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Heading into a new year, the Atlanta Fed examines economic conditions in the region, the nation, and the world in this issue of EconSouth.
 Atlanta Fed economists discuss the Southeastern economy in a podcast. (MP3 9:27)
Despite their relative inefficiency, checks dominated the twentieth-century U.S. payment system. This article traces checks' thousand-year history, discussing how events created comparative advantages for checks that are only now being overcome by electronic payment methods.
Remarks by Dennis P. Lockhart, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, to a conference in New Orleans, La., Dec. 4, 2008.
The Atlanta Fed tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar relative to fifteen major currencies. Find the most recent index data and archives.
Published two weeks prior to each Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the Beige Book reports on economic conditions in each Federal Reserve District.
Incentive packages have proven successful in bringing industries and retail to underserved communities. Can they work for banks?
Some consumers have received fraudulent solicitations that promise them access to personal loans through a nonexistent Federal Reserve lending program.
Track economic developments in the six Southeastern states with the latest reports and analysis of various data series, including the D6 Factor, a broad measure of the region's economic conditions. Subscribe to e-mail alerts.
This report profiles sixteen communities and reveals the dynamics affecting people living in poverty and the policies that will be needed to bring poor people and poor communities into the economic mainstream.
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