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06/05/2026
Senior policy advisor Kristin Dziczek recently sat down with Jeannine Grant and Bernard Swiecki on their podcast, The Mobility Table (Global Epicenter for Mobility, Detroit Regional Partnership), for a conversation on the implementation of AI in the auto industry, trade agreements, and the impact on Detroit’s broader economy. Listen here: https://apple.co/4vxELYH
06/01/2026
Detroit-based members of our regional research team had the opportunity to visit Lee Plaza, one of Detroit’s oldest vacant high rises, and talk with Sachse Construction, the firm managing the renovation project. Among the many issues the team studies is the intersection of construction, real estate and affordable housing and this visit was part of an ongoing effort to understand conditions in the industry and their impact on the communities we serve.
05/29/2026
Congratulations to Tracy Harrington, Federal Reserve Financial Services Chief Information Officer, on her retirement after more than 30 years of service. During her career, Tracy contributed to many significant FRFS projects and initiatives and helped drive system strategies and industry resiliency. Thank you, Tracy, for all your work to promote a trusted financial system.
05/26/2026
President Goolsbee recently sat down with WBEZ's Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith, who asked ‘what does the Federal Reserve actually do?’, and took Fed questions from listeners around the region. Listen to the full episode at
What does the Chicago Federal Reserve do for you? “The [Federal Reserve] is not the bad guy. The Fed is the guardian of the galaxy,” Austan Goolsbee, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, told WBEZ’s “Say More.”
05/25/2026
This Memorial Day, we reflect on those who gave their lives in service to our country. To our veterans past and present: Thank you!
Congratulations to the student team from Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) Official Site in Aurora, IL, for being selected as part of the 2026 High School Fed Challenge. The team will have their economic research podcast script, The Attention Economy of Music: How Social Media Rewired the Music Industry, published in the 2026 Journal for Future Economists.
The High School Fed Challenge is a research and writing competition that aims to encourage students in grades 9–12 to learn more about economics and promote interest in economics as a subject for study and the basis for a career. To learn more about participating in 2027, visit https://nyfed.org/4wAdGoS
Route 66 turns 100 in 2026, marking a century of America’s most iconic roadway. Fittingly, the Chicago Fed building at Jackson and LaSalle sits right near the highway’s starting point in the Chicago Loop.
To celebrate this milestone, the Chicago Fed’s Money Museum has opened a new exhibit that shares stories from the Mother Road alongside early Federal Reserve notes featuring transportation-themed designs.
Visit us Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., to explore the new exhibit and join in the celebration!
05/15/2026
Vice president and head of the Financial Markets Group Cindy Hull spoke about U.S. Treasury markets at Loyola University Chicago’s Annual Policy Conference last month. The conference focused on the forces shaping global finance, including market dynamics and competition in banking. To see Cindy’s full presentation, visit https://bit.ly/4dvUP6Q
05/14/2026
Economist Gadi Barlevy will become the executive vice president and director of research at the Chicago Fed, starting in June. For more than two decades, he has been a leading researcher at the Chicago Fed, serving currently as a senior economist and economic advisor to President Austan Goolsbee. Barlevy brings deep expertise in business cycles, labor economics, and asset bubbles. https://bit.ly/49Iw2dp
Chicago moves more than people, it moves the economy. O’Hare is one of the biggest cargo gateways in the U.S., and Chicago’s rail yards keep freight flowing nationwide. At the Chicago Fed, we dig into how goods move so we can understand the Midwest economy.