Year in Review

• Finance and economics in 2011 explained through nine charts The Economist
• U.S. debt was a better investment than gold in 2011 Washington Post

Personal Finance

• 10 Things Debit Card Issuers Won’t Tell You Wall Street Journal
• Unused Gift Cards? What About A Group That Collects Them For Charities? NPR
• Don’t understand your credit card bill? Check out the Fed glossary to see definitions of key terms Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

U.S. Economy

• U.S. home prices fell more than forecast Bloomberg
• See your state’s 6 month growth rate in a key economic index , as projected by Philadelphia Fed. Charts: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Miscellaneous

• See who’s auditing the Fed and how Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis