The KCFSI suggests financial stress moderately decreased in April, remaining below its historical average

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• The Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) moderately decreased from -0.05 in March to -0.32 in April, remaining below its historical average.

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The Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) is a monthly measure of stress in the U.S. financial system based on 11 financial market variables.

A positive value indicates that financial stress is above the long-run average, while a negative value signifies that financial stress is below the long-run average. Another useful way to assess the current level of financial stress is to compare the index to its value during past, widely recognized episodes of financial stress.