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What Is Trend Inflation?

Economic Brief

April 2026, No. 26-11

By Thomas A. Lubik

Three separate models of trend inflation all signaled incipient inflation in 2020, but they currently all offer different assessments.

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Stablecoins and the Demand for Dollars

Economic Brief

March 2026, No. 26-10

By Marina Azzimonti and Vincenzo Quadrini

The digital nature of stablecoins could make them more attractive to foreigners than the underlying fiat currencies that back them.

Monetary Policy and Inflation

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March 2026, No. 26-09

Are We There Yet? The Road Back to 2 Percent Inflation

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January 2026, No. 26-01

Thomas A. Lubik and Jacob Titcomb

How Data Revisions and Uncertainty Affect Monetary Policy

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December 2025, No. 25-44

Zach Edwards, Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Predicting PCE Using the Richmond Fed Price Measure

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Education and Labor Markets

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March 2026, No. 26-08

Monthly Job Reports: How Do Private Sources Fare?

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February 2026, No. 26-07

Claudia Macaluso

Business Cycles: Is the Current Economic Environment Different?

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February 2026, No. 26-06

Yongsung Chang, Elin Halvorsen and Marios Karabarbounis

Does Household Labor Supply Insure Against Income Shocks?

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Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy

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February 2026, No. 26-07

Claudia Macaluso

Business Cycles: Is the Current Economic Environment Different?

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January 2026, No. 26-01

Thomas A. Lubik and Jacob Titcomb

How Data Revisions and Uncertainty Affect Monetary Policy

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November 2025, No. 25-42

Noise Bargaining: A New Perspective on Single Proposers, Negotiation and Delays

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Regional and Urban Economics

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January 2026, No. 26-02

John Bailey Jones, Yue Li and Urvi Neelakantan

Home Health Care and Aging in Place

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November 2025, No. 25-43

Toan Phan and Nick Weitzel

Sea Level Rise and Effects on House Prices

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October 2025, No. 25-38

Alessandro Rebucci, Horacio Sapriza, Alex Sclip and Daniel te Kaat

Banks' Credit Lines to Nonbank Mortgage Companies and Downstream Mortgage Originations

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Banking and Finance

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February 2026, No. 26-06

Yongsung Chang, Elin Halvorsen and Marios Karabarbounis

Does Household Labor Supply Insure Against Income Shocks?

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February 2026, No. 26-05

Buy Now, Pay Later: Recent Developments and Implications

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December 2025, No. 25-46

Nicholas Trachter and Spencer Cooper-Ohm

How Secondary Trade Affects Social Welfare in an Over-the-Counter Market

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