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                    Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart to Step Down
                    Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart announced on September 13 that he will step down from his position at the end of February 2017.
                    
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                    Wage Growth Tracker Essentially UnchangedMedian wage growth rose 3.3 percent on a year-over-year basis in August, slightly below the 3.4 percent Wage Growth Tracker reading for July.

                    We're Bringing GDPNow Updates to Your Mobile DeviceOur popular GDPNow tool—a forecasting model that provides a "nowcast" of the official GDP estimate prior to its release—now has a mobile app!

                    Budgeting BasicsTeaching your students how to budget? Give them a compelling reason to prioritize this important life skill. This Extra Credit budgeting lesson uses a video of a teen facing a financial emergency to underscore the importance of maintaining a budget and building an emergency fund.

                    Risk Mitigation Isn't Just for BanksBanks must carefully assess and mitigate risk, as do other businesses. Take On Payments asks, should payments services as well?

                    A Policymaker's Views on Inflation and EmploymentAtlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart, in a September 12, 2016, speech to the National Association for Business Economics 58th Annual Meeting, discusses his views on inflation and employment.

                    GDPNow Forecast for Third Quarter DeclinesOn September 9, the GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth in the third quarter of 2016 is 3.3 percent. View GDPNow for more details.

                    Introducing the Atlanta Fed's Taylor Rule UtilityMonetary policymakers often look at fed funds rate prescriptions from Taylor rules. A new macroblog post introduces a tool from the Atlanta Fed that allows you to create prescriptions from your own version of the rule.

                    Deflation Probabilities Little ChangedOn September 7, the 2016–21 deflation probability was 10 percent and the 2015–20 deflation probability was 5 percent.

                    Atlanta Fed Economists Probe Mysteries of Chinese Economy
China's growing economy has increasing influence on the economy of the United States. Economy Matters talks to some Atlanta Fed economists who are working to better understand China's economic data.

                    Economic & Financial HighlightsView the latest series of charts from our Economic & Financial Highlights page, including new data on average hourly earnings, contributions to change in nonfarm payroll employment, international trade, ISM manufacturing purchasing managers index, payroll employment changes, unemployment insurance weekly initial claims, and more.

                    Labor Market Spider Chart Updated with July JOLTS DataMonitor labor market progress with our Labor Market Distributions Spider Chart, now with July data on job openings, hires, layoffs, and quits (JOLTS).

                    September Data Digests ReleasedView our interactive charts, which feature regional data and commentary on current economic activity and trends in employment and real estate in the Southeast.

                    Commercial Real Estate Leads Modest Economic Growth
The job market is tightening in the Southeast, and is characterized by challenges finding highly skilled workers in some areas. Economy Matters summarizes the Beige Book report on the southeastern economy.

                    ECONversations Explores Small City EconomicsMore than 10 million residents of the South live in small cities and metropolitan areas with populations under 500,000. This August 24 webcast addressed the present and future of economic growth and development in these small cities.

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        Aug. 18

                        Are Lemons Sold First? A Discussion of the Mortgage Market

Jul. 21

                        Coming to Our Census: A Look at the Atlanta Fed's Research Data Center

Jun. 23

                        The Big Dynamism of (Some) Small Metros

Jun. 2

                        An Expert Explains High-Frequency Trading

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                                                                9/8/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Introducing the Atlanta Fed's Taylor Rule Utility
                                                                
                                                                9/8/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Deflation Probabilities
                                                                
                                                                9/8/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Economic & Financial Highlights
                                                                
                                                                9/7/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Data Digests Updated with Recent Data
                                                                
                                                                9/1/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Deflation Probabilities
                                                                
                    Southeastern Economy
                
                                                                9/7/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Data Digests Updated with Recent Data
                                                                
                                                                8/11/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Data Digests Updated with Recent Data
                                                                
                                                                7/13/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Beige Book: Southeastern Businesses' Outlook Optimistic
                                                                
                                                                7/6/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Data Digests Updated with Recent Data
                                                                
                                                                6/1/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Beige Book: Southeastern Contacts Report Continued Modest Growth
                                                                
                    Banking
                
                                                                9/12/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Risk Mitigation Isn't Just for Banks
                                                                
                                                                8/29/2016
                                                                
                                                                    The Simple Consider Three but Four is the Key
                                                                
                                                                8/22/2016
                                                                
                                                                    As with Nuclear Disarmament, So with ACH: Trust, but Verify
                                                                
                                                                8/15/2016
                                                                
                                                                    The Personal Cost of Fraud
                                                                
                                                                8/8/2016
                                                                
                                                                    When Fraud Hits Home: Questioning Today's Authentication Methods
                                                                
                    Real Estate
                
                                                                8/17/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Construction and Real Estate Survey: Building Momentum?
                                                                
                                                                8/3/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Construction and Real Estate Survey: Taking the Pulse of Commercial Construction
                                                                
                                                                7/18/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Construction and Real Estate Survey: Is the Glass Half-Full?
                                                                
                                                                6/20/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Construction and Real Estate Survey: Keep on the Sunny Side
                                                                
                                                                6/9/2016
                                                                
                                                                    Construction Lending Update: Have the Banks Finally Opened the Spigots?
                                                                
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Center for Human Capital StudiesMonitor labor market developments with tools such as the Jobs Calculator and the labor market spider chart, and stay up on the latest research on employment and workforce development with the Human Capital Compendium.
Americas CenterPromoting the Federal Reserve's collaboration and coordination with Latin American, Caribbean, and Spanish financial institutions and markets.
Center for Financial Innovation and Stability (CenFIS)Advancing knowledge of the connection between financial innovation and stability through conferences and research on issues and government policies.
Center for Quantitative Economic Research (CQER)Fostering empirical research in economics and policy forecasting models.
REINMonthly reports on business surveys, data, and analysis track Southeastern economic developments.
Center for Real Estate AnalyticsMarket data, resources, and research focus on real estate development, investment, and financing.
Retail Payments Risk ForumWorking with financial institutions and industry participants, regulators, and law enforcement officials to research issues and sponsor dialogue to help mitigate risks in paper, plastic, and digital payments.