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Official Publications & White Papers

U.S. financial authorities produce authoritative assessments of financial stability risks. These publications inform our priorities and provide essential context.

Latest: April 2025

Federal Reserve Financial Stability Report

The Fed's flagship financial stability publication. Provides comprehensive assessment of asset valuations, borrowing, leverage, and funding risks.

Relevance: Sets the framework for how U.S. authorities conceptualize financial stability risks.
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Latest: December 2024

FSOC Annual Report

Council-wide view of emerging threats and recommendations from the body charged with identifying systemic risks.

Relevance: Emphasis on nonbank vulnerabilities and funding risks motivates our indicators.
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Latest: 2024

OFR Annual Report to Congress

Analysis of systemic risk channels, data gaps, and monitoring priorities from the Office of Financial Research.

Relevance: Emphasis on methodological rigor and high-frequency data aligns with our approach.
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May 2023

FDIC Options for Deposit Insurance Reform

Comprehensive evaluation of deposit insurance coverage designs and their implications for financial stability.

Relevance: Frames our approach to liquidity and run-risk indicators.
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April 2023

Fed Review of SVB Supervision

Detailed post-mortem of the Silicon Valley Bank failure, examining supervisory processes and risk management shortcomings.

Relevance: Supports our emphasis on explainability, governance artifacts, and drift monitoring.
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Additional Authoritative Sources

Bank for International Settlements

Annual Economic Report, Quarterly Review, FSI publications

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International Monetary Fund

Global Financial Stability Report, Financial Soundness Indicators

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Financial Stability Board

Global Monitoring Report, policy recommendations and standards

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Our Documentation

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Methodology White Papers

  • Macro-Financial Early-Warning Suite: Technical Specification
  • Liquidity & Market-Stress Monitor: Methodology Guide
  • Systemic-Risk Heatmap: Construction and Interpretation
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Model Cards

Standardized documentation for each model including intended use, limitations, performance metrics, training data, and ethical considerations.

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Datasheets

Documentation of data sources covering source identification, preprocessing, quality controls, and update schedules.

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Code Documentation

  • API reference
  • User guides
  • Tutorials and examples
  • Troubleshooting guides
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Working Papers

Research publications documenting methodological innovations and empirical findings.

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Policy Briefs

Accessible summaries of research findings for policy audiences.

Data Access

Our public early-warning indicators will be available through multiple channels when released.

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Web Dashboard

Interactive visualization, country comparisons, historical data access, and export functionality.

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API Access

Programmatic access to indicator data, documentation, code examples, and usage guidelines.

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Bulk Downloads

CSV/Excel downloads of historical data, methodology documentation, and version history.

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Access Tiers

TierAccessCost
PublicCore indicators, standard frequency, basic documentationFree
ProfessionalFull indicator suite, higher frequency, priority supportSubscription
InstitutionalCustom data feeds, bulk access, dedicated supportCustom

Details to be announced with indicator launch.

External Learning Resources

Macro-Finance Foundations

  • Coursera/edX: International finance, monetary policy, financial crises
  • IMF Institute: Online macroeconomic and financial analysis
  • Federal Reserve Education: Monetary policy and financial stability

Machine Learning for Finance

  • Stanford CS229: Machine Learning (foundational)
  • fast.ai: Practical Deep Learning
  • Coursera: Machine Learning Specializations

Interpretable ML

  • Christoph Molnar: "Interpretable Machine Learning" (free online)
  • SHAP Documentation: Official tutorials
  • Google PAIR: People + AI Research resources

Data Sources

  • IMF Data, World Bank, FRED
  • BIS Statistics: International banking, securities
  • FDIC, EBA: Banking sector data

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