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LAGGING ECONOMIC INDICATOR: One of seven economic statistics that tend to move up or down a few months after the expansions and contractions of the business cycle. These statistics paint a pretty clear picture of what the economy was doing a few months back. Lagging economic indicators lag the turning points of the aggregate economy by 3-12 months. After a contraction begins, lagging indicators decline 3 to 12 months later. And 3 to 12 months after a expansion begins, lagging indicators rise.
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FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT BANKS The 12 government banking institutions that form the core of the U.S. Federal Reserve System and are largely responsible for supervising, regulating, and interacting with commercial banks and carrying out the policies established by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Federal Reserve Banks are often termed bankers' banks in that they provide banking services to commercial banks. The 12 District Banks are supported in their activities by 25 Branch Banks.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time going from convenience store to convenience store wanting to buy either a bottle of blackcherry flavored spring water or a travel case for you toothbrush. Be on the lookout for mail order catalogs with hidden messages.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court!
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"Life is not a 'brief candle.' It is a splendid torch that I want to make burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. " -- Bernard Shaw, journalist
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IAB
Inter-American Bank
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