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  • Data on quits and layoffs
    on 26 Giugno 2025 at 13:00

    Workers leave employment largely for two reasons: forced layoffs and voluntary quits. In the past, the FRED Blog has used JOLTS business survey data from the BLS to analyze these flows. In May, FRED added another set of related household … Continue reading →

  • FOMC Summary of Economic Projections, June 2025
    on 23 Giugno 2025 at 13:00

    In a previous FRED blog post, we discussed the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) released by the FOMC this past March. In this blog post, we will again use ALFRED, the vintage data version of FRED, to compare the latest … Continue reading →

  • Imports and trade policy uncertainty
    on 16 Giugno 2025 at 13:00

    Uncertainty surrounding trade policy can significantly affect International trade flows. Our first FRED graph, above, displays an index of trade policy uncertainty and the percent change in imports. The spike in uncertainty starting in late 2024 coincides with the spike … Continue reading →

  • Lard prices during the world wars
    on 12 Giugno 2025 at 13:00

    The FRED Blog has discussed the economic impact of war on labor markets and energy prices. Today, we discuss the impact on the price of lard. Stay with us, here… Our FRED graph above shows data from the NBER’s Macrohistory … Continue reading →

  • Intellectual property: Quick to grow, quick to depreciate
    on 9 Giugno 2025 at 13:00

    Intellectual property products (IPP) such as software, patents, and original artwork have become a much larger share of the capital stock over time. Our FRED graph above shows that the IPP share of the current-cost capital stock rose from 5.6% … Continue reading →