercrime organization a whopping $45 million are a "game changer" for the security controls of all types of card management applications, says Portals and Rails. How should bankers and card management processors respond? http://www.frbatlanta.org/research/inflationproject/dp/ Thu, 16 May 2013 00:05:00 EST One measure of the probability of deflation for the 2012-17 period is 0 percent, where it has been most days since early February this year. The 2013-18 deflation probability, based on the 5-year TIPS issued last month and the 10-year TIPS issued in July 2008, is also 0 percent. http://www.frbatlanta.org//about/130514_webstory_fedexplained_regionalBanks.cfm Thu, 16 May 2013 00:05:00 EST The Fed's decentralized structure was put in place nearly 100 years ago. Does it still make sense? The latest in the Atlanta Fed's animated video series explains how the U.S. central bank's regional structure helps gather grassroots information about economic conditions across the nation. http://macroblog.typepad.com/macroblog/2013/05/labor-costs-inflation-expectations-and-the-affordable-care-act.html Thu, 16 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Businesses large and small necessarily anticipate factors that affect their costs, including labor costs and price increases. A new macroblog post parses recent survey results that asked regional businesses to look into their crystal balls for the next 12 months. http://www.frbatlanta.org/research/inflationproject/stickyprice/ Thu, 16 May 2013 00:05:00 EST The Atlanta Fed's sticky-price consumer price index (CPI) measure--the measure of the weighted basket of goods consumers purchase that change prices relatively infrequently--rose 0.8 percent (annualized) in April, following 1.8 percent growth in March. The 12-month change in the index was 2 percent. http://www.frbatlanta.org/research/inflationproject/bie/ Wed, 15 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Inflation expectations of businesses were relatively unchanged at 2 percent in May, according to the Atlanta Fed's monthly business inflation expectations (BIE) survey. However, nearly two-thirds of respondents expect labor costs to put moderate to strong upward pressure on prices over the next 12 months. http://southpoint.frbatlanta.org/southpoint/2013/05/the-regional-housing-recovery-where-are-the-jobs.html Wed, 15 May 2013 00:05:00 EST The housing recovery appears to have legs, but housing-related construction employment is not showing a corresponding rebound. SouthPoint looks at the disconnect between the housing sector's improvement and regional construction employment.