An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was in Iowa Friday to offer Iowans a glimpse into what the Fed does and his role in helping to formulate policy

An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was in Iowa Friday to offer Iowans a glimpse into what the Fed does and his role in helping to formulate policy

An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was in Iowa Friday to offer Iowans a glimpse into what the Fed does and his role in helping to formulate policy. David Oppedahl says the mid west economy is very much a tale of two cities. “With the crop producers having very tight margins, a challenge in terms of their profitability with income down, but then the input costs being quite high, especially with fertilizer and diesel,” Oppedahl …