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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June 02, 2023
The monthly job report was a mixed bag and only makes the next rate decision more difficult for the Federal Reserve. According to the Labor Department...
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May 26, 2023
The minutes from the May Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting shed more doubt than answers as to the next move from the Federal Reserve. The decision...
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May 19, 2023
Sales of previously owned homes fell 3.4% to a three-month low in April. This was the 15th monthly decline out of 17 months and the second month in a row...
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May 12, 2023
Inflation is slowly moving lower, with ‘slowly’ being the operative word. Both consumer and producer prices cooled just enough in April to suggest...
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May 05, 2023
The much-anticipated May Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting gave the financial markets what was expected and then some. The FOMC raised...
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