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Econ Focus

Second Quarter 2018

Cover, Second Quarter 2018

Cover Story

Tariffs and Trade Disputes

How are recent moves affecting businesses in the Fifth District?

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Features

Producers Under Pressure?

What role do producers' costs play in determining inflation?

Is Cash Still King?

Despite new technologies for electronic payments, cash has never been more popular. What's driving the demand?

Departments

President's Message

Trade and Trepidation

Upfront

Regional News at a Glance

Jargon Alert

Network Effects

Network Effects

Federal Reserve

Computer Models
at the Fed

Research Spotlight

Misperceptions
of Mobility

At the Richmond Fed

How Do Banks Use the Discount Window?

The Profession

The Economist as
Public Intellectual

Interview

Economic History

The Great Telegraph Breakthrough of 1866

District Digest

The Opioid Epidemic, the Fifth District, and the Labor Force

Book Review

Book Review: The Future of Work

When the Robots Come

Opinion

Great Expectations

Contact Us

David A. Price (804) 697-8018