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Housing

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...

Fed

April 7: Tariffs Named the Villain; CPI +0.3% and PPI +0.7% Offer No Smoking Gun

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Inflation

Nominal Spending Pops 0.5%, Real PCE Barely 0.1%: February’s PCE Story Isn’t What the Headline Says

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GDP

GDP Up 0.5%, Output Down 0.5%: April 9 BEA Release Says “Growth,” The Details Say “Narrow and Noisy”

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Employment

Claims Split Screen: Initials Jump to 219k While Insured Unemployment Hits New Lows (April 9, 2026)

On April 9, 2026, the official release cheered “lowest since 2024” insured unemployment. Fair. But the leading edge flashed amber: seasonally adjusted initial claims jumped **+16,000 to 219,000**, ...

Manufacturing

Headline Orders Drop 1.4%, Core Capex Rises 0.6%: Aircraft Skews the April 7, 2026 Durable Goods Story

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Trade

24% Goods-Deficit Drop vs “$314B Record” Exports—But No Overall Balance

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Housing

House Prices “Rose” 0.1% in January—But Momentum Cooled as December Was Revised Up to 0.3% and YoY Slipped to 1.6%

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Inflation

CPI, PPI, PCE Price Signals

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Employment

Jobs, Claims, and Labor Dynamics

38 posts

Fed

Central Bank's Next Move

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GDP

Economic Growth Scorecard

10 posts

Manufacturing

ISM, Durables, and Factory Output

17 posts

Consumer

Retail Sales and Sentiment

8 posts

Housing

Starts, Sales, and Market Pulse

15 posts

Trade

Global Trade Flows and Policy

8 posts

Banking

Bank Lending and Credit Health

2 posts