Behind the Numbers Archive

  • Behind the Numbers - Jul 26, 2024

    More Than Just High Mortgage Rates - 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...

  • Behind the Numbers - Jul 19, 2024

    Consumers Still Consuming - 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...

  • Behind the Numbers - Jul 12, 2024

    One Step Closer - The June CPI report was a headline maker: inflation fell 0.1%. After years of rising inflation, the news can’t get any better than that. All sub-indexes of the consumer price index came...

  • Behind the Numbers - Jul 5, 2024

    Are Those Cracks We See? - June was another strong month for the labor market, but some cracks are beginning to appear. The U.S. added 206,000 jobs in June, more than estimated, but the second...

  • Behind the Numbers - Jun 28, 2024

    Three's a Charm - The third inflation report of the month, and quite possibly the most important, confirmed inflation is making progress and moving lower. Or at least it is not moving higher. The...
 

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