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Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared views on the current economy and the outlook from the Economic Research Department as of January 15, 2026.

The U.S. economy showed robust growth in the third quarter, posting its strongest reading in two years. The BEA's updated estimate of real gross domestic product showed economic growth increased at an ...

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. economy is "calling for large interest rate cuts" and warned that current monetary policy is "holding the economy back" by keeping borrowing costs ...

Robert G. Valletta, associate director of research and senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared views on the current economy and the outlook from the Economic ...