This list of Web sites will help you prepare for the Fed Challenge competition.

Definitions

• Economic Indicators
• Washington Post Business Glossary

Economic Indicators

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance
  (graphs and numbers for CPI, PPI, civilian labor force, unemployment, unemployment rate, employees on non-farm payroll, average weekly hours and earnings, employment cost index, and productivity)
• Conference Board Economic Indicators
• Dismal Scientist
  (definitions, interpretations of economic indicators, and current analysis of the U.S. Economy)
• Economic Indicators.Gov
  (Maintained by the Economics and Statistics Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce, it provides access to daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.)
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room of the White House
• FedStats
  (statistics from government agencies)
• GPO Economic Indicators Monthly
  (information prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors)
• Stat USA State of the Nation
• US Census Bureau

Markets

• Foreign Exchange Rates
  (choose from 10:00 AM or 12:00 noon rates)
• Wall Street Summary
  (written summary of the latest Wall Street activity)

News

• ABCNEWS.Com
• Baltimore Sun Business Section
• Business Week
• CBS Market Watch
• Charlotte Observer Business Section
• CNN
• CNN Money
• Fox News
• Financial Times
• MSNBC
• MSNBC Business Section
  (look under the sections labeled Top Stories, Financial Times Highlights, and Stocks and Economy that are found by scrolling down)
• News and Newspapers Online
• New York Times
• New York Times Business Section
  (you must complete the registration form, but the site is free and your computer will automatically provide your user information in subsequent visits so that you don't have to type your password)
• USA Today
• USA Today Money Section
• Washington Post

The Federal Reserve System

Speeches, Testimony, Calendars, Etc.

• Beige Book 
• FOMC Calendar, Statements and Minutes 
• Testimony, Speeches, Press Releases, etc.

Key Articles

• Annual Reports
• Come With Me to the FOMC by Governor Meyer
• Exercising Caution and Vigilance in Monetary Policy by Governor Ferguson
• Humphrey-Hawkins Reports
• Monetary Policy Comes of Age
• Monetary Rules by Governor Gramlich
• The Strategy of Monetary Policy by Governor Meyer

Additional Federal Reserve Sites

• The National Fed Challenge Page
  (links to winning Fed Challenge scripts and slide presentations, sample questions from previous competitions, suggestions for answering judges' questions and links to Fed publications)
• Dallas Fed — The Economy in Action
  (information on U.S. economic and financial data. There is a link to a weekly slideshow on the U.S. economy and several links to important economic indicators)
• New York Fed — FOMC Simulation
  (a tool to teach students about the FOMC's decision-making process)
• Fed 101
  (an overview of the Federal Reserve's history and structure along with topics on monetary policy, regulatory functions, and services provided to depository institutions)
• Federal Reserve Education Page
  (provides teaching materials, links to Fed newsletters and periodicals, interactive Web sites, and each of the 12 Federal Reserve Bank education pages)
• The Federal Reserve System
  (contains links to the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors and other departments of the Federal Reserve System)

Richmond

Lis Turner
(804) 697-8135
800-526-2031

Baltimore

Karen Kokernak
(410) 576-3441

Charlotte

Karen Davis
(704) 358-2470
800-729-9800, ext. 2470