Weekly Update 09/05/2025: US Employment Growth Cools Increasing Likelihood of Fed Rate Cut at September Meeting
Weekly Update 08/29/2025: US Economy Grows at an Upwardly Revised 3.3% Rate in Second Quarter on Strong Business Investment
The US economy expanded in the second quarter at a slightly faster pace than initially estimated on a pickup in business investment and an outsized boost from trade.
Weekly Update 08/22/2025: Fed Chair Powell Speech Signals Cut Ahead
This week did not have a large volume of data released, but it did have some items of note. A focus this week was on housing. The National Association of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo sentiment indicator fell to 32 in August versus 33 last month.
Weekly Update 08/15/2025: Inflation Data Paints a Mixed Picture
Underlying US inflation accelerated in July to the strongest pace since the start of the year, though a tepid rise in goods prices tempered concerns about tariff-driven price pressures.
Weekly Update 08/08/2025: Earnings Season Continues
There were two main releases of note this week. The first was from the Institute of Supply Management which reported its services gauge declined to 50.1 in July from 50.8 previously.