Hog Markets

• Contract pricing complicates hog markets
• How much should pork prices drop?
• Is agriculture in crisis?
• The porcine slaughter of the innocents
• Onward and (cautiously) upward: Despite some concerns, expansion likely to continue
  NInth District 1999 Economic Forecast

Business Poll

• Business leaders optimistic, but less so than a year ago
  Ninth District Business Leader Poll

District Economic Review

• Some bumps along the way, but outlook still good for coming year

Opinion

• Do we know enough about economics?
  Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern asks whether we know enough about economics, and why we should care about the answer

Agricultural Finance

• Agricultural bankers note improvement, but still concerned
  Fourth Quarter 1998 Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey

Banking

• What are CAMELS and who should know?

State Roundups

• Survey will help determine needs of U.P. manufacturers
  Michigan State Roundup
• Cranberries and new factories create jobs for Red Lake tribe
  Minnesota State Roundup
• Personal income grows slower in Montana
  Montana State Roundup