Industrial Production Rises 1.1% in October
Industrial production rose 1.1% in October. The index has recovered much of its 16.5% decline from February to April, but...
Economy
Retail Sales Up 0.3 Percent in October
There were $553.3 billion in retail and food service sales in October, up 0.3% from September and 5.7% above the...
ABA Data Bank: Emerging Interest in Hemp, Alternative Energy Financing
Are your customers inquiring more about financing hemp production or alternative energy projects such as solar panels on the farm?...
Producer Prices Rose 0.3 percent in October
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.3% in October, seasonally adjusted, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Consumer Prices Unchanged in October
The Consumer Price Index was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis after increasing 0.2% in September, according to...
Small Business Optimism Remains Unchanged in October
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index remained unchanged in October, measuring 104 points. While business conditions have improved, many respondents...
Fed Survey: Loan Demand, Standards Begin to Stabilize
Loan demand and standards for lending began to stabilize in the third quarter after demand weakened and standards tightened during...
OCC: Pandemic, Low Rates Shape Risk Environment for Banks
The response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to shape the risk environment for banks, according to the OCC’s Semiannual Risk...
CEO Q&A: Opportunities to Shine
Cultivating career paths for rising leaders in community banking.
Fed: Banks Are the ‘Shock Absorbers’ of Real Economy as Pandemic Continues
The nation’s banks have been the “shock absorbers” for the real economy as the pandemic causes turmoil in financial markets,...
