Regional Economist

Eighth Notes Widening bond rate spreads--like the ones we saw last fall--are usually a sign of recession. This time, though, seems to be a different story. *President's Message*

Paper Tigers? How the Asian Economies Lost Their Bite Until mid-1997, the tigers of Southeast Asia were the envy of the economic kingdom. So what happened? It's not a simple "tail" to tell. *Lead Article* by Michelle Clark Neely

Models and Monetary Policy: More Science than Art? It has been said that, "Forecasters may never be right, but they are never in doubt." Not with a good model by their side, that is. *Economic Background* by Kevin L. Kliesen

The National and District Economies: Are They Marching in Step? All of the stops and starts the national and regional economies made in 1998 were enough to make a drum major dizzy. *Economic Briefing* by Adam M. Zaretsky

Pieces of Eight RE embarks upon economic expedition Not your grandfather's data pages *News Briefs from the Eighth District*

District Data Selected measures of the region's business, banking and agricultural sectors