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Consumer

April Retail Sales “Up” 0.5% to $757.1B—But the Census Footnote Says It Might Be Zero

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Fed

Shrink No More: May 14 Release Quietly Confirms Fed T‑Bill Buys as Inflation Stays “Elevated”

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Consumer

Retail Sales “Up 0.5%” Meets a 90% CI That Can Include Zero: April’s Nominal Beat Isn’t Real Growth

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Consumer

Retail Sales “Up” 0.5%—But the 90% CI Includes Zero: April’s Nominal Mirage

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Consumer

Retail Sales “Up” 0.5% in April—But the Confidence Interval Says “Maybe Not”

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Consumer

Retail Sales Hit $757.1B in April, “Up 0.5%”—But the 2026-05-14 Release Comes With Asterisks

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Employment

Claims Blink Red: NSA Initials Surge 5.7% vs 0.1% Expected as SA IUR Ticks to 1.2%

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Fed

Solid—On Paper: May 13 Release Hails Stability as Job Anxiety Hits 42% and Price Concern Stays at 91%

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Inflation

CPI, PPI, PCE Price Signals

15 posts

Employment

Jobs, Claims, and Labor Dynamics

45 posts

Fed

Central Bank's Next Move

47 posts

GDP

Economic Growth Scorecard

11 posts

Manufacturing

ISM, Durables, and Factory Output

20 posts

Consumer

Retail Sales and Sentiment

15 posts

Housing

Starts, Sales, and Market Pulse

19 posts

Trade

Global Trade Flows and Policy

12 posts

Banking

Bank Lending and Credit Health

2 posts