Since mid-2007, policymakers have put forth a range of initiatives to address the global financial crisis. To illustrate the unfolding of events and the various policy responses, the Research Group has introduced a website featuring domestic and international timelines of the crisis. The timelines catalogue the key announcements of the Federal Reserve, foreign central banks, and other domestic and foreign government agencies.

The timelines represent a unique central repository of value to economists, analysts, policymakers, educators, and others wishing to track the progress of the crisis. The domestic timeline begins in June 2007, showing the lead-up to and development of events in the United States as well as the government responses; the international timeline focuses on the G-7 responses since the intensification of the crisis in the fall of 2008. The event entries in the timelines link to documents offering more information.

The timelines are available at www.newyorkfed.org/research/global_economy/policyresponses.html and will be updated at the beginning of each month.