
St. Louis Fed Promotes Matuschka Lindo Briggs to Senior VP
She's now senior vice president and regional executive of the bank's Little Rock branch. read more >
She's now senior vice president and regional executive of the bank's Little Rock branch. read more >
James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Fed, suggested that financial markets are underestimating the likelihood the Fed will have to be more aggressive. read more >
This chart, prepared by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, shows average real family wealth of three different generations during their young- to mid-adult years. read more >
FIS CEO Gary Norcross and St. Louis Fed VP Allen North were among the speakers. read more >
She will support the board of directors of the Little Rock Branch and represent the St. Louis Fed with business leaders, bankers, local government officials and other stakeholders. read more >
She follows Robert Hopkins, who retired earlier this month after 38 years with the St. Louis Fed. read more >
Employment in the U.S. construction industry reached 7,628,000 in March, slightly exceeding the pre-pandemic total of 7,624,000 reached in February 2020. read more >
Millie Ward has served on the board since 2017. read more >
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc. in Little Rock, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. read more >
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed two new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. read more >
R. Andrew Clyde, president and CEO of Murphy USA Inc. in El Dorado, has been elected top a three-year term on the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis board, effective Jan.1. read more >
Michael Pakko says the state could see a return to pre-pandemic employment by the end of 2022 — an outlook that could be affected by a vaccine, more stimulus and new shutdowns. read more >
Who doesn’t have two months of income in ready cash? Most Americans. Even some of you who read Arkansas Business. read more >
Retail sales in the United States rose a record 17.7% in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, reflecting a surge in buying as businesses that had been shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened. read more >
Construction spending in the United States stood at $1.37 trillion in February, a slight dip compared with $1.38 trillion in January. read more >
This chart highlights the dramatic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in the United States. read more >
The rate of home ownership in Arkansas was 65.3% as of Jan. 1, 2019, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. read more >
The leisure and hospitality industry in Arkansas employed 123,300 people as of December 2019, compared with 120,500 a year earlier. read more >
Real gross domestic product in the United States rose 2.3% in 2019, compared with an increase of 2.9% in 2018. read more >
Trade policy has been a “shock” to the economy, and uncertainty over it is rising sharply, Kevin Kliesen of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said Thursday at the Little Rock Regional Economic Briefing. read more >