St. Louis Fed - Economic Synopses http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses - Short essays and reports on the economic issues of the day. en-us 30 Copyright 2008 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis webmaster@research.stlouisfed.org Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:16 CDT Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:16 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Economic Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis logo http://research.stlouisfed.org/rss/images/title.gif http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/ 90 31 Negating the Inflation Potential of the Fed's Lending Programs http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/09/ES0930.pdf By Daniel L. Thornton. The sale of typical securities would force the Fed to contract its lending programs, whereas the sale of Fed bills would not. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:16 CDT Uncertainty About When the Fed Will Raise Interest Rates http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/09/ES0929.pdf By Michael W. McCracken. It’s hard to make a firm prediction as to when the Fed will raise interest rates. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:18:51 CDT Dating the End of the Recession: Evaluating the Economic Indicators http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/09/ES0928.pdf By Kevin L. Kliesen. Economists focus on certain indicators that might signal when one business expansion ends and the next one begins. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:07:44 CDT The U.S. Financial Sector's Value Added: Trends Now and Then http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/09/ES0927.pdf By Chanont Banternghansa and Adrian Peralta-Alva. The U.S. financial growth between 1995 and 2006 certainly translated into record-high shareholder returns. Labor compensation returns were also dramatically high at the onset of the current crisis. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:52:08 CDT