Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
St Louis Federal Reserve: African Americans have endured economic disadvantage
A St Louis Federal Reserve study compares the economic progress of African Americans against white Americans and finds significant differences in access to labour markets
Philly, Cleveland Fed presidents net inflation-busting pay rises
Federal Reserve's Annual Report shows ten out of 12 regional Fed presidents earned above-inflation salary increases
Accurate inflation forecast crucial for exit plan
St Louis Fed looks at challenges in designing effective exit policy
Fed’s Bullard: rates could stay on hold until 2012
President of St Louis Federal Reserve says rates would remain at record lows for next two-and-a-half years if behaviour after previous recessions is repeated
Markets may not revert to fundamentals
St Louis Federal Reserve research queries faith in market fundamentals
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
Consumption related to the state of the economy
Consumption is proportional to a target wealth with the marginal propensity to consume depending on the state of the macroeconomy, new research from the St Louis Federal Reserve reveals.
St Louis Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2008
The current financial crisis has highlighted that certain activities are best performed by the public sector, said James Bullard, the president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, in the central bank's latest Annual Report.
Monetary union could improve British stability
The British economy's stability would be enhanced by euro adoption, a new paper from the St Louis Federal Reserve posits.
Crisis timeline by the St Louis Fed
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis has created a website that documents the major events in the global financial crisis that started in 2007.
St Louis Fed elects new chair
The St Louis Federal Reserve has named Steven Lipstein, the president and chief executive of BJC HealthCare, the chair of its board for the coming year.
Fed's Bullard sounds knell on rate moves
With the effective federal funds rate trailing the Fed's target by more than 60 basis points and interbank spreads for longer-term loans remaining well above pre-crisis levels, one of the regional Federal Reserve presidents has acknowledged further rate…
Great Depression was different - St Louis Fed
Policymakers must remember that circumstances very different to those that led to the Great Depression had triggered the current crisis, research from the St Louis Federal Reserve states.
Family size related to wealth: St Louis Fed
Richer people tend to have more children, new research from the St Louis Federal Reserve finds.
House-price fall precipitated subprime collapse
The reason for the raft of subprime defaults was a sudden fall in house prices, which made prepayment of loans a less attractive option, finds research from the St Louis Federal Reserve.
Ex-Fed's Poole: Treasury coercion may hinder plan
The US Treasury's decision to force some banks to participate in its plan to recapitalise America's banks could prove its undoing, warned Bill Poole, a former president of the St Louis Federal Reserve.
Fed deserves praise for online efforts
As the international financial system totters, the Federal Reserve banks are making full use of their websites to keep the public informed, says David Bowen, a senior consultant at Bowen Craggs, web advisers.
Fannie, Freddie to cost US $300bn: ex-Fed's Poole
William Poole, a former president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, has said that saving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will cost the taxpayer $300 billion.
The Fed should have followed the shadows: Poole
The US economy would have performed better during the Great Inflation era if the Federal Reserve had implemented the policy of the Shadow Open Market Committee, new research co-authored by William Poole, a former president of the St Louis Fed, finds.
Beige Book signals economy remains weak
The latest edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, which charts business conditions in the 12 districts overseen by the regional Feds, indicates the pace of economic activity remains slow across most of the US.
Domestic inflation influenced by global factors
Common shocks, similar policy reactions, international trade and financial links are significant common components in global inflation rates, finds a new paper from the St Louis Federal Reserve.
Crime and the city
Arrests follow crime, but an increase in arrests does not necessarily lead to a decrease in crime, finds a new paper from the Federal Reserve of St Louis.
St Louis Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
A retrospective conversation with William Poole, the outgoing president of the St Louis Federal Reserve, is one of the highlights of the institution's latest annual report.
Fed has little control over rates
The Fed's ability to control short-term interest rates may be greatly exaggerated, research published by the St Louis Fed suggests.