St. Louis Fed Ag Survey Shows Higher Than Expected 2012 Farm Income

Abundant crop insurance shielded farmers’ income from much of the impact of this summer’s record drought across the Midwest and Mid-South, according to the latest Agricultural Finance Monitor released today by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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From the President

February 13, 2013

"The Recent Reduction in Global Macroeconomic Uncertainty"

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed the reduction in global macroeconomic uncertainty from Europe, emerging market economies and the U.S. in recent months, as part of the Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference.

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January 2013

"The Fed's Latest Balance-Sheet Policy: What Constitutes Substantial Labor-Market Improvement?"

The FOMC has stated that "QE3" will continue until the outlook for the labor market improves substantially. In The Regional Economist, President James Bullard discusses various indicators that the FOMC looks at to assess the overall health of the labor market.

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