๏ธ FOMC Insight Engine (1936-2025)
Ask questions about 90 years of Federal Reserve history using semantic search
โณ Historical Archive: This database contains documents from 1936-2025.
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What were the staff forecasts during the 2008 crisis? How did Volcker explain his disinflation strategy? What risks did the Committee discuss about housing in 2006? How did inflation targeting evolve from the 1990s to 2010s?Or enter your own query in the โAsk about Fed history (1936โ2025)โฆโ box below:
โก Quick Search
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Form a hypothesis. You suspect the Fed was behind the curve on inflation in the 1970s. Start there.
Ask for evidence. "What were staff inflation forecasts in 1973-1974?" The system pulls from Greenbooks, transcripts, and minutes across that period and delivers a sourced narrative with specific numbers and dates.
Read critically. The evidence may surprise you. Maybe the staff saw inflation coming earlier than you expected โ but the Committee chose not to act. That's a different story than the one you started with.
Follow the thread. "Did Burns acknowledge the forecast errors?" You don't need to repeat context. The system remembers what you've been investigating.
Narrow in. "What did the October 1974 Greenbook project for unemployment?" Now you're cross-checking a specific document at a specific moment โ the kind of precision that turns a hypothesis into an argument.
Keep going. Each answer opens new questions. Compare what staff wrote privately against what the Chair said publicly. Trace how the language shifted meeting to meeting. Let the documents lead you.
Consolidate. When you've built enough evidence, click Summarize Findings. The system assembles your session into a structured research brief โ questions explored, findings, patterns, and open threads to pursue next.
๐ฌ Deep Research
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๐ Pro Analysis
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๐ About the Archive โผ
This archive provides comprehensive semantic search across the full spectrum of Federal Reserve monetary policy documents:
- FOMC Transcripts โ The most detailed record of Committee proceedings, including verbatim deliberations and individual member views
- Tealbooks, Greenbooks & Bluebooks โ Staff analysis of economic conditions, forecasts, and monetary policy alternatives prepared for each meeting
- Minutes & Records of Policy Actions โ Official summaries of policy decisions and the reasoning behind them
- Policy Statements โ Public announcements of FOMC decisions issued after each meeting
- Beige Books & Redbooks โ Regional economic intelligence gathered from business contacts across all Federal Reserve Districts
- Memoranda of Discussion โ Detailed accounts of FOMC meeting discussions (1967-1976)
- Speeches & Congressional Testimonies โ Public communications from Fed Chairs and Governors
Unlike traditional keyword search, this tool uses AI-powered semantic understanding to find relevant passages even when different words are used. Ask questions naturally, as you would to a Fed historian.