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Speaking of the Economy is the podcast of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. In each episode, we'll hear from the Richmond Fed's economists and other experts at the Bank and in the commun...

Claudia Macaluso explains how economists identify the points of expansion and contraction in the national economy and how the current busine...

Surekha Carpenter and Bethany Greene discuss the connections between the health of workers and the health of labor markets in rural communit...

For the 200th episode of Speaking of the Economy, four economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond share their current research and h...

Renee Haltom shares what the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has learned from its business contacts and regional surveys about the impact o...

Stephanie Norris and Davy Sell review the latest results of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Survey of Community College Outcomes, whi...

Suzanne Holland talks about the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's recent visit to Martinsville to learn about the economic challenges and o...

Zhu Wang discusses the emergence of "buy now, pay later" installment loans and shares his research on the potential impacts of this payment...

Thomas Lubik reviews how widely used macroeconomic data like GDP is compiled and updated, and how the revision process strikes a balance bet...

Pierre-Daniel Sarte and Sonya Waddell discuss the pricing data that the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond gathers from its monthly surveys of...

Andy Bauer and Amy Liu discuss the direct and spillover economic effects of the recent reductions in federal employment and spending on the...

Zhu Wang and Russell Wong discuss the shutdown in the production of pennies in the U.S. and their research on how the penny's demise is expe...

Anna Kovner, director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, reviews the significant, rapid changes in trade policy, immigrati...

Huberto Ennis provides an updated view of the Federal Reserve's management of its balance sheet and the flow of reserves between banks, whic...

Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, looks back at 2025 and the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face...

Erika Bell and Hunter Jones describe the importance of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond connecting with small towns and rural communitie...

John Bailey Jones and Urvi Neelakantan discuss the decline in the movement of workers from one place to another, and possible explanations a...

Alexander Wolman discusses the Federal Reserve's recent unveiling of its revised Statement of Policy Goals, highlighting what has changed an...

Daniel Davis talks about the importance of understanding the economies of small towns and rural areas. He also discusses the work that the F...

Andy Bauer, Renee Haltom, and Matt Martin share what they are hearing about economic conditions from their business contacts in the Fifth Di...

Surekha Carpenter and Taylor Pessin share their initial learnings about community development financial institutions that responded to the 2...

Thomas Lubik discusses how inventories are tracked at the firm and aggregate levels and what fluctuations in these levels over time tell us...

Bethany Greene describes the flow of federal funds into Fifth District communities as transfer payments, from healthcare and Social Security...

Doug Borland and Stephanie Mehlhouse share insights from the 2024 Survey and Diary of Consumer Payment Choice, which was compiled by the Fed...

Mary Donnan and Victor Farmer discuss two projects in the Fifth District that illustrate the challenges of economic development in rural com...

Claudia Macaluso shares what she has learned about young people who are not employed, in school, or undergoing training, and what potential...

Zach Edwards and Felipe Schwartzman share what they have learned about how much businesses have been passing along higher prices for their i...

John O'Trakoun discusses recent trends in the pricing of rental housing and what rents tell us about overall inflation as well as housing ma...

Sergio Correia discusses his research on the causes of bank failures and his use of a novel set of historical data to evaluate two different...

At the Richmond Fed's sixth annual Investing in Rural America Conference, three communities in Virginia and North Carolina shared how they h...

Andy Bauer and John Bailey Jones discuss the factors that have shaped the demand for and supply of labor in recent years. They also talk abo...

Marina Azzimonti discusses the complexities of measuring the regional and sectoral impacts of tariffs and reviews the rapid series of change...

Davy Sell and Anthony Tringali discuss the housing needs of community college students and the challenges these institutions face in meeting...

At the Richmond Fed's sixth annual Investing in Rural America Conference, childcare providers and experts shared the challenges of providing...

Grey Gordon and Felipe Schwartzman discuss the creation and evolution of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy framework and the Fed's curre...

Joseph Mengedoth provides an overview of the economic contributions of agriculture in the rural parts of the Fifth District . Mengedoth is a...

Nicolas Morales, Horacio Sapriza, and Chen Yeh take listeners behind the scenes on how they work with detailed, confidential datasets about...

Stephanie Norris and Matthew Wells discuss their recent research on workforce development programs at community colleges that are aimed at h...

Zach Edwards and Daniel Weitz discuss the concerns that chief financial officers across the country reported about their own companies and t...

John O'Trakoun and Adam Scavette discuss their new approach to gauging the health of the economy and the likelihood that a recession is taki...

Pierre-Daniel Sarte and Thomas Lubik discuss their research on the components of productivity growth, how that growth has varied over time a...

Job Boerma shares a model for how poor mental health affects the economic decisions of consumers and the economy as a whole. Boerma, an assi...

Chen Yeh provides an update on the longevity and broader impacts of the surge in start-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yeh is a senior eco...

Vanity McDaniel and Jennifer Stadler provide a snapshot of how consumers pay for goods and services today and reflect on the latest technolo...

Renee Haltom and Sonya Waddell share what recent surveys and conversations with Fifth District contacts reveal about the expectations of bus...

Emily Corcoran and Jen Giovannitti discuss the demand and supply factors that influence the financing of community development in rural area...

Marina Azzimonti discusses the rise in the cost of borrowing for countries following the COVID-19 pandemic and the broader implications of t...

Amanda Neitzel and Santiago Pinto report on the progress of students after the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, differences in the pers...

Ricardo Reis discusses how swap lines have supported the flow of U.S. currency into global financial markets to meet their liquidity needs a...

Laura Ullrich and Stephanie Norris dive into the initial results of the 2024 Survey of Community College Outcomes, including information on...

Bethany Greene and Jason Kosakow review the damage wrought on communities in western North Carolina and other parts of the Fifth District fr...