The Economy

Click Here Beige Book
This is the "Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District". This report is published eight times a year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources.

Click Here Business & Consumer Indicators
These indicators are from The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Indicators: Capacity Utilization, Consumer Price Index, Industrial Production, Producer Price Indexes, Motor Vehicle Production, and Purchasing Managers' Survey.

Click Here Business Charts from Yardeni's Economics Network
This site has a large amount of reprintable economic charts. All charts are in PDF files and require Adobe's Acrobat Reader, which is free, to view them.

Click Here Economic Calendar for the U.S.
Shows the dates of data releases for the remainder of the current month and for the following month.

Click Here Economy This Week
A weekly summary and analysis of International and U.S. economic news.

Click Here Financial Market Highlights
A summary and analysis of the week's events in the U.S. financial markets.

Click Here Federal Reserve Statistical Releases
Statistical releases include:
Weekly - H.3, H.4.1, H.6, H.8 and H.10
Monthly - G.5, G.17 and G19
Quarterly - Z.1
Annual - G.5A

Click Here Median CPI
Provides better measure of core inflation than the CPI.

Click Here Speeches of Federal Reserve Board Members
Of primary interest are the speeches of US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, but others are also included.

Click Here U.S. Treasury Charts from The Stock Room



Click Here West of Wall Street
"West of Wall Street" is a monthly publication on economic and financial trends made available from American Express Financial Advisors. It is divided into the following three sections: Economic Update, Economic Statistics and Economic News

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