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APR 21, 2026Consumer

E‑Commerce Carries the Load: March Retail Sales Up 1.7% MoM, 4.0% YoY—With Gasoline Quietly Padding the Headline

This analysis is based on the official press release dated 2026-05-14. And that’s the first problem: the document repeatedly references “April 21, 2026” inside—and, in places, even “2016.” When the...

APR 20, 2026Trade

Record Exports Meet Universal Tariffs: The 24% Deficit Claim Without a Baseline

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APR 20, 2026Fed

April 17 Reality Check: PCE Up 0.4%/0.5%, Unemployment 4.3–4.4%—Not the Slump You Heard

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APR 17, 2026Manufacturing

Headline Heat, Hidden Chill: April Manufacturing Jumps to 26.7 While Backlogs Sink to -10.2 and Jobs Turn -5.1 (Press Release 2026-04-17)

The official press release dated **2026-04-17** (published April 16, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET) touts a robust April rebound in manufacturing activity. The headline moved higher, new orders ripped, and sh...

APR 16, 2026Employment

Claims Fall to 207,000—But Raw Filings Jump 6.0%: The April 16, 2026 Jobs Data Doesn’t Say What You Think

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APR 13, 2026Housing

Inventory Climbs to 1.36M as Sales Fall 3.6%: April 13 Release Calls It “Tight,” the Data Disagrees

The April 13, 2026 press release paints a picture of “limited inventory” and rate headwinds squeezing buyers. The numbers tell a cooler story: **inventory rose to 1.36 million units (+3.0% month-ov...

APR 13, 2026Fed