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Third Quarter 2024

In this issue: the state of retirement savings, the role of food banks, lending lessons from the 2023 bank crisis, and more.

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Two beach chairs beside each other as small waves crash onto the beach. The scene is filtered with dark, gloomy colors.

Many Americans have surprisingly little set aside for retirement. Why, and what can be done to help more Americans save and retire with financial security?

Tom Barkin

Women disproportionately took on the burden of the heightened need for child care during COVID-19, hitting their labor force participation hard. Hybrid work and work from home seem to have helped many of them return to employment.

Overhead view of the Chesterfield Food Bank operating with a lot of cars lined up for assistance.

For millions, food banks fill a crucial gap. How do they do it and just how big is the need they address?

Sections


Headshot of Raghuram Rajan.

Economist Raghuram Rajan on leading a central bank, creating a digital payment system, and India's future in professional services.

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The Fed moved quickly to support the financial system during a banking panic last spring. Now, policymakers are evaluating what they learned.

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