# Best Online Source For Neutral Economic Charts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 6, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359 "2015-03-06T14:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/1 "2015-03-06T14:27:53Z")
I’m looking for an online resource for economic charts, such as for velocity of money. I’d prefer it to be neutral without any statement of economic theory or opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Caldazar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Caldazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caldazar)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/2 "2015-03-06T14:34:11Z")
The US Federal Reserve tracks all manner of US economic data: [Federal Reserve Economic Data | FRED | St. Louis Fed](http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/) The IMF has international data: [http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm](http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/3 "2015-03-06T14:41:09Z")
I would also recommend the fed chart that **Caldazar** linked to. I get the feeling that different people are going to have different opinions as to who is or is not unbiased 🙂 But the fed numbers will often be the source for journalists, such as here: [http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/06/velocity-money-u-s-falls-time-record-low.html](http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/06/velocity-money-u-s-falls-time-record-low.html) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/4 "2015-03-06T14:48:33Z")
Here’s a direct link to the fed’s velocity of money chart: > **[Velocity of M2 Money Stock](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2V/)** > > Velocity of M2 Money Stock ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/5 "2015-03-06T14:54:03Z")
Okay, that’s just what I was searching for. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/6 "2015-03-06T15:03:22Z")
Any opinions on why the velocity of money spiked up in the 90’s then gradually tapered off to historically low levels since then? I’ve read that a low velocity of money means that people aren’t spending loosely, but it was falling before the 2009 recession and has been continuing to fall while the stock market rises. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/7 "2015-03-06T15:40:37Z")
I don’t consider myself to have enough expertise in this area to give a meaningful answer but I think this blog post speaks to your question, although it doesn’t directly address it. [http://www.economonitor.com/dolanecon/2014/11/04/what-quantitative-easing-did-not-do-three-revealing-charts/](http://www.economonitor.com/dolanecon/2014/11/04/what-quantitative-easing-did-not-do-three-revealing-charts/) Ed’s blog is pretty good in general, and he’s as knowledgable about economics and money supply as just about anyone out there. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359/8 "2015-03-06T19:52:16Z")
James Rickards writes some interesting thoughts on the velocity of money in his book _Currency Wars_. > **[Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis: Rickards, James:...](https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Wars-Making-Global-Crisis/dp/1591845564)** > > Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis \[Rickards, James\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis