Econ Focus
Econ Focus is the economics magazine of the Richmond Fed.
The latest issue explores the state of retirement savings, the role of food banks, lending lessons from the 2023 bank crisis, and more.
Featured
Laura Alfaro, a Harvard Business School professor and former Costa Rica cabinet minister, on global supply chains, sentiment about trade, and what the U.S. can learn from Latin America.
Strong economic growth has helped to mitigate risks to banks from commercial real estate, but bank supervisors will be closely monitoring those risks in loan portfolios.
Featured Sections
In this issue: the state of retirement savings, the role of food banks, lending lessons from the 2023 bank crisis, and more.
In this issue: the outdoor recreation sector, the end of the student loan moratorium, the origin of the 2 percent inflation target, and more.
In this issue: how the pandemic era changed price-setting, the role that Reserve Bank boards of directors play, boosting the rural rental housing supply, and more.
In this issue: our region's semiconductor industry, the new FedNow payments service, and community colleges as anchor institutions.
In this issue: shrinking office demand, Virginia's data center industry, AI and bank supervision, and more.
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