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• Average consumer expectations
  Average consumer expectations for business conditions are a statistical measure, usually derived from consumer surveys that assess public sentiment about… Read more: Average consumer expectations
• Average Weekly Hours, Manufacturing
  Average Weekly Hours in Manufacturing measures the average number of hours worked per week by production workers in the manufacturing… Read more: Average Weekly Hours, Manufacturing
• Bond Prices
  Bonds (and their prices) are critical to investors as they reflect the health of the economy and the level of… Read more: Bond Prices
• CPI
  Consumer Price Index (CPI) The CPI measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for… Read more: CPI
• Credit Spreads
  Credit spreads are the differences in yield between various types of bonds with similar maturities but differing credit quality. They… Read more: Credit Spreads
• Earnings
  Earning Per Share This rolling ratio of the S&P500 (the biggest companies in America) is like a scoreboard for big businesses… Read more: Earnings
• Easing
  The flip side of tightening is easing, where the central bank lowers interest rates. This makes borrowing cheaper, with the… Read more: Easing
• GDP
  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures a country’s economic activity by calculating the total value of all goods and services produced… Read more: GDP
• Household Employment
  This includes a broader range of employment types, such as freelancers and part-timers, beyond just traditional sectors. Monitoring household employment… Read more: Household Employment
• Housing Permits
  This metric represents the number of new residential construction permits issued. Housing is often seen as a cornerstone of economic… Read more: Housing Permits
• Industrial production
  This metric offers insights into the output of factories, mines, and utilities. It’s a critical gauge of the health of… Read more: Industrial production
• Initial Claims
  Initial claims are a measure of the number of new filings for unemployment benefits reported by individuals who have recently… Read more: Initial Claims
• Interest rate spread
  The interest rate spread between 10-year Treasury bonds and the federal funds rate is the difference in yields between the… Read more: Interest rate spread
• Job Sentiment
  Job sentiment is a qualitative measure of workers’ confidence in the labor market, and the Job Quits rate—tracked by the… Read more: Job Sentiment
• Jobless Claims
  Jobless claims, released by the U.S. Department of Labor, are the measure of new filings for unemployment benefits by individuals… Read more: Jobless Claims
• Lending standards
  Lending standards are a barometer for financial health. The tightening of lending standards is measured by the Net Percentage of… Read more: Lending standards
• Manufacturers new orders for consumer goods and materials
  Manufacturers’ new orders for consumer goods and materials is a significant component of the PMI. It is a leading indicator… Read more: Manufacturers new orders for consumer goods and materials
• Manufacturers’ new orders for non-defence capital goods
  Manufacturers’ new orders for non-defence capital goods excluding aircraft are a leading economic indicator that measures the volume of new… Read more: Manufacturers’ new orders for non-defence capital goods
• Market
  These metrics look at stock market performance, often seen as a reflection of investor sentiment and, by extension, economic health.… Read more: Market
• Money Supply
  M1 Money Supply M1 Money Supply refers to the total currency in circulation within an economy, including physical currency, demand… Read more: Money Supply
• NAHB
  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) is a gauge of the health of the housing… Read more: NAHB
• New Orders
  This metric gauges the volume of new orders received by manufacturers. When new orders are high, it generally indicates that… Read more: New Orders
• Non-Farm Payrolls
  This is a comprehensive measure of job creation and loss, excluding the agricultural sector. It’s tracked to understand the health… Read more: Non-Farm Payrolls
• P/E Ratio
  The Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio is a widely used stock valuation measure that compares a company’s current share price to its… Read more: P/E Ratio
• PMI
  PMI: Purchasing Managers’ Index This index is a composite of various business indicators, including new orders, inventory levels, and employment. … Read more: PMI
• Real Income
  This reflects after-tax income adjusted for inflation. It’s important for understanding households’ purchasing power and overall financial well-being. A drop… Read more: Real Income
• Real Manufacturing Sales
  This metric adjusts the volume of sales in the manufacturing sector for inflation. Monitoring this helps us understand the health… Read more: Real Manufacturing Sales
• Real Personal Consumption Expenditures
  This measures consumer spending on goods and services, adjusted for inflation. It’s tracked to gauge consumer confidence and overall economic… Read more: Real Personal Consumption Expenditures
• Real Sales
  Also known as ‘real retail sales,’ this metric captures consumer spending at retail outlets, adjusted for inflation. Rising real sales… Read more: Real Sales
• Soft Landing
  A “soft landing” in macroeconomics refers to a scenario where an economy slows down just enough to avoid a recession,… Read more: Soft Landing
• Tightening
  Fiscal Tightening When the central bank decides to tighten its monetary policy by raising interest rates, it’s essentially hitting the… Read more: Tightening
• Truck Shipments
  Truck shipments, measured by the Truck Tonnage Index, reflect the total output of freight by the trucking industry, standardised to… Read more: Truck Shipments
• Unemployment
  Unemployment Rates: This metric gauges the number of people actively seeking work as a percentage of the labour force. A… Read more: Unemployment
• Wages
  Wage Growth Wage growth measures the rate at which the average salary or wage increases over time for the typical… Read more: Wages
• What is a Recession?
  Who Determines Recessions in the US? When it comes to dating US recessions, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… Read more: What is a Recession?
• Yield Curve
  Yield Curve (Inversion) The yield curve charts the relationship between interest rates and the maturity of government bonds. Normally, long-term… Read more: Yield Curve

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