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/pubs/econsouth/11q4_global_economy_portuguese.cfm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:13:26 EST EconSouth, Fourth Quarter 2011. (PDF) http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/econsouth/11q4_summary_global_economy.cfm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:13:26 EST A number of shocks slowed the global economic recovery in 2011, with emerging economies on the whole faring better than the advanced economies. The fourth quarter issue of EconSouth summarizes the 2011 world economy, and looks ahead to 2012. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/12q1_fed_returns_money.cfm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 25, Number 1. In 2011, the Federal Reserve System transferred 76.9 billion to the U.S. Treasury. This revenue represents most of the Reserve Banks' net income and came from a number of sources. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/12q1_consumer_credit_up.cfm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 25, Number 1. Among reports of easing consumer credit standards, consumer credit outstanding grew late last year, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve. The increase was buoyed primarily by an increase in student and credit card loans. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/12spring_healthcare.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Extra Credit - Spring 2012. In an economy still struggling to regain jobs, the health care sector has added jobs every month since July 2003, even during the 2007-09 recession. Where are the industry's greatest needs? Extra Credit summarizes and updates a third-quarter 2011 EconSouth story. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/12spring_current_events.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Extra Credit - Spring 2012. EconSouth, the Atlanta Fed's quarterly economic and business magazine, is a treasure trove of current economic events. Extra Credit reviews some of these stories and offers accompanying discussion questions to help economic educators link core economic concepts to the real world. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/12spring_lords_of_finance.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Extra Credit - Spring 2012. In 2010, Fed Chairman Bernanke mentioned the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance as a resource for helping people understand the recent financial crisis. Extra Credit reviews this important book, which chronicles the Great Depression, and offers questions to facilitate classroom discussion. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/12spring_economists.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Extra Credit - Spring 2012. Help your economics- loving students learn what they can do with an economics major. This Extra Credit article considers colleges offering degrees in economics as well as the many career paths available to those with an economics degree. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/wp/12_01.cfm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST R. Anton Braun and Tomoyuki Nakajima. Working Paper 2012-1 (January. The responsiveness of consumption growth to changes in expected interest rates plays a central role in dynamic decision making. The authors provide some new evidence that this elasticity is small. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/12q1_raskin_speech.cfm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 25, Number 1. Bank regulators must have a real understanding of the local economy to effectively supervise community banks, Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin said in a recent speech. This supervisory approach differs from the one used to supervise larger, more complex financial institutions, she said. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/12q1_lockhart_speech_recovery.cfm Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 25, Number 1. The recovery of the U.S. economy is likely to remain tepid in 2012, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said in a recent speech. He discussed five basic forces that are shaping the recovery and what role they could play in 2012. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/12q1_duke_speech_housing.cfm Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 25, Number 1. Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke recently said she expects the U.S. economy to grow modestly in 2012, despite persistent headwinds. However, she noted that a more robust housing market is key to a strong recovery. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/econsouth/11q4_summary_southeast_recovery.cfm Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST EconSouth, Fourth Quarter 2011. Economic recovery in the Southeast in 2011 fell somewhere between sluggish and fitful. For every bright spot, numerous drags on progress remain. Fourth quarter EconSouth asks, will the region begin to regain the dynamism in 2012 that was once its economic hallmark? http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_lockhart_speech_economy.cfm Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update - Volume 24, Number 4. The U.S. economy should grow moderately in 2012, but that forecast is subject to risk from Europe, said Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart during a recent speech. In his outlook for the upcoming year, he said he expects 'decently behaved' inflation and continuing progress on unemployment. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_banks_regulation.cfm Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update - Volume 24, Number 4. The Fed has proposed strengthening regulation and supervision of large bank holding companies and systemically important nonbank financial firms. The proposals address issues of capital, liquidity, credit exposure, stress testing, risk management, and early remediation requirements. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_cra_adjustments.cfm Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 24, Number 4. Recently, the federal bank regulatory agencies announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size standards used to determine how small and medium-sized financial institutions are examined with regard to the Community Reinvestment Act. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_tarullo_dodd_frank.cfm Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 24, Number 4. During recent congressional testimony, Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo described the progress made implementing the Dodd-Frank act, although he cautioned lawmakers that much work lies ahead for the agencies involved in the law's implementation. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/econsouth/11q3_capital_controls_spanish.cfm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST EconSouth, Third Quarter 2011. Inversionistas a nivel mundial han reasignado una gran cantidad de recursos hacia algunas economias de mercados emergentes ya que ellas ofrecen mayores retornos que economias mas avanzadas. http://www.frbatlanta.org/banking/highlight_111214_viewpoint.cfm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:13:26 EST ViewPoint, the quarterly report from the Atlanta Fed's supervision and regulation division, presents the most recent data about banking conditions in the Southeast and nationally. This quarter's report in Financial Update includes information about small business lending, real estate lending, earnings performance, liquidity, and more. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_capital_review.cfm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update - Volume 24, Number 4. The Fed recently issued a rule requiring the nation's largest bank holding companies to submit annual capital plans for review. Institutions with at least $50 billion in consolidated assets will undergo review for capital adequacy. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_yellen_speech.cfm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 24, Number 4. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen recently discussed macroprudential regulation-a means to achieving financial stability by reducing systemic risk-and the implementation of processes for identifying and responding to sources of systemic risk in the financial system. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/wp/11_15.cfm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Mardi Dungey, Gerald P. Dwyer, and Thomas Flavin. Working Paper 2011-15. Examining how risk in securitized financial products is evaluated, the authors explore factors affecting collateralized debt obligations based on subprime mortgages. They also examine effects of the financial turmoil in the recent financial crisis. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/wp/11_16.cfm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Kristopher Gerardi, Lauren Lambie-Hanson, and Paul S. Willen. Working Paper 2011-16. The authors examine the effects of giving additional rights to borrowers to see if foreclosures can be reduced or workouts accomplished. They find that these rights can extend the foreclosure timeline but generally do not lead to better borrower outcomes. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_tarullo_speech.cfm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 24, Number 4. Although progress is taking place on proposed capital and liquidity rules aimed at preventing another financial crisis, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo recently said U.S. and international regulators must address pressing issues that remain. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/financialupdate/11q4_lending_standards.cfm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Financial Update, Volume 24, Number 4. A new Federal Reserve survey indicated that fewer banks eased standards and terms on loans to businesses in the third quarter. Only a small share of surveyed banks reported easing standards on commercial and industrial loans, citing an uncertain economic outlook as a reason. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/wp/11_14.cfm Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Working Paper 2011-14. El-hadj Bah and Lei Fang. Assessing the business environment in 30 sub- Saharan African countries, the authors find that the poor business environment can account for 67 percent of the variation in income per worker in those countries relative to the United States. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/wp/11_13.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST By R. Anton Braun and Tomoyuki Nakajima. Working Paper 2011-13 (November). The responsiveness of consumption growth to changes in expected interest rates plays a central role in dynamic decision making. The authors provide some new evidence that this elasticity is small. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/11fall_economy_shocks.cfm Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST Japan's triple disaster this past March took a horrific human toll and shook up economies around the world. Read how this exogenous shock disrupted the manufacturing sector in the United States. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/11fall_t-shirt_travels.cfm Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST A variety of resources, including books, podcast, videos--and even the 'Made in' tags attached to your students T-shirts--can launch your classroom discussions about globalization. Read more in the newest Extra Credit. http://www.frbatlanta.org/pubs/extracredit/11fall_share_the_wealth_international_economics.cfm Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:13:26 EST As world trade shrinks the world, students must understand the basic concepts of international trade and global trade policies. Read the latest Extra Credit to learn how other teachers use creative teaching methods to enhance their teaching of international economics.