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2013
Business Investor Activity in the Single-Family-Housing Market
We discuss recent purchase activity by business investors in the market for single-family homes and consider the possible benefits and risks of this activity.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0005
Dealer Balance Sheet Capacity and Market Liquidity During the 2013 Selloff in Fixed Income Markets
Long-term interest rates hit record-low levels in 2012 but have since increased substantially.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0004
Why Have Americans' Income Expectations Declined So Sharply?
Data from the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers (Michigan survey) suggests that Americans' income expectations declined sharply in the 2008-09 recession and remain depressed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0003
Do CFOs Think Investment is Sensitive to Interest Rates?
This piece presents results from ongoing research that takes a new look at the sensitivity of a business's capital expenditures to changes in interest rates.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0002
Looking for Shortages of Skilled Labor in the Manufacturing Sector
Anecdotal reports have suggested that some firms have struggled to find sufficient numbers of skilled workers.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0001
Disclaimer: FEDS Notes are articles in which Board staff offer their own views and present analysis on a range of topics in economics and finance. These articles are shorter and less technically oriented than FEDS Working Papers and IFDP papers.