Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia — also known as the Philadelphia Fed or the Philly Fed — headquartered at 10 Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the Third District of the Federal Reserve, which covers eastern and central Pennsylvania, the nine southern counties of the states New Jersey, and Delaware. Its geographical territory is by far the smallest in the system, and its population base is the second-smallest. The current president of the Philadelphia Fed is Anna Louise Paulson.
The Philadelphia Fed conducts research on both the national and regional economy. Its regional manufacturing index is the second of the regional manufacturing reports released every month, but it is still very important to the financial community as a proxy for nationwide manufacturing conditions.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia publishes a quarterly survey of professional economic forecasters, the Survey of Professional Forecasters, also called "The Anxious Index". It is a highly predictive report on the prospects for the Economy of the United States. It also publishes a quarterly publication entitled Business Review. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia also publishes the Livingston Survey and the Greenbook data sets.
Board of directors
The following people serve on the board of directors as of 2023. Terms expire on December 31 of their final year on the board.[Image:Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Lobby of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The lobby features a tower filled with shredded U.S. currency]