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Consumer

Retail Sales “Up 0.5%”—But the Math Says Maybe Zero

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Employment

Claims Jump Looks Bigger Than It Is—But The Trend Is Still Softening

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Consumer

Retail Sales “Up 0.5%”—But Census Says It Might Be Flat; Gasoline’s 9.3% Boost Did the Heavy Lifting

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Consumer

April Retail “Gains” of 0.5% (±0.4%): May 14 Release Leans on E‑Commerce While Significance Wobbles

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Consumer

Retail Sales “Rise” 0.5%? The May 14, 2026 Release Says: Not So Fast

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Manufacturing

PMI Pops to 54.0, Prices Roar at 82.1, Employment Still Contracts: Reading the 2026-06-01 Release Without the Spin

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Trade

USTR’s Vietnam IP Probe Goes Big on Claims, Thin on Evidence: May 29 Release Leaves Markets Guessing

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Housing

House Prices Up 1.7%—But 35 Big Metros Fell: What the 2026-05-26 Release Doesn’t Say Out Loud

The official release on **2026-05-26** led with a reassuring headline: **U.S. house prices rose**—**+1.7% year-over-year**, **+0.5% quarter-over-quarter**, and **+0.1% in March**. Fair enough. But ...

Inflation

CPI, PPI, PCE Price Signals

16 posts

Employment

Jobs, Claims, and Labor Dynamics

48 posts

Fed

Central Bank's Next Move

50 posts

GDP

Economic Growth Scorecard

12 posts

Manufacturing

ISM, Durables, and Factory Output

23 posts

Consumer

Retail Sales and Sentiment

29 posts

Housing

Starts, Sales, and Market Pulse

21 posts

Trade

Global Trade Flows and Policy

13 posts

Banking

Bank Lending and Credit Health

2 posts