The June 2014 Oregon Regional Economic Indexes of was released today. Full report is available here. We thank KeyBank for their generous support of this project. Economic activity across regional economies was mixed in June, with the construction employment component a… Continue Reading
The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole conference is next week, and all eyes are looking for signs that Fed Chair Janet Yellen will continue to chart a dovish path for monetary policy well into next year. Indeed, the… Continue Reading
The June 2014 State of Oregon Economic Indicators is now available here. Special thanks to KeyBank for their generous support of this project. Weak employment data in June contributed to a drop in the Oregon Measure of Economic Activity. Highlights of… Continue Reading
How much leeway does Fed Chair Janet Yellen have in her campaign to hold interest rates low for a considerable period after asset purchases end later this year? If you listen to Fed hawks, you would believe that she is… Continue Reading
From the New York Times: The Fed’s chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, and her allies have taken a more cautious view, arguing that the decline in the unemployment rate appears to overstate the improvement in the labor market, because it counts… Continue Reading
