Category Archives: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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The Atlanta Fed’s EconomyNow app debuts

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announced that EconomyNow, a free app that lets users view some of the Atlanta Fed’s most popular data tools, is now downloadable from the App Store for your Apple device. EconomyNow will be available for Android devices in early 2020

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Cash makes a comeback

In an article published on June 3, 2019, entitled “Hitting the Brakes on the Cashless Society,” payments risk expert Claire Greene analyzes the pushback against cashless systems taking place in various states and municipalities throughout the country. Greene builds off of the research of Oz Shy, who drew his conclusions from the 2017 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice

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Cash makes a comeback

In an article published on June 3, 2019, entitled “Hitting the Brakes on the Cashless Society,” payments risk expert Claire Greene analyzes the pushback against cashless systems taking place in various states and municipalities throughout the country. Greene builds off of the research of Oz Shy, who drew his conclusions from the 2017 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice

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Cash makes a comeback

In an article published on June 3, 2019, entitled “Hitting the Brakes on the Cashless Society,” payments risk expert Claire Greene analyzes the pushback against cashless systems taking place in various states and municipalities throughout the country. Greene builds off of the research of Oz Shy, who drew his conclusions from the 2017 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice

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The challenges of implementing a cashless society and what it means for the hobby

A recent article by Oz Shy, senior policy adviser and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, drew some interesting conclusions based upon a multitude of studies that have been conducted over the years to investigate the behaviors displayed by consumers in a variety of situations. While the concept of a cashless society has been thrust into the ether for some time, new developments in nations that have adopted these systems have once again brought this topic to the forefront of discussion

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The challenges of implementing a cashless society and what it means for the hobby

A recent article by Oz Shy, senior policy adviser and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, drew some interesting conclusions based upon a multitude of studies that have been conducted over the years to investigate the behaviors displayed by consumers in a variety of situations. While the concept of a cashless society has been thrust into the ether for some time, new developments in nations that have adopted these systems have once again brought this topic to the forefront of discussion

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The challenges of implementing a cashless society and what it means for the hobby

A recent article by Oz Shy, senior policy adviser and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, drew some interesting conclusions based upon a multitude of studies that have been conducted over the years to investigate the behaviors displayed by consumers in a variety of situations. While the concept of a cashless society has been thrust into the ether for some time, new developments in nations that have adopted these systems have once again brought this topic to the forefront of discussion

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If cryptocurrencies become one of the most common forms of exchange, will banks form around them?

An article by Larry D. Wall, the executive director of the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability at the Atlanta Fed, examines a probable future in which cryptocurrency plays such a critical role in the global financial system that it becomes as influential to markets as standard forms of currency

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Clash of the Coins winner selected

The results for the final matchup in the Clash of the Coins competition are in, and just like politics, economics is a winning platform. As a result, the title for the winner of the Clash of the Coins went to the Dahlonega Mint half eagle gold coin, which defeated its rival, the 1883 Liberty Head V nickel with No Cents

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Clash of the Coins final matchup: Liberty Head V nickel versus Dahlonega Mint gold half eagle

On March 18, the final matchup in the Clash of the Coins will be decided on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s website. The final match, representing a clash between the categories of Symbols and Economic Role, respectively, is between a Liberty Head V nickel with No Cents and a Dahlonega Mint gold half eagle

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Staying healthy on the bourse: The connection between health and wealth

Before I begin, let me
preface this by stating that I am not a medical professional, so you may take
any commentary that I contribute in this article to the topic of health with a hearty
grain of salt (which, in high doses, is probably not good for your health).
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Cash is on the decline, but it’s far from finished

In a June 25 article by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta entitled “Down but Not Out,” Payments Risk Expert Claire Greene outlined the various factors that influence the increase in cashless transactions. While an estimated one-third of consumer transactions are completed via the use of cash, the remaining two-thirds of those transactions are largely determined by the preferences of the merchant

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Even though they’re primarily paying with cards, millennials still prefer the feel of metal between their fingers

On April 23, 2018, an article by payments risk expert Douglas A. King revealed some shocking insight into the transaction habits of millennials, which Pew Research defines as an individual born between 1981 and 1996 (me)

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Even though they’re primarily paying with cards, millennials still prefer the feel of metal between their fingers

Young German adults (millennials) protesting youth unemployment in 2014. Photo by Claus Ableiter

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Complete Gem District Set of 1934 $500 Light Green Seal Notes to Show at IPMS

The collection–the only complete Gem District Set known to exist–will be exhibited at the 2017 International Paper Money Show (IPMS) in Kansas City, June 8-11 By Robert Phillips …… The Stradivarius Collection, so named to emphasize its quality and rarity, is not only the finest-known collection of 1934 Light Green Seal (LGS) $500 Federal Reserve […]

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Brink’s Manager Steals Almost $200,000 in Quarters from Federal Reserve

By CoinWeek News Staff …. Never take the Federal Reserve’s lunch money. That’s the message 49-year-old Stephen Lancaster Dennis received on Monday, March 7, 2016 as he reached a plea agreement in federal court for the theft of 784,000 quarters ($196,000) from a Brink’s location in Birmingham, Alabama in 2014. At the time of the […]

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