NFCI

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the February 18, 2021 update (reflecting data through February 12, 2021) is -.9186: source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index [STLFSI2], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve …

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The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the February 4, 2021 update (reflecting data through January 29, 2021) is -.4489: source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index [STLFSI2], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the January 21, 2021 update (reflecting data through January 15, 2021) is -.7384: source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index [STLFSI2], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the December 31, 2020 update (reflecting data through December 25, 2020) is -.5823. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the December 17, 2020 update (reflecting data through December 11, 2020) is -.6199. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the December 3, 2020 update (reflecting data through November 27, 2020) is -.6546. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the November 19, 2020 update (reflecting data through November 13, 2020) is -.8328. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the November 12, 2020 update (reflecting data through November 6, 2020) is -.3909. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the October 22, 2020 update (reflecting data through October 16, 2020) is -.3568. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI2) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  Its reading as of the October 15, 2020 update (reflecting data through October 9, 2020) is -.5148. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and …

Read moreChicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)