As we approach the end of the year, here’s a top five list of our most widely read FRBSF Economic Letter topics in 2025, featuring research and insights from SF Fed economists and research staff.
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are everywhere, but most people don’t know what they do or how they work.
MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI
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‘We already have wills’: We’re in our 60s with $1.5 million. How do we prevent family drama among our heirs?…
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are everywhere, but most people don’t know what they do or how they work.
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a vast system of ocean currents that acts like a planetary conveyor belt. It carries warm tropical water northward, helping keep regions such as Europe relatively mild. After the water cools and becomes denser, it sinks and flows southward along the ocean floor.
The first city-run grocery, in East Harlem, will cost $30 million to build â and perhaps more.
The SF Fed engages with businesses and communities across the region to gather real-time information on local economic conditions. These insights provide important context to quantitative data and analyses that the Federal Reserve uses to guide its monetary policy efforts.
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are everywhere, but most people don’t know what they do or how they work.