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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July 12, 2024
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...
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July 05, 2024
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...
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June 28, 2024
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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June 21, 2024
If there was a grade for spending, consumers would have earned a solid D in May. Retail sales were a big disappointment for a second month in a row. Sales rose 0.1% versus...
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June 14, 2024
The latest message from the Federal Reserve is that it isn’t quite ready to cut interest rates, but the option remains open for this year. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...
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