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Ninth District Impact—Data
Using a variety of daily and weekly sources, we monitor rapidly changing economic conditions in our region. Our COVID-19 and the Ninth District economy dashboard shows the most current data on mobility, labor & small business, transportation, and COVID-19 cases.
Google Mobility Reports
Featured news & updates
COVID-19 stress test tool—run your own stress test on banks
Aug. 31, 2020
Compare our current economy to past recessions
Aug. 7, 2020
Federal Reserve Board announces an extension through December 31 of its lending facilities that were scheduled to expire on or around September 30
Federal Reserve | July 28, 2020
The Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program is now open for lender registration
Boston Fed | June 15, 2020
COVID-19 and the Minneapolis Fed: What we’re doing, how we’re working
March 17, 2020
Ninth District Impact—analysis
The coronavirus pandemic has had profound consequences for our economy and communities. Our experts continue to monitor, analyze, and report on these effects.
Minneapolis Fed Media
Our experts are interviewed regularly, and their COVID-19 work has been cited by media across an array of topics, including housing, employment, and child care.
For media inquiries, contact Alyssa Augustine (612) 204- 5175, alyssa.augustine@mpls.frb.org.
Neel KashkariPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Americans need a ‘robust’ federal aid package, says Fed’s Kashkari
PBS NewsHour | Oct. 7, 2020
Prominent Minnesotans pitch lockdown to slow COVID-19
Star Tribune | Aug. 9, 2020
Here’s how to crush the virus until vaccines arrive
New York Times | Aug. 7, 2020
The U.S. economic crisis is even worse than it appears. Here’s what government can do
PBS NewsHour | May 8, 2020
Neel Kashkari op-ed: Big U.S. banks should raise $200 billion in capital now
Financial Times | April 15, 2020
Banker Neel Kashkari: ‘We’re going to have to slowly reopen things’
The Today Show | April 14, 2020
Kashkari says Fed is being "as aggressive as possible" in coronavirus response
Face the Nation | April 12, 2020
Neel Kashkari op-ed: What the 2008 rescue package can teach us about today’s relief bill
Washington Post | March 27, 2020
Coronavirus and the economy: Best and worst-case scenarios from Minneapolis Fed president
60 Minutes | March 22, 2020
Rob GrunewaldEconomist
More people are heading back to work. So who's watching the kids?
MPR News | Aug. 4, 2020
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Ryan NunnAssistant Vice President
Abigail Wozniak Assistant Vice President
Half of Black workers in Minnesota have lost work during pandemic
Star Tribune | July 18, 2020
The U.S. knows very little about the spread of COVID-19. A Minneapolis Fed researcher has a proposal to fix that
MinnPost | April 6, 2020
Libby Starling Assistant Vice President
Tenants worried about Montana's emergency housing assistance backlog
Yellowstone Public Radio | July 7, 2020
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Joe Mahon Director, Regional Outreach
SPECIAL REPORT: Small towns in S.D. facing big challenges amid pandemic and historic declines
South Dakota News Watch | June 16, 2020
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Mark L. J. Wright Senior Vice President & Director of Research
Local expert says Minnesota economy is in ‘uncharted territory’ due to coronavirus
Pioneer Press | April 19, 2020
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Ronald A. Wirtz Director, Regional Outreach
Minnesota was making gains on its housing shortage — then coronavirus hit
MPR News | April 7, 2020
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Ron J. Feldman First Vice President
Ron Feldman op-ed: Just as in the financial crisis, only testing can save us
Star Tribune | April 1, 2020