In Govt We Trust. After Money We Follow.

What the headline leaves out of every U.S. economic release

StoneFlare breaks down CPI, jobs, GDP, and Fed releases into the signal that matters for markets and policy.

Latest Articles

Fed

Bowman’s November 10 Speech: A Balanced Story, With Some Big Claims Still Unproven

In a speech dated November 10, 2026, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman described an economy growing faster, a labor market that had stabilized and inflation progress that had stalled. ...

Trade

October 15 Deadline, November 2 Announcement: The Missing Compliance Update in Mexico Labor Pact

The November 2, 2026 announcement of a U.S.-Mexico labor-rights agreement at Industrias Tecnos arrived with an awkward calendar twist: its stated completion deadline, October 15, had already ...

Consumer

Consumer Credit Growth Surges in September: Revolving Debt Rebounds Sharply Amid High Rates

The Federal Reserve’s November 6, 2026 G.19 release reveals a striking acceleration in consumer credit growth during September, following a sluggish August. Total consumer credit expanded at a 6....

Inflation

October CPI Slows Headline Inflation but Core and Food Pressures Persist: November 10, 2026 Release

The November 10, 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report offers a nuanced picture: headline inflation cooled from September’s blistering pace, yet core inflation stubbornly held steady, and food...

Banking

Bank Credit Keeps Growing, But Momentum Slows: October 30, 2026 H.8 Release Shows C&I Lending Rebound Amid Funding Shifts

The Federal Reserve’s October 30, 2026 H.8 release, with data through October 21, paints a picture of a banking system still expanding credit, but with clear signs of decelerating momentum and evol...

Consumer

November 2026 Consumer Sentiment: A Rebound That’s More Surface Than Substance

The University of Michigan’s November 6, 2026 preliminary consumer sentiment report delivers a headline-friendly bounce: sentiment rose 6.3% month-over-month, climbing from 48.0 in Octo...

Employment

Payroll Revisions Rewrite the Late-Summer Labor Story: November 6, 2026 Jobs Report Unveils Hidden Strength and Lingering Weakness

The November 6, 2026 employment report didn’t just deliver October’s payroll gain of 165,000 jobs—it rewrote the recent past. August and September payrolls were revised sharply higher by a comb...

Employment

Initial Claims Drop to New Low, But Continuing Claims Tell a More Nuanced Story: November 5, 2026 Labor Data

The November 5, 2026 labor claims release delivered a headline-grabbing drop in seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims to 189,000—the lowest weekly reading so far this year. At first g...

Data you won't get from a summary

Browse by indicator