Research Preset
US Financial Conditions & Stress
Compare major US financial-conditions and financial-stress indicators from the Chicago and St. Louis Federal Reserve Banks.
Research Focus
Are US financial conditions tightening or easing, and how much of that reflects economic fundamentals versus acute market stress?
Compare the Chicago Fed's National Financial Conditions Index, its growth-adjusted counterpart, and the St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index to distinguish broad financial tightening from short-lived stress episodes.
What to Watch
- NFCI crossing above zero, indicating tighter-than-average conditions
- Divergence between NFCI and ANFCI
- Spikes in STLFSI4 during market stress events
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