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Markets · 10/31/2026
Federal Reserve data show a small weekly decline in outstanding balances. Financial and asset-backed balances rose while nonfinancial paper fell.
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Read article →Energy · 10/31/2026
The October 30 monthly release shows output rising 19,000 barrels per day from July, while remaining below April’s listed level. State movements and reporting limits matter.
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Read article →Markets · 10/30/2026
The October 30 release puts seasonally adjusted bank credit at $20.0142 trillion. C&I loans rose while commercial real-estate loans fell.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/30/2026
Treasury’s daily table shows the two-year rate at 4.56% and the 30-year at 5.31%. These closing-curve observations are not live trading quotes or Fed policy probabilities.
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Read article →Energy · 10/30/2026
The official summary shows Canada up six to 226 rigs. Its international count is a September monthly reading, not another October 30 weekly observation.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/30/2026
BEA reports 0.5% nominal spending growth but less than 0.1% growth after inflation. Core PCE prices rose 3.1% from a year earlier, and the saving rate was 3.8%.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/30/2026
The October 29 release puts Wednesday assets at $6.746 trillion. Weekly-average reserve balances fell $68.84 billion to $2.894 trillion, a different measure from the Wednesday snapshot.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/29/2026
FRED puts the daily 10-year minus 2-year Treasury spread at 0.37 percentage point, one basis point below October 28. The reading describes the curve, not a direct estimate of term premium.
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Read article →Markets · 10/29/2026
BEA reports faster growth than the second quarter's 2.2% pace. Private domestic final sales rose 4.9%, while the PCE price index increased at a 2.1% annual rate.
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Read article →Housing · 10/29/2026
The October 29 PMMS puts the 30-year average at 7.24%, down from 7.32%. The 15-year average fell to 6.60%, but both remain above their year-earlier levels.
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Read article →Jobs · 10/29/2026
The October 29 Labor Department listing shows a 1,000 decline from a revised 195,000. The four-week average fell to 196,750.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/28/2026
FRED reports the daily 10-year minus 2-year Treasury spread at positive 0.38 percentage point for October 28, up nine basis points from October 27. It is not a negative 47-basis-point inversion.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/28/2026
The October 28 FOMC statement records a 10-2 vote to hold the federal funds target range. Cook and Hammack preferred a quarter-point increase, not a cut.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/27/2026
FRED lists the 10-year minus 2-year Treasury spread at positive 0.29 percentage point, down three basis points from October 26. The dated daily observation remains positive, not inverted.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/26/2026
FRED’s October 26 observation puts the 10-year minus 2-year Treasury spread at positive 0.32 percentage point, or 32 basis points. It is a dated daily series, not a live overnight market quote or a negative 47-basis-point inversion.
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Read article →Markets · 10/24/2026
Final October sentiment was nearly unchanged from September at 48.0. Year-ahead inflation expectations rose to 4.7% and long-run expectations to 3.5%; these are consumer expectations, not realized inflation.
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Read article →Markets · 10/24/2026
The preliminary composite output index fell from 58.4 to 57.6 but remained above 50. S&P Global reports the strongest selling-price increase since August 2022; this is a business survey, not an official GDP or CPI release.
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Read article →Housing · 10/24/2026
The weekly 30-year fixed mortgage average fell from 7.40% to 7.32%; the 15-year average declined from 6.71% to 6.68%. Both remained above their year-earlier levels.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/24/2026
Reserve balances at Federal Reserve Banks averaged $2.963 trillion in the week ended October 21, down $59.5 billion from the previous week. Securities held outright averaged $6.471 trillion, up $492 million, the October 22 H.4.1 release shows.
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Read article →Markets · 10/23/2026
Advance U.S. retail and food services sales rose 0.8% in September to $745.0 billion, 6.3% above September 2025, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. Gasoline station receipts jumped 6.4% on higher fuel prices, and August's gain was revised up from 1.1% to 1.3%.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/23/2026
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.6% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, lifting the 12-month headline rate to 3.7% from 3.4% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A 9.1% jump in gasoline prices drove more than half of the monthly increase. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% in the month and 2.6% over the year.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/23/2026
CME FedWatch-based pricing tracked October 23 shows a 92.0% probability the Federal Reserve holds its 3.75%-4.00% target range at the October 28 meeting, with December pricing implying a 78.5% cumulative probability of at least one quarter-point increase by year end. The hawkish tilt follows a 1.3% September PPI surge and 0.8% retail sales growth.
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Read article →Jobs · 10/23/2026
Median usual weekly earnings for the nation's 122.2 million full-time wage and salary workers reached $1,232 in the third quarter of 2026, up 1.5% from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported - against a 3.5% increase in the Consumer Price Index over the same period. Seasonally adjusted median earnings fell to $1,239 from $1,258 in the prior quarter.
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Read article →Markets · 10/22/2026
Brent crude rose 2.8% to $111.81 a barrel and WTI gained 1.7% to $98.83 on October 22, 2026, after reports that U.S. and Israeli militaries have drawn up plans for renewed strikes on Iran. The State Department ordered non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia following deadly Houthi attacks, and Saudi Aramco evacuated its Dhahran headquarters. Elevated crude threatens to extend energy-driven pressure in fourth-quarter inflation readings.
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Read article →Labor Market · 10/22/2026
Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims fell 6,000 to 194,000 in the week ending October 17, 2026, the Labor Department reported October 22. The four-week average slipped to 197,750, while continuing claims rose 25,000 to 1.728 million in the week ending October 10.
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Read article →Household Finance · 10/22/2026
The Fed's triennial SCF, released October 9, shows real median family net worth of $215,900 (+2% since 2022), mean of $1.24M (+7%), median income +7% to $82,200 with mean income down 6%, homeownership steady at 66%, and families spending over 40% of income on debt up to 8.6% - highest since the 2013 survey.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/22/2026
Treasury's October 21 daily par curve put the 10-year at 5.13%, up 1 bp, and the 2-year at 4.81%, keeping the 2s10s spread at +32 bps. The 30-year held at 5.42%, the 3-month at 4.25%, and the curve remains positive from the 2-year outward.
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Read article →Energy · 10/22/2026
US commercial crude oil inventories fell by 3.06 million barrels to 412.5 million in the week ended October 16, 2026, the Energy Information Administration reported on October 21, a draw more than triple the 820,000 barrels analysts expected. Gasoline stocks fell 2.95 million barrels while distillates rose 1.68 million against forecasts of a decline.
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Read article →Housing & Real Estate · 10/21/2026
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 7.40% in its latest weekly reading, versus 6.27% a year ago, with the 15-year fixed at 6.71% - the financing backdrop behind September's weak housing starts.
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Read article →Fiscal Policy · 10/21/2026
The Treasury's Debt to the Penny dataset recorded total public debt outstanding of $40,396,401,120,485.05 on October 19, 2026 - $32.53 trillion held by the public plus $7.86 trillion in intragovernmental holdings, up about $9 billion from the prior reading.
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Read article →Bonds & Rates · 10/21/2026
The Federal Reserve's H.15 daily update put the 10-year Treasury at 5.15% and the 2-year at 4.77% on October 19, leaving the 2s10s spread at +38 basis points, with the effective federal funds rate at 3.88% and the bank prime rate at 7.00%.
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Read article →Housing & Real Estate · 10/21/2026
Privately owned U.S. housing starts fell 5.2% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,221,000, the Census Bureau and HUD reported, while single-family building permits fell 4.0% to 845,000. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.40% in the latest Freddie Mac survey.
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Read article →Trade · 10/20/2026
The US International Trade Commission determined that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on small vertical shaft engines from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury, so the orders remain in effect.
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Read article →Markets · 10/20/2026
The Philadelphia Fed's October Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey shows the general activity index falling from 37.8 to 20.9, a second consecutive monthly decline, with new orders down 25 points to 4.3 and shipments down 12 points to 15.3.
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Read article →Housing · 10/20/2026
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of October 15, 2026 held the 30-year fixed rate at 7.40% for a second week, while the 15-year averaged 6.71%, down from 6.73%. A year ago the 30-year averaged 6.27%.
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Read article →Markets · 10/20/2026
Daily Treasury par yield curve rates for October 19, 2026 show the 10-year at 5.15%, up 6 basis points from October 16, with the 2-year at 4.77% and the 30-year at 5.48%, keeping the 2s10s spread positive at 38 basis points.
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Read article →Energy · 10/19/2026
The Energy Information Administration reported on October 19, 2026 that hybrids reached 16% of US light-duty vehicle sales in the third quarter of 2026 while battery electric vehicles fell to 6%, down from 10% a year earlier, after federal tax credits expired.
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Read article →Economic Data · 10/19/2026
The Treasury Department announced on October 19, 2026 that FinCEN identified approximately $270 million in suspicious financial activity potentially linked to fraud against federal student aid programs and referred the findings to federal investigators.
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Read article →Markets · 10/19/2026
The Treasury sold $95 billion of 13-week bills at a 4.095% high rate and $82 billion of 26-week bills at 4.220% on October 19, 2026, both up slightly from the prior week. Bid-to-cover ratios were 2.77 and 2.84.
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Read article →Housing · 10/19/2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index fell three points to 29 in October 2026, the lowest reading since June 2012. All three components declined, buyer traffic hit its lowest level since April 2012 excluding the pandemic onset, 43 percent of builders cut prices, and 65 percent used sales incentives.
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Read article →Monetary Policy · 10/18/2026
The Federal Reserve's October 14, 2026 Beige Book reports moderate growth in two of twelve districts, slight or modest growth in seven and no significant change in three, with higher oil prices appearing in every district's report.
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Read article →Energy · 10/17/2026
Working gas in underground storage in the Lower 48 states totaled 3,567 billion cubic feet for the week ending October 9, a net injection of 67 Bcf from 3,500 Bcf the previous week, the Energy Information Administration reported on October 15 in its Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/17/2026
Federal Reserve securities held outright averaged $6.47 trillion in the week ended October 14, up $5.0 billion from the previous week and $185.3 billion above the same week a year earlier, the Fed's weekly H.4.1 release showed on October 15. Reserve balances held by depository institutions at Federal Reserve Banks averaged $3.02 trillion, down $7.5 billion on the week.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/17/2026
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said on October 14 that a newly released independent review of Silicon Valley Bank's 2023 failure finds supervisors knew about the bank's major vulnerabilities at least nine months before it failed but did not act in time. She spoke at the Bangkok Economic Festival in Thailand.
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Read article →Housing · 10/17/2026
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 7.40 percent as of October 15, unchanged from the previous week. A year earlier the same average was 6.27 percent. The survey is a weekly average of rates lenders offer to well-qualified borrowers, not the rate any individual buyer will be quoted.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/16/2026
The Federal Reserve's October 16 H.15 release reports a 5.10% nominal 10-year Treasury constant-maturity yield for October 15, compared with 5.19% for October 14. The release date and the observation date are different: the latest column in this published table is October 15, not an October 16 closing market quote.
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Read article →Markets & Finance · 10/16/2026
The U.S. Treasury released August 2026 Treasury International Capital data on October 16, reporting a net TIC inflow of $199.8 billion. The total combines net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities and banking flows. It describes August activity, not an October trading session or a real-time measure of demand.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/16/2026
The BLS reports an 8.1% annual increase in import prices. Fuel imports rose 4.8% in September, while nonfuel imports increased 0.7%.
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Read article →Manufacturing · 10/16/2026
The Fed reports a stronger total industrial reading, with utilities up 3.5% and capacity utilization at 76.9%. September figures are preliminary.
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Read article →Economic Data · 10/15/2026
The October 15 notice sets an October 22 prerelease webinar. It announces a future data release, not new income, housing or employment results.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/15/2026
BLS reports a 6.3% annual increase in final-demand producer prices. The measure excluding foods, energy and trade services rose 0.5% for the month.
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Read article →Jobs · 10/15/2026
The prior week was revised to 198,000. Continuing claims fell to 1.710 million for the earlier week ending October 3.
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Read article →Manufacturing · 10/15/2026
The October Empire State survey reports stronger orders and shipments but elevated price pressures. It is a regional diffusion survey, not a national output growth rate.
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Read article →Consumer Spending · 10/15/2026
Census reports a 6.3% annual increase and revises August growth to 1.3%. The sales estimates are seasonally adjusted but not adjusted for inflation.
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Read article →Business & Economy · 10/14/2026
Census reports 534,947 seasonally adjusted applications and projects 29,022 employer formations within four quarters. The October 14 release measures applications and future cohort outcomes, not September openings.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/14/2026
BLS reports 3.7 percent annual headline inflation and 2.6 percent core inflation, both higher than August. Real average hourly earnings fell 0.5 percent during September.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/13/2026
The October 13 release covers August 17, September 9 and September 16 meetings. Directors reported skilled-labor pressure, but those reports are qualitative and dated.
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Read article →Business & Economy · 10/13/2026
The October 13 report puts optimism just below its long-run average. Its 411 usable responses come from NFIB members, not a census of all U.S. businesses.
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Read article →Household Finance · 10/13/2026
The October 13 analysis separates utility spending from energy hardship. Its latest observations are from 2024, not a live measure of October 2026 household bills.
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Read article →Labor Market · 10/13/2026
The October 13 release puts the four-week average below the revised 25,250 figure for September 19. This preliminary private-payroll measure has a two-week lag and is not a BLS monthly jobs total.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 10/12/2026
The 2025 survey adds total annual spending measures and better coverage at the top. Researchers say one cross-section cannot establish spending trends.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 10/12/2026
The October 8 presentation says regional activity has picked up, with job growth concentrated around New York City. Its survey and credit indicators describe different populations and periods.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 10/12/2026
The October 7 research presentation puts expected 2026 growth near 2.1 percent and August core PCE inflation at 3.0 percent. It presents the speaker's analysis, not a rate decision.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/12/2026
The October 9 T10Y2Y observation is positive 0.44 percentage point, not an inverted negative 47-basis-point curve. It is a dated yield difference, not a recession forecast.
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Read article →International · 10/11/2026
The October 9 note finds little bilateral link between current-account and financial-account balances. Gross flows, asset values and investor geography matter beyond the net deficit.
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Read article →Energy · 10/11/2026
The October9 research note separates oil futures prices from investor expectations during supply disruptions. Its model estimates and liquidity measures are not a household fuel-price forecast.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/10/2026
The model estimates October headline CPI at 3.63% and separates year-over-year, monthly and quarterly annualized rates. These are forecasts, not official BLS inflation releases.
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Read article →Inflation & Prices · 10/10/2026
An October 9 research-director commentary separates narrow price shocks from persistent economy-wide inflation. It is not a new rate decision or forecast.
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Read article →Household Finances · 10/10/2026
The new question separates spending, saving and debt repayment over 12 months. It measures stated choices, not purchases following an actual government payment.
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Read article →Household Finances · 10/10/2026
New 2025 survey questions show 85.4% of families in the measured financial or caregiving networks. A negative response does not mean a family has no social support at all.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/10/2026
The $39 billion offering reopens an August-issued note with a 4.625% coupon. Indirect bidders received about 80.3% of competitive awards, not a measured foreign-only allocation.
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Read article →Markets · 10/9/2026
The October 9 release reports a September 30-week divestment to nonbanks, a cash increase and lower credit-loss allowances. Its residual is not a regulatory capital measure.
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Read article →Housing · 10/9/2026
The dated archive reports the October 8 rate; MBA application figures cover the week ending October 2. The separate surveys are not personal loan quotes.
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Read article →Labor Research · 10/9/2026
October 9 research shows eligibility declining as unemployment lasts longer, while receipt among eligible workers rises. It is not a new state rule or weekly claims report.
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Read article →Household Finances · 10/9/2026
The October 9 release reports inflation-adjusted income and wealth across American families. Median and mean, stockholders and all families, and past survey periods are distinct.
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Read article →Consumer Sentiment · 10/9/2026
The preliminary survey separates a weaker current-conditions reading from slightly higher expectations. Consumers’ inflation expectations are not measured CPI inflation.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/8/2026
The October 8 table reports weekly-average securities holdings of $6,465,328 million. A weekly balance-sheet observation does not establish a $60 billion monthly runoff pace.
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Read article →Energy · 10/8/2026
The October 8 EIA release puts Lower 48 working gas 130 Bcf below a year earlier and 68 Bcf above the five-year average. Stocks are not a household-price forecast.
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Read article →Markets · 10/8/2026
The October 7 G.19 release reports annualized growth, not a 1.9 percent monthly gain. Revolving credit fell at a 4.2 percent annual rate; nonrevolving credit rose 4.1 percent.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 10/8/2026
The governor says inflation remains too high and discusses the SEP as a signal, not a fixed policy promise. His 75-basis-point example is hypothetical.
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Read article →Tool Updates · 10/8/2026
The biweekly survey covers employer businesses excluding farms. This release notice describes the data product, not a measured economy-wide gain or decline.
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Read article →Trade · 10/8/2026
The October 8 report puts inventories at $964.2 billion and the inventory-to-sales ratio at 1.18. Figures are seasonally adjusted but not adjusted for price changes.
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Read article →Jobs · 10/8/2026
DOL's October 8 release shows a 2,000 decline from the revised prior week. Continuing insured unemployment rose to 1.716 million for the separate week ended September 26.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/7/2026
The October 7 survey release puts one-year inflation expectations at their highest since May 2023. Labor-market expectations mostly improved, but household financial outlooks worsened.
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Read article →Monetary Policy · 10/7/2026
Minutes of the September 15-16 meeting show unanimous support for a quarter-point rise to 3.75-4.00 percent. Future decisions remained conditional on incoming data, not a promised next-meeting hike.
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Read article →Energy · 10/7/2026
EIA’s October 7 update projects lower spending for gas and propane heating but higher electricity and heating-oil costs. Fuel prices, regional weather and consumption drive the differences; this is not a household bill guarantee.
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Read article →Energy · 10/7/2026
EIA’s October 6 outlook lifts its Q4 Brent forecast by $14 from last month. It projects inventories rebuilding and lower oil prices in 2027, conditional on recovering oil flows.
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Read article →Energy · 10/6/2026
EIA's October 6 release lists US regular gasoline at $4.354 per gallon and on-highway diesel at $6.199 for October 5. Both are below September 28 levels. Prices include taxes and are national weekly estimates, not a quote for every station.
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Read article →Economy · 10/6/2026
BEA and Census reported October 6 that the August goods and services deficit rose 13.7% to $105.6 billion. Exports were $315.2 billion and imports $420.8 billion. July was revised to a $92.8 billion deficit.
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Read article →Energy · 10/6/2026
The EIA says crude prices and refinery margins generally rose in the third quarter of 2026. Brent futures peaked at $109 a barrel on September 15, US refinery utilization averaged 95 percent, and distillate inventories were 13 percent below the five-year average.
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Read article →Economy · 10/6/2026
The Institute for Supply Management says its Services PMI was 54.9 percent in September, down 0.5 point from August. The Prices Index rose to 74 percent, its highest since July 2022, and the Employment Index returned to 50.1.
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Read article →Energy · 10/2/2026
EnergyNow reports WTI crude settled at $91.11 a barrel on October 2, 2026, down $1.76 or 1.90% from Thursday's $92.87, while Brent settled at $102.25. Europe and the G7 agreed to release emergency diesel and other stocks totaling 100 million barrels.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/2/2026
The Federal Reserve's H.4.1 release of October 1, 2026 shows reserve balances averaged $2,948.1 billion in the week ended September 30, up $17.9 billion on the week and down $18.0 billion from a year earlier.
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Read article →Federal Reserve · 10/2/2026
In an October 1, 2026 speech, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said GDP grew at a 2.4% pace in the first half of 2026, the unemployment rate was 4.1% in August and 12-month PCE inflation was 3.4% in August. The FOMC raised the funds rate range to 3.75% to 4.00% in September.
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Read article →Manufacturing · 10/2/2026
The Census Bureau reported October 2, 2026 that August new orders for manufactured goods rose 0.1% to $663.5 billion after a 0.8% July gain. Shipments were virtually unchanged at $658.6 billion, unfilled orders rose 0.6% and inventories rose 0.5%.
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Read article →Jobs · 10/2/2026
BLS reports nonfarm payrolls rose 29,000 in September 2026 and the unemployment rate was 4.2%. July was revised to a loss of 10,000 and August to a gain of 133,000, 60,000 lower combined.
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Read article →Interest Rates · 10/1/2026
The 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.342% on October 1, 2026, its highest since 2002, then reversed and finished the day at 5.233% per the Wall Street Journal. The 30-year yield fell 0.036 percentage point to 5.602% on the day.
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Read article →Energy · 10/1/2026
The November WTI crude futures contract settled $2.45 higher at $92.87 a barrel on October 1, 2026, up from a prior settle of $90.42.
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Read article →Markets · 10/1/2026
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on October 1: the S&P 500 rose 14.91 points, or 0.19%, to 7,666.45; the Dow added 20.51 points to 50,926.56 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 10.53 points to 26,871.60. Initial jobless claims fell to 197,000 for the week ended September 26.
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Read article →Housing · 10/1/2026
Freddie Mac's October 1 survey put the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.28%, up from 7.03% last week and 6.34% a year ago. The 15-year rate averaged 6.60%, up from 6.42%.
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Read article →Inflation · 10/1/2026
ISM's September Manufacturing PMI was 54.5%, 0.1 point below August's 54.6%. The Prices Index rose 6.8 points to 77.9%, while New Orders rose to 55.3% and Production eased to 56.7%.
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Read article →Jobs · 10/1/2026
DOL reports 197,000 seasonally adjusted initial claims for the September 26 week, down 1,000 from revised 198,000. Continuing claims cover September 19 and fell to 1.701 million.
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Read article →Markets · 9/30/2026
AP reports the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and the Dow declined 0.9% on September 30, while the Nasdaq rose 0.2%. These are index closing changes, not a forecast.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 9/30/2026
BEA raised Q2 real GDP growth from 1.5% to 2.2% annualized in its September 30 third estimate. Investment, consumer spending and government spending drove the upward revision.
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Read article →Trade · 9/30/2026
Census estimates the August goods deficit at $132.6 billion, up $13.7 billion from July. Imports reached $336.1 billion and exports $203.4 billion. These advance current-dollar goods estimates exclude services.
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Read article →Jobs · 9/30/2026
ADP estimates U.S. private employment increased by 90,000 in September. Services added 59,000 jobs and goods-producing industries added 31,000. The payroll-based report is separate from the federal jobs survey.
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Read article →Inflation · 9/30/2026
BEA reports August consumer spending rose 0.9% in current dollars and 0.6% after inflation. The headline PCE price index rose 3.4% over the year; core PCE rose 3.0%.
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Read article →Jobs · 9/29/2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 7.1 million job openings on the last business day of August 2026, little changed from July's revised 7.3 million. Hires were 5.2 million and total separations 5.1 million during August. These are distinct measures with different reference periods, not a count of net jobs created.
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Read article →Markets · 9/28/2026
The Dallas Fed's September 28 Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey shows the production index rising to 29.5 from 16.1 in August, while the broader general business activity index eased to 9.8 from 11.6. These are survey diffusion indexes, not a measure of factory output or GDP growth.
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Read article →Jobs · 9/27/2026
The Labor Department reported 197,000 seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims, down 1,000 from the prior revised week. The four-week average fell 1,750 to 202,250.
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Read article →Economic data · 9/26/2026
The University of Michigan reports its final September consumer sentiment index at 48.1, down from 51.7 in August. Surveyed consumers also expect 4.6% inflation over the coming year, up from 4.0%.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 9/24/2026
Weaker demand at the $44 billion sale came as the 10-year yield touched its highest level since 2007.
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Read article →Housing · 9/24/2026
Sales beat forecasts of 615,000 but were still 2.0% below a year earlier.
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Read article →Labor Market · 9/24/2026
Initial claims dropped by 1,000 in the week ending Sept. 19 when economists expected a rise to 201,000.
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Read article →Housing · 9/24/2026
The average 30-year fixed rate climbed to 7.111% Thursday, up 6 basis points in a week, as Treasury yields stay near 19-year highs.
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Read article →Markets · 9/24/2026
New York Fed President John Williams said another hike by year-end would be reasonable, as the 10-year Treasury yield held near 5.12%.
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Read article →Markets · 9/23/2026
The 10-year yield closed at its highest level since July 2007 after a weak five-year auction, as Fed Governor Barr said more policy adjustments are likely needed.
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Read article →Markets · 9/23/2026
Treasury sold $70 billion of five-year notes at 5.033%, the highest auction yield since June 2006. Demand was soft.
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Read article →Markets · 9/22/2026
Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke said net bill supply rose more than $550B in July and August, and money funds took about 85%.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 9/18/2026
The Fed raised its target range a quarter point on Sept 16, on a 12-0 vote, as consumers show strain.
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Read article →Inflation · 9/15/2026
The U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August 2026, led by a 3.9 percent rise in gasoline prices, while the 12-month headline inflation rate held unchanged at 3.4 percent.
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Read article →Inflation · 9/14/2026
The U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent in August 2026 on a seasonally adjusted basis, driven largely by a 3.9 percent surge in gasoline prices. Over the past 12 months, headline inflation remained unchanged at 3.4 percent, while core CPI decelerated slightly to 2.4 percent year-over-year.
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Read article →International · 9/14/2026
Ottawa's updated counter-tariff list, effective September 8, responds to the US's 50% tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods.
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Read article →Markets · 9/14/2026
Treasury's long-bond buybacks and a joint yen intervention with Japan are drawing economist warnings as markets digest policy actions ahead of Jackson Hole.
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Read article →International · 9/14/2026
WTI and Brent crude fell as traders judged new U.S. sanctions on Iran too measured to disrupt supply, even as Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic collapsed to a multi-month low.
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Read article →International · 9/14/2026
Treasury's new secondary sanctions on Iran's trading partners stop short of the toughest measures, while oil had already priced in the standoff before the announcement.
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Read article →Markets · 9/14/2026
The S&P 500 clawed back a volatile week even as the 10-year yield climbed to 4.74%, near its highest level since late 2024.
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Read article →International · 9/14/2026
A tentative trade deal would cut Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 25% just as Middle East supply disruptions keep Brent crude near 40% above year-ago levels.
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Read article →Labor Market · 9/14/2026
Initial unemployment filings beat forecasts for the week ending August 15, even as continuing claims and the 4-week average point to lingering labor-market softness.
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Read article →Inflation · 9/14/2026
The U.S. Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in August 2026, led by a 1.1-percent increase in final demand goods and a 4.2-percent rise in energy prices.
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Read article →Housing · 9/3/2026
Freddie Mac's weekly survey shows borrowing costs rising for a second straight week as buyers adapt to the higher-rate environment.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 9/3/2026
A sitting Fed governor breaks from Chair Warsh's hawkish tone, saying he'd back holding rates steady if August inflation data cooperates.
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Read article →International · 9/2/2026
Iran struck four Gulf neighbors early Wednesday after fresh U.S. strikes, while Brent crude held near $94 and the Iranian rial hit a record low.
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Read article →Labor Market · 9/2/2026
Private-sector hiring badly missed forecasts as ADP reported the weakest monthly job growth since January, with manufacturing and professional services both shedding workers.
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Read article →Markets · 9/2/2026
Fresh U.S. strikes on Iran pushed WTI above $90 and drove the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.814%, its highest level since November 2023, as global bond and equity markets sold off.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 9/1/2026
Factories logged an eighth straight month of growth in August, but a spike in input costs shows tariff-driven pressure on manufacturers hasn't eased.
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Read article →Labor Market · 9/1/2026
The Labor Department's July JOLTS report shows job openings holding at 7.3 million, with quits and layoffs both little changed.
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Read article →Markets · 9/1/2026
Treasury and global bond yields surge to multi-year highs, pulling stocks lower as Fed rate-hike odds climb ahead of the September 16 meeting.
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Read article →International · 8/31/2026
The first exchange of fire in a month between Washington and Tehran sent Brent crude surging and drew fresh weekly sanctions from Treasury.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/31/2026
Yields broke through key resistance as U.S.-Iran tensions and rising Fed rate-hike bets pushed borrowing costs to their highest level in over a year and a half.
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Read article →Markets · 8/29/2026
Bitcoin extended its post-Jackson Hole slide Saturday as CME-tracked odds of a September Fed rate hike climbed further, from 46% Thursday night to 55.7%.
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Read article →Labor Market · 8/28/2026
A preliminary annual benchmark revision shows the U.S. economy added 79,000 fewer jobs than reported over the 12 months through March 2026, a much bigger miss than economists expected.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/28/2026
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish inflation message at his first Jackson Hole keynote pushed September rate-hike odds up and short-term Treasury yields to a one-month high.
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Read article →Inflation · 8/27/2026
The July CPI release shows why a one-month decline in energy costs and a higher year-over-year energy index can both be true. Here is what the national measure establishes—and what it does not.
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Read article →Inflation · 8/27/2026
BEA reported faster growth in personal income than in consumer spending during July. The release also provides the latest PCE inflation reading, but it cannot describe every household or predict policy decisions.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/25/2026
Treasury’s auction result for a 42-day bill shows a 3.717% investment rate, $99.279 billion in total accepted tenders, and a 2.71 bid-to-cover ratio.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/25/2026
Treasury’s August 20 auction records show high investment rates of 3.701% for a $110 billion four-week bill offering and 3.727% for a $100 billion eight-week offering.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/24/2026
Treasury awarded $92 billion of 13-week bills at a 3.803% high investment rate and $79 billion of 26-week bills at 3.918%, according to the Treasury Fiscal Data auction record.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 8/24/2026
The Chicago Fed’s August 24 release put the CFNAI at −0.08 in July, down from +0.06 in June; the three-month average declined to −0.04 from +0.01.
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Read article →Labor Market · 8/24/2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment rates fell in 10 states in July, while nonfarm payroll employment increased in Maryland, decreased in New Jersey, and was essentially unchanged in the other states and the District of Columbia.
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Read article →Inflation · 8/23/2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July 2026 import and export price release reported a 0.4% monthly decline in the all-imports index and a 1.3% decline in the all-exports index; fuel imports fell 7.2%.
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Read article →Markets · 8/23/2026
The Energy Information Administration’s August 19 Weekly Petroleum Status Report data showed U.S. crude-oil ending stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at 428.815 million barrels for the week ended August 14, up 4.405 million barrels from a week earlier.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 8/23/2026
The Federal Reserve’s August 18 G.17 release reported that total industrial production and manufacturing output each increased 0.2% in July, while total capacity utilization edged up to 76.3%.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/22/2026
The Federal Reserve’s August 20 H.4.1 release reported $6.472 trillion in securities held outright as of August 19, including $4.539 trillion of U.S. Treasury securities and $1.931 trillion of mortgage-backed securities.
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Read article →Markets · 8/22/2026
EIA’s hourly grid-monitor dataset recorded 14.356 million megawatthours of electricity demand across the Lower 48 on August 21, with an hourly high of 710,824 MWh.
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Read article →Markets · 8/22/2026
Treasury auction records show a $16 billion offering of 20-year nominal bonds drew a 5.204% high yield and a 2.53 bid-to-cover ratio on August 19.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/21/2026
The Federal Reserve’s July 28 H.6 release reported seasonally adjusted M2 of $23.155 trillion in June 2026, up $99.6 billion from May.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/21/2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s published operation record reports $200 million accepted in a reverse repurchase operation dated August 21, 2026.
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Read article →Housing · 8/21/2026
Freddie Mac reported that its average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell two basis points from the prior week, while its 15-year fixed-rate average also edged lower.
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Read article →Housing · 8/21/2026
The National Association of REALTORS® reported a 1.7% month-over-month decline in July existing-home sales, while the median price rose 2.0% from a year earlier.
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Read article →Markets · 8/20/2026
EIA’s August 20 weekly report put Lower 48 working natural gas in underground storage at 3,169 billion cubic feet as of August 14, up 16 Bcf from the preceding week.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/20/2026
Treasury's Daily Treasury Statement data show that the Treasury General Account closed August 18 at $961.952 billion after reported deposits exceeded withdrawals that day.
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Read article →Housing · 8/18/2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index edged up one point in August. The survey describes single-family builders’ views, not home prices, sales totals, or a forecast for any buyer.
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Read article →Markets · 8/15/2026
The University of Michigan’s August 14 stock-ownership addendum reported three-month average consumer-sentiment readings of 44.3 for the bottom third of stock wealth, 51.9 for the middle third, 68.1 for the top third, and 47.6 for respondents reporting no stock ownership.
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Read article →Markets · 8/15/2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit said total U.S. household debt decreased by $13 billion, or 0.1%, to $18.8 trillion in the second quarter of 2026.
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Read article →Markets · 8/14/2026
The Energy Information Administration’s August 13 weekly report put Lower 48 working natural gas in underground storage at 3,153 billion cubic feet as of August 7, up 36 Bcf from the prior week, 25 Bcf below a year earlier, and 198 Bcf above the five-year average.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 8/14/2026
The Census Bureau’s August 14 advance estimate put seasonally adjusted July retail and food services sales at $763.6 billion, 0.6% below June and 5.0% above July 2025; the release says the estimates are not adjusted for price changes.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 8/14/2026
The Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics reported 578,926 seasonally adjusted U.S. business applications in July 2026, up 8.1% from June; high-propensity applications totaled 151,857.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/13/2026
The Federal Reserve’s August 13 H.4.1 release reported $2.944 trillion in reserve balances at Federal Reserve Banks on August 12, down $49.3 billion from the preceding week.
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Read article →Inflation · 8/13/2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics public data put the Producer Price Index for final demand at 156.927 in July 2026, down 0.1% from June and 4.7% above July 2025; the July observation is preliminary.
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Read article →Markets · 8/13/2026
Treasury Fiscal Data’s Monthly Treasury Statement reported $334.0 billion in receipts and $766.3 billion in outlays for July 2026, producing a $432.3 billion monthly deficit.
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Read article →Markets · 8/12/2026
EIA’s August 12 Weekly Petroleum Status Report put U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, at 424.410 million barrels for the week ended August 7—17.422 million barrels above the prior week.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 8/12/2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model estimated 5.8% annualized real GDP growth for 2026:Q3 in its August 6 update; the next update is scheduled for August 14.
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Read article →Inflation · 8/12/2026
The Energy Information Administration reported a U.S. average retail price of $4.006 per gallon for regular gasoline on August 10, down 7.3 cents from the prior week.
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Read article →Markets · 8/11/2026
Treasury Fiscal Data’s Daily Treasury Statement reported a $966.851 billion Treasury General Account closing balance on August 10, following $30.086 billion in deposits and $17.348 billion in withdrawals reported in its Operating Cash Balance table.
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Read article →Markets · 8/11/2026
EIA’s August 11 Short-Term Energy Outlook projects a third-quarter average of about $85 per barrel for Brent crude oil and $2.87 per MMBtu for the Henry Hub natural-gas spot price.
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Read article →Markets · 8/11/2026
Treasury’s Debt to the Penny data showed total public debt outstanding at $39.885 trillion on August 7, the latest date returned by the official API when checked August 11.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/10/2026
The Federal Reserve’s daily H.15 release showed the 10-year Treasury constant-maturity yield at 4.65% on August 7, down from 4.70% on August 3.
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Read article →Inflation · 8/10/2026
The New York Fed’s July Survey of Consumer Expectations showed a small decline in median one-year-ahead inflation expectations, while the three- and five-year measures were unchanged.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/10/2026
The Federal Reserve’s H.8 release reported that commercial-bank credit rose at a 4.7% simple annual rate in June, following a 5.5% rate in May.
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Read article →Rates & Fed · 8/8/2026
Federal Reserve data showed consumer credit increased in the second quarter while revolving credit grew faster than nonrevolving credit.
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Read article →Labor Market · 8/8/2026
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed little change in national openings, hires, quits, and layoffs during June.
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Read article →Labor Market · 8/8/2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics series show July unemployment at 4.1% and preliminary nonfarm payroll employment 23,000 below June after revisions.
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Read article →Labor Market · 8/6/2026
The Labor Department reported a small increase in seasonally adjusted initial claims, while the four-week average declined after revisions.
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Read article →International · 8/5/2026
The June goods-and-services deficit fell as imports declined more than exports, according to the joint Census Bureau and BEA release.
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Read article →GDP & Growth · 8/5/2026
BEA’s advance estimate puts second-quarter real GDP growth below the first-quarter pace, while private domestic final sales strengthened and price indexes rose faster.
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