Behind the Numbers
The weekly Behind The Numbers report provides an easy to understand analysis of the most up-to-date economic data, including Federal Reserve activity. This timely report allows credit union management to focus on the changing dynamics that could impact members’ financial conditions, as well as the fluctuating interest rate environment. Included in the report is a summary of current and historical key interest rates, financial market indicators, investment yields and credit union loan rates.
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August 16, 2024
The Federal Reserve was able to put a check mark against the July inflation report this week, putting it one step closer to gaining confidence that inflation is on the downward...
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August 09, 2024
Time to confess — I may have been too optimistic about the financial markets’ initial reaction to last week’s FOMC decision to keep the benchmark rate unchanged with the...
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August 02, 2024
The Federal Reserve gave the financial market what it expected this week – no rate cut this time, but strong hints for a cut in September if the data supports a move. While the...
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July 26, 2024
Existing home sales saw their sharpest decline in nearly two years in June, due to the spike in mortgage rates in April and May. Sales declined 5.4%, the biggest one month...
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July 19, 2024
Consumers defied expectations in June and came back to the checkout counter, or rather clicked the checkout box. While retail sales were flat in June, this was better than the...
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