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Fed paper reveals rising wealth inequality in retirement
A new Federal Reserve paper introduces an annualized measure of comprehensive wealth, finding that median household wealth increases throughout retirement primarily for college-educated and White households.
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Federal Reserve paper analyzes LLM preferences in economic reasoning
A new Federal Reserve paper explores the implicit preferences of large language models (LLMs) in economic reasoning, revealing structured latent preferences that can be steered.
Fed Governor Waller dissents, urges policy rate reduction
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller dissented at the most recent FOMC meeting, arguing for a 25 basis point cut to the policy rate.
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Jefferson outlines economic outlook, defends 2025 rate cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Philip N. Jefferson shared a cautiously optimistic economic outlook for 2026, highlighting a stabilizing labor market and inflation returning to the 2 percent target.
Federal Reserve study details LSAP spillovers on euro area bank capital and lending
A new Federal Reserve study finds that U.S. large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs) affect credit provision in the euro area.
Bowman outlines economic outlook, cites labor market fragility
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman outlined her outlook for the economy and monetary policy, emphasizing that labor market fragility poses the greater risk to the policy path.
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Fed paper finds Beige Book sentiment predicts GDP growth and recessions
A new Federal Reserve study applies natural language processing to the Beige Book.
Fed approves Prosperity Bancshares acquisition of Southwest Bancshares
The Federal Reserve Board approved the acquisition of San Antonio-based Southwest Bancshares, Inc. and Texas Partners Bank by Houston-based Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. The decision was announced on Thursday.
Federal Reserve's Miran sees deregulation easing monetary policy
Federal Reserve Board member Miran stated that sweeping deregulation in the United States will significantly boost competition, productivity, and potential growth.
Federal agencies report moderate credit risk in syndicated loans
Federal bank regulatory agencies released the 2025 Shared National Credit (SNC) report, indicating that credit risk associated with large, syndicated bank loans remains moderate.
US workers outside manufacturing see earnings gains after China trade shock
A Federal Reserve paper finds that US workers outside manufacturing experienced relative earnings increases after trade liberalization with China.
Fed paper quantifies productivity and quality in multi-product firms
A new Federal Reserve International Finance Discussion Paper introduces a method for estimating productivity and quality at the firm-product level.