Behind the Numbers Archive

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Behind the Numbers - Jul 21, 2023

    The Spending Spree Continues - Consumers continued to spend in June but at a weaker pace than expected. Retail sales increased 0.2% last month, less than half the pace of May. Sales increased in seven out of...

  • Behind the Numbers - Jul 14, 2023

    Is This the Beginning of the End? - June may become the month noted for when inflation turned the corner. Consumer prices rose 0.2% in June at both the headline and core levels, with the core rate the...
 

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