Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary

Gain insight into current U.S. and international events that affect the economy and financial markets.

March

• Federal Reserve hikes the Fed Funds Rate by 25 bps – 03/24/2023
• Top o’ the cycle? – 03/17/2023
• Labor market continues to exude resilience – 03/10/2023
• First looks point to February activity holding firm – 03/03/2023

February

• Mixed housing data and upside inflation surprise – 02/24/2023
• Do not go quietly into that good night – 02/17/2023
• Light data week, soft landing? – 02/10/2023
• Jobs day fireworks to start 2023 – 02/03/2023

January

• Headline GDP growth overstates the strength of the economy – 01/27/2023
• The pain is spreading – 01/20/2023
• War not yet won on inflation – 01/13/2023
• Economic growth remains on a positive trajectory, for now – 01/06/2023

December

• Naughty & nice: Mixed data to end 2022 – 12/23/2022
• Slowing price growth a welcome reprieve, FOMC signals more work ahead – 12/16/2022
• Price pressures improving gradually amid resilient economy – 12/09/2022
• Payrolls beat expectations, but signs of moderation on the horizon – 12/02/2022

November

• Leftovers are for quitters – 11/23/2022
• Economic resilience continues to challenge the Fed – 11/18/2022
• October prices give Fed ability to slow pace of rate hikes – 11/10/2022
• FOMC still has cover to focus on inflation – 11/04/2022

October

• Another GDP head fake – 10/28/2022