Behind the Numbers Archive
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Behind the Numbers - Aug 25, 2023
The Poetry of Powell - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell concluded his long-awaited speech on a poetic note, summing up the position the Fed finds itself in: the committee is “navigating under the...
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Behind the Numbers - Aug 18, 2023
Consumers Come Through Once Again - Consumers jumpstarted economic growth in the third quarter with strong spending. Retail sales rose 0.7% in July, almost doubling expectations. Nine of the 13 categories...
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Behind the Numbers - Aug 11, 2023
Not Time to Call it Quite, Yet - July’s inflation data presented a picture of continued inflation slowing but stopped short from suggesting the Federal Reserve is ready to call it quits. Both the consumer headline...
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Behind the Numbers - Aug 4, 2023
A Goldilocks Job Report - The U.S. added 187,000 jobs in July, less than expected and almost equal to the downwardly revised June level of 185,000. These two months are the smallest increases...
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Behind the Numbers - Jul 28, 2023
The 11th Hour - It is beginning to feel like the home stretch. The Federal Reserve raised rates for the 11th time out of 12 meetings, the Dow surpassed 11 (actually, 13) consecutive positive...