Econ Focus

Econ Focus is the economics magazine of the Richmond Fed.
The latest issue looks at our region's semiconductor industry, the new FedNow payments service, and community colleges as anchor institutions.
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Will the recently enacted CHIPS Act bring major growth to the region's semiconductor industry?
Understanding and appropriately measuring the role that community colleges play in rural areas is important to how we evaluate policies and funding for workforce and community development throughout the rural Fifth District.
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Econ Focus is the economics magazine of the Richmond Fed.
The latest issue looks at our region's semiconductor industry, the new FedNow payments service, and community colleges as anchor institutions.
In this issue: shrinking office demand, Virginia's data center industry, AI and bank supervision, and more.
In this issue: public transit after the pandemic, the Treasury bond market, financial literacy, and more.
In this issue: job mobility after the pandemic, the Fed's forward guidance, climate change and North Carolina, and more.
In this issue: quantitative tightening, inflation and supply chain disruptions, rural areas paying newcomers, the teacher shortage, and more.
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