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The Effects of Tariffs on Rural Businesses

From Econ Focus: How Free Mail Delivery Changed Life for Rural Americans

Podcast: Impacts of Mental Health on Consumers and the Economy

“Uncertainty and trade policy were clearly on the minds of CFOs in the first quarter CFO Survey. Not only did almost one-third of respondents report concerns about tariffs, but those respondents had notably lower optimism, lower expectations for GDP growth, lower expectations for revenue and employment growth, and higher expectations for price growth in 2025."

Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Vice President and Economist

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Dive into the CFO Survey, one of many tools that help us understand economic conditions >

Events Calendar

March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025

CORE Week, featuring the Real Estate Commissions and Housing Market Frictions Conference

Richmond Office
Richmond, VA

April 10, 2025

Personalizing Monetary Policy: How the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Impacts Your Wallet

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Webinar

April 24, 2025

Missing a Clear Path Forward: Decision Making After High School

6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. ET

Baltimore Branch
Baltimore, MD

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By the Numbers

254

rural stakeholders joined us for the 2024 Investing in Rural America Conference, where attendees learned, connected and shared best practices for solving issues affecting our small towns and rural communities.

Learn more and register for the 2025 conference >