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Research

Our research staff conducts innovative research on monetary policy, the payments system, and regional and community issues.

Latest Research

Economic Review

Why Do Net Interest Margins Behave Differently across Banks as Interest Rates Rise?

Banks with declining net interest margins during the 2022–23 tightening cycle were more reliant on capital market funding.

Economic Bulletin

Hybrid Work May Pose Challenge to Bars and Restaurants in Parts of Tenth Federal Reserve District

Lower office attendance and less foot traffic could take a toll on bars and restaurants in office-dense areas.

Payments System Research Briefing

Core Banking Systems and Options for Modernization

Many depository institutions need to update their back-end IT “core systems” to offer modern banking services.

National and International

Banking, Payments

Banking and Payments

Issues affecting the banking and payments industries

   
Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy

Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Research

Research focusing on national and international economic issues

   
Data and Trends

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

The KCFSI is a monthly measure of stress in the U.S. financial system based on 11 financial market variables.

   
Data and Trends

Labor Market Conditions Indicators

The Kansas City Fed Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) are two monthly measures of labor market conditions based on 24 labor market variables.

   

Tenth District

Agriculture

Agricultural Research

Insights on agricultural and rural economies

   
Energy

Energy Research

Insights on the energy industry

   
Regional

Regional Research

Economic geography and developments for monetary policy deliberations

   
Community Research

Community Research

Research on challenging issues affecting economic prospects in low- and moderate- income communities