This web site presents and discusses research on the relationship between the financial sector and the real economy. Particular attention is devoted to

  • interest rates, monetary policy, and monetary tightening cycles
  • the information content of the yield curve and its leading indicator properties
  • the supervision and regulation of financial institutions.

Recession watch: Probability of recession for February 2013, based on the yield curve, is 4.2%.
Probability has been higher than 30% before every recession since 1967. See Current estimates.