Factory orders increase fall in January
New orders of manufactured goods decreased $21.5 billion, or 3.6%, from the prior month to $569.7 billion in January, the...
Economy
The FDIC’s unusual loan from the Federal Reserve
The FDIC’s unexplained decision to borrow from the Fed to resolve failed banks last spring — and the Fed’s choice...
ABA Data Bank: Immigration boom adds to labor force
According to the CBO, the projected size of the labor force will be larger by 1.7 million workers in 2024...
Podcast: The commercial real estate state of play
ABA's Dan Brown and Sharon Whitaker discuss community bank exposures to commercial real estate and how community banks are managing...
Don’t take our word for it
The entire U.S. economy faces harms from the Basel III endgame. The public’s concerns warrant a data collection and analysis...
Consumer sentiment fell in February
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 2.7% in February compared to the month prior, landing at 76.9, according...
Construction spending decreases in January
Construction spending in January was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.1 trillion, 0.2% below the revised December estimate,...
ISM Manufacturing falls in February
U.S. manufacturing activity continued contracting for the 16th consecutive month in February, the Institute for Supply Management said.
Report: FOMC sees progress in inflation fight
At 5.25% to 5.5%, the target range for the federal funds rate has likely reached its peak in a cycle...
The implications of quantitative tightening for bank reserves
Do we take the FOMC at its word or focus on the Fed's repo borrowing program?
