St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
A weekly summary of 18 financial market measures. Zero is normal.
- Latest
- −0.72
- Previous
- −0.47
- Change
- −0.25
- Frequency
- Weekly
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St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
A weekly summary of 18 financial market measures. Zero is normal.
- St. Louis Fed stress
- −0.72
Data table
| Period | St. Louis Fed stress |
|---|---|
| week to 9 Oct 2026 | −0.72 |
| week to 2 Oct 2026 | −0.47 |
| week to 25 Sep 2026 | −0.81 |
| week to 18 Sep 2026 | −0.70 |
| week to 11 Sep 2026 | −0.85 |
| week to 4 Sep 2026 | −0.79 |
| week to 28 Aug 2026 | −0.85 |
| week to 21 Aug 2026 | −0.81 |
| week to 14 Aug 2026 | −0.83 |
| week to 7 Aug 2026 | −0.77 |
| week to 31 Jul 2026 | −0.50 |
| week to 24 Jul 2026 | −0.83 |
About this indicator
- What it measures
- A weighted combination of 18 weekly interest rates, yield spreads and other indicators of financial stress.
- How it is calculated
- Built by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis with principal-components analysis; the average is zero and one unit is roughly one standard deviation.
- How to read it
- Above zero means more financial stress than average; below zero, less. Large spikes coincided with 2008 and March 2020.
- Caveats
- The method has been revised (this is version 4), and the history is recalculated when it is.
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Typical release
- Weekly, usually on Thursday, for the week ending the previous Friday.
Sources
- St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index View at the source (opens in a new tab)
Recent observations
Newest first. For a calculated figure, the source value it comes from is shown beside it.
| Period | St. Louis Fed stress | First recorded here |
|---|---|---|
| week to 9 Oct 2026 | −0.72 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 2 Oct 2026 | −0.47 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 25 Sep 2026 | −0.81 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 18 Sep 2026 | −0.70 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 11 Sep 2026 | −0.85 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 4 Sep 2026 | −0.79 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 28 Aug 2026 | −0.85 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 21 Aug 2026 | −0.81 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 14 Aug 2026 | −0.83 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 7 Aug 2026 | −0.77 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 31 Jul 2026 | −0.50 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 24 Jul 2026 | −0.83 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 17 Jul 2026 | −0.70 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 10 Jul 2026 | −0.88 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 3 Jul 2026 | −0.72 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 26 Jun 2026 | −0.64 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 19 Jun 2026 | −0.95 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 12 Jun 2026 | −0.77 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 5 Jun 2026 | −0.86 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 29 May 2026 | −0.67 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 22 May 2026 | −0.76 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 15 May 2026 | −0.74 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 8 May 2026 | −0.76 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| week to 1 May 2026 | −0.67 | 20 Oct 2026 |
Revisions
We record a revision when a value we already hold changes at the source. Tracking began on 20 Oct 2026, so revisions made before then are not shown, and figures are in the source's own units.
No revisions detected
No stored value has changed since tracking began.
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