Behind the Numbers Archive

Behind the Numbers - Sep 18, 2020
The Fed Makes It Official - If there was any question about how the Federal Reserve was going to implement its new “average inflation targeting” policy, there is none now. According to the latest FOMC press...
Behind the Numbers - Sep 11, 2020
Inflation on Way Up - but Does it Matter? - Prices are rising at both the wholesale and consumer levels, suggesting the economy – or at least pricing power –may be recovering faster than anticipated. August was the...
Behind the Numbers - Sep 4, 2020
A Good, Not Great, Job Report - The job market is improving faster than expected but still has a long way to go. The U.S. added 1.37 million jobs in August, with over one million jobs coming from the private...
Behind the Numbers - Aug 28, 2020
Is This the End of Rate Hikes? - This week may have brought the end to interest rate hikes for a very, very long time. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced the results of the Fed’s long-running...
Behind the Numbers - Aug 21, 2020
The Housing Boom is On - July turned out to be another strong month for the housing market and homebuilders in particular. Construction of new homes surged 22.6 percent, the strongest monthly activity...