Fed Expectations

Contrary to the expectations of Fed officials, labor force participation growth has been strong over the last six months. In this piece, I use Current Population Survey microdata, correct for measurement issues, and show that an increase in labor force entry played a significant role in this recent…

Welcome to our State Space series. Here you will find how we’re thinking about the pathways and scenarios that could take us to critical economic states. We will never settle for "it's too unlikely." We try to reason backwards from the most important (tail-risk) scenarios,

We systematically track the evolution of financial conditions and their underlying drivers. We intend to share regular updates of these systematic monitors with our donors on a more exclusive basis (so long as it does not compromise our public mission). This monitor is a reflection of how we think macroeconomic

Cuts in 2023 is not in anyone’s non-market risk-neutral expectation for FOMC dots.We had a flurry of Fedspeak this week, with more than half the Committee making speeches or taking interviews.

Cuts in 2023 is not in anyone’s non-market risk-neutral expectation for FOMC dots. We had a flurry of Fedspeak this week, with more than half the Committee making speeches or taking interviews.

We systematically track the evolution of financial conditions and their underlying drivers. We intend to share regular updates of these systematic monitors with our donors on a more exclusive basis (so long as it does not compromise our public mission). This monitor is a reflection of how we think macroeconomic