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Learn About Mortgage Refinancing
August 29, 2008 – The Federal Reserve's Board of Governors has developed A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancing, 
an online resource to assist consumers when they refinance their homes.
Analysis: Metropolitan Area Employment
August 29, 2008 – The Philadelphia Fed today posted analysis related to July's metropolitan area employment data for Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The data were recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Podcast: Moments in Money and Economics
August 28, 2008 – What is money? Philadelphia Fed Economic Education Advisor Andrew Hill, Ph.D., talks about money and how it works as a medium of exchange on August’s Moments in Money and Economics. Listen to the podcast.
Philadelphia Fed Releases Leading Indexes
August 28, 2008 – The Philadelphia Fed today released July's leading indexes for Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Analyses: Housing Data
August 27, 2008 – The Philadelphia Fed today posted an analysis related to data on regional housing permits for July and another analysis on the second-quarter data for regional house price appreciation.
Philadelphia Fed Releases Coincident Indexes
August 26, 2008 – July's coincident indexes for the 50 states were released today.
Firms Say Business Activity Is Still Weak
August 21, 2008 – Activity in the region’s manufacturing sector remains weak, according to firms polled for the August Business Outlook Survey. The diffusion index of current activity increased slightly from -16.3 in July to -12.7 this month. Other indicators, including new orders, shipments, and employment, were all negative again this month. In the special questions, the manufacturers were asked about their export activities. See the news release. To participate in the press conference call following the release or for an interview with our analyst, contact Katherine Q. Dibling at 215-574-4119.
Analysis: Regional Employment Data
August 18, 2008 – The Philadelphia Fed's Research Department today posted an analysis of July's state employment statistics for Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Launch: Real-Time Data Research Center
August 13, 2008 – The Philadelphia Fed’s Research Department today launched the Real-Time Data Research Center. The center will facilitate collaborative research using the Bank’s real-time data set and its surveys of forecasters. See the news release and listen to an interview about the center. To speak with the center's interim director, Dean Croushore, contact Katherine Dibling at 215-574-4119.
Forecasters Lower Estimates for Growth
August 12, 2008 – The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia today released its third quarter Survey of Professional Forecasters, which reports participants’ expectations for economic growth, inflation, and employment. In this survey, forecasters lowered estimates for growth and increased projections for job losses. Listen to an interview with our analyst about the survey. To speak with the analyst directly, contact Katherine Dibling at 215-574-4119.
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Dallas Fed: Trimmed Mean PCE
The trimmed mean personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation rate for July, released by the Dallas Federal Reserve, was an annualized 4.3 percent. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the overall PCE inflation rate for June was 7.9 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 3.3 percent.
Chicago Fed’s National Economic Activity Index
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was -0.96 in May, up from -1.23 in April.
Atlanta Fed: Dollar Continued Modest Rise in June
The average monthly value for the trade-weighted dollar index of 15 major currencies tracked by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta increased by 0.6 percent in June from the previous month. See the news release.
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