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We research and measure inflation as well as offer tools to understand and highlight trends in prices and price stability.

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Data map of the Ninth District
Regional Economic Indicators
March 30, 2023
Data
Shadow of oil pump release value on Russian national flag, transposed over a chart representing oil prices
How the oil price cap balances pain for Russia with protecting U.S. consumers
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
February 10, 2023
Article
Close-up of a hand grabbing a carton of eggs from a refrigerated case in a grocery store
Higher prices and job struggles: The challenges many Ninth District households face
Ben Horowitz | Project Director, Community Development and Engagement Alene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
February 8, 2023
Article
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Why We Missed On Inflation, and Implications for Monetary Policy Going Forward
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
January 4, 2023
Article
Jón Steinsson
Jón Steinsson interview: Forward guidance, the state of macro, and how the economy is like a rumbling volcano
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 19, 2022
Article
U.S. job matching holds up, keeping a soft landing in sight key image
U.S. job matching holds up, keeping a soft landing in sight
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 1, 2022
Article
Illustration of coffee mug and coffee cup
A rich bargain: When your cup of coffee comes with a shot of inflation
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute Nina Leo | Creative Director
October 5, 2022
Data
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Agriculture, Food, and Inflation: Drivers and Our Path Forward
Event on October 7, 2022
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With inflation front and center, work that launched “rational expectations revolution” still resonates key image
With inflation front and center, work that launched “rational expectations revolution” still resonates
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
August 29, 2022
Article
Image of person shopping in grocery store
As inflation rises, low-income households grapple with particular challenges
Ben Horowitz | Project Director, Community Development and Engagement Alene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
August 9, 2022
Article
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How much are high gas prices affecting the Upper Midwest?
David H. Montgomery | Data Journalist
July 15, 2022
Data
Policy Has Tightened a Lot. Is It Enough? (An Update)
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
June 17, 2022
Article