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Issue 4: Global Emissions → Sovereign Creditworthiness → Debt Costs

As economic chatter in the last several weeks reacts to the effects of the recent downgrade by the credit-rating agency Moody’s on US creditworthiness…

Jun 4 •

Sarah Bloom Raskin

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Kristina Karlsson

April 2025

Issue 3: Climate Risk → Credit Market Contraction

This month we’re looking at an ambitious working paper from January of this year. The authors zero in on climate risk as it affects credit markets…

Apr 30 •

Sarah Bloom Raskin

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Kristina Karlsson

March 2025

Issue 2: Climate Risk + Economic Policy Uncertainty → Economic Stagnation

Our focus paper this month models the impact of temperature increases and temperature volatility on economic activity in various states using monthly…

Mar 21 •

Sarah Bloom Raskin

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Kristina Karlsson

February 2025

Issue 1: Climate Disaster → Insurer Fragility → Mortgage Delinquency

“When Insurers Exit: Climate Losses, Fragile Insurers, and Mortgage Markets”

Feb 19 •

Sarah Bloom Raskin

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Kristina Karlsson

Welcome to Fed Lit

A new, monthly newsletter from Sarah Bloom Raskin and Kristina Karlsson profiling essential climate literature for Federal Reserve staff, leadership…

Feb 12 •

Sarah Bloom Raskin

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Kristina Karlsson

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