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High interest rates remain a top challenge for businesses as demand cools

Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst

August 19, 2024

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Regional Economic Conditions: Tourism and Hospitality

Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach

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Non-mortgage costs were 40 percent of housing budgets through 2021

Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Kim-Eng Ky | Senior Data Scientist Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement

August 16, 2024

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Demand for electricity grows even as supplies become less predictable

Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer

August 16, 2024

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Equipping tribes with critical data for economic self-determination

Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development

August 12, 2024

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Services firms are optimistic for the near future after a year of modest growth

Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach

August 2, 2024

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Homeownership among lowest-income households climbs near all-time high

Erik Hembre | Economist, Community Development and Engagement

July 30, 2024

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Employment inequality has declined since the mid-2010s

Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement

July 24, 2024

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The right and wrong times to add reserves in a sovereign debt crisis

Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer

July 24, 2024

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Haley Chinander

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High interest rates remain a top challenge for businesses as demand cools

Ninth District businesses report lower revenue and profits in Minneapolis Fed survey

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Ben HorowitzSenior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement

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Non-mortgage costs were 40 percent of housing budgets through 2021

Despite interesting times in the housing market, the cost mix was stable for most mortgage holders but showed variation by geography

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