...York Stock Exchange firms $229 billion, almost $50 billion more than in June, and the total was rising. The Financial Markets Center, a think tank, measured the tab as the highest in 63 years as a percentage of gross domestic product. The...

...of real estate and durables. Analyzing the Federal Reserve flow of funds account issued in mid-June, the Financial Markets Center, an independent think tank, points out that individuals' direct holdings of equities tumbled by 36.9 percent...

...Reserve banks comes word that consumers are switching from SUVs and light trucks to smaller cars, a trend the Financial Markets Center, a think tank that analyzes every Fed action and report, finds especially significant. "Since foreign manufacturers...

...It was dismal. After poring through the reports seeking signs and portents, Dean Baker, an economist at the Financial Markets Center, a nonprofit think tank dedicated to analyzing the Fed, concluded: "Among the 12 Reserve Banks, only the...

...of wealth is secure. But stocks have fallen. An analysis of Federal Reserve third-quarter figures by the Financial Markets Center shows a growth in the ownership of financial assets, the result of some appreciation but a good deal because...