News How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth NASA | January 6, 2025 The NASA-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite is scheduled to launch in early 2024. It will carry an advanced radar instrument that will measure changes in the Earth’s surface with unprecedented detail. NISAR will provide … Read more
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr to Step Down in February 2025 Washington, D.C. – The Federal Reserve Board announced today that Michael S. Barr will step down from his position as Vice Chair for Supervision, effective February 28, 2025. Barr will continue to serve as a member of the Board … Read more
Cook, An Assessment of the Economy and Financial Stability On January 6, 2025 at 14:15, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) released an article titled “Cook, An Assessment of the Economy and Financial Stability.” In this article, FRB Governor Michelle Cook provides an assessment of the current economic and financial stability landscape. Current Economic Conditions Governor … Read more
FEDS Paper: “Good” Inflation, “Bad” Inflation: Implications for Risky Asset Prices Publication Date: January 6, 2025 Authors: Claudia Macaluso, Martin Bodenstein, and Philipp Hartmann Abstract: This paper examines the distinct effects of “good” inflation, driven by strong economic growth and rising productivity, and “bad” inflation, caused by supply shocks or excessive monetary expansion, on risky … Read more
FEDS Paper: Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress Date: January 6, 2025 Source: FEDS (Federal Reserve Economic Data System) Summary: The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) has published a new working paper titled “Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress.” The paper develops a financial distress prediction model that can help identify colleges and universities at high … Read more
Fed Paper: Nonparametric Time Varying IV-SVARs: Estimation and Inference Date: January 6, 2025 Source: Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) Authors: Caner, M.; Han, X.; Lee, J.; Ng, S. Abstract: This paper introduces a new methodology for estimating and conducting inference in nonparametric time-varying instrumental variable structural vector autoregressions (IV-SVARs) models. The proposed approach is based on … Read more
DOD Partners with Interagency on Helping Communities Recover from Wildfires January 6, 2025 Washington, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DOD) announced today that it has partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other interagency partners to provide assistance to communities recovering from wildfires. The DOD will … Read more
DOD Establishes Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors January 6, 2025 Washington, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DOD) has established a new Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors (SCMBOD) to oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to address the challenges associated with the acquisition and use of strategic and … Read more
Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Announced January 6, 2025 The Department of Defense announced today that a detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility has been transferred to the custody of his home country. The detainee, who was not identified, had been held at Guantanamo Bay for more than 20 years. He was one of … Read more
First Person: Gaza, where starving people are trapped in a land reduced to rubble BY BELAL AL-IDRISI People in Gaza are “starving,” said a resident of the impoverished, war-torn Palestinian enclave on Monday, as he described the relentless Israeli offensive that has reduced the territory to rubble. “We are surrounded by dead bodies. We are … Read more