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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...
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Do CDFIs Overcome Market Failures?
Surekha Carpenter and Borys Grochulski discuss how community development financial institutions work to help underserved communities that la...
The Rise of Stablecoin and the Demand for Dollars
Marina Azzimonti discusses how digital currency like stablecoin and physical currency like the U.S. dollar are tied together, how the demand...
What CFOs Say About AI Adoption
Sonya Waddell and John Graham share their research on the adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace, based on the expected and re...
Redevelopment in Western North Carolina
Matt Martin and Erika Bell recall their visit to western North Carolina to learn more about revitalization efforts in response to long-term...
Anatomy of a Business Cycle
Claudia Macaluso explains how economists identify the points of expansion and contraction in the national economy and how the current busine...
The Connection Between Health and Employment in Rural Communities
Surekha Carpenter and Bethany Greene discuss the connections between the health of workers and the health of labor markets in rural communit...
What Are You Working On?
For the 200th episode of Speaking of the Economy, four economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond share their current research and h...
Tariffs: What We Have Learned One Year Later
Renee Haltom shares what the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has learned from its business contacts and regional surveys about the impact o...
Tracking Pathways to Success at Community Colleges
Stephanie Norris and Davy Sell review the latest results of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Survey of Community College Outcomes, whi...
Affordable Housing Development in Rural Virginia
Suzanne Holland talks about the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's recent visit to Martinsville to learn about the economic challenges and o...
What Happens When Consumers Buy Now and Pay Later?
Zhu Wang discusses the emergence of "buy now, pay later" installment loans and shares his research on the potential impacts of this payment...
Understanding the Economy as Data Revisions Happen
Thomas Lubik reviews how widely used macroeconomic data like GDP is compiled and updated, and how the revision process strikes a balance bet...
Predicting PCE Using the Richmond Fed's Regional Surveys
Pierre-Daniel Sarte and Sonya Waddell discuss the pricing data that the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond gathers from its monthly surveys of...
Regional Impacts of a Shrinking Federal Government
Andy Bauer and Amy Liu discuss the direct and spillover economic effects of the recent reductions in federal employment and spending on the...
The Demise of the Penny
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...
Keeping Up on the Economy with Anna Kovner
Anna Kovner, director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, reviews the significant, rapid changes in trade policy, immigrati...
What's the Fed Doing with its Balance Sheet Now?
Huberto Ennis provides an updated view of the Federal Reserve's management of its balance sheet and the flow of reserves between banks, whic...
Year in Review with Tom Barkin
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...
The Power of Partnerships in Western North Carolina
Erika Bell and Hunter Jones describe the importance of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond connecting with small towns and rural communitie...