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Track inflation, employment, GDP, and Fed moves through concise updates and charts published as the data drops. Built for small-business owners who want direct access to the numbers shaping the economy.
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September 2, 2026The jobs report, sector by sector
The headline payroll number is one line of a much longer report. These charts break the month down by sector, by education, and by every measure of slack the BLS publishes.
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6 posts10Y-2Y Treasury spread
The 10-year Treasury yield minus the 2-year Treasury yield, tracked since 2018. When it inverts, recession has historically followed. The chart shows the inversion window and what came after in this cycle.
Read more→Global oil supply and demand
When global oil consumption runs ahead of production, prices follow. When production catches up, prices ease. Here's the chart that shows it directly.
Read more→Retail gasoline vs CPI energy
The pump price is the most visible inflation signal in America. The CPI 'energy' index is a basket, and the difference between the two is where SMB fuel budgets get blindsided.
Read more→Unemployment rate across three recessions
The shape of a recession in the labor market tells you what kind of recession it was. 2001, 2008, and 2020 all looked different. The recoveries were even less alike.
Read more→CPI vs Core PCE
Headline CPI makes the news. The Fed sets its 2% goal on PCE and reads Core PCE for the trend. The chart tracks both, and the gap between them.
Read more→Real GDP growth since 2000
Annual real GDP growth from 2000 on, measured against the long-run US trend and the Eurozone benchmark, with the full-window average set beside the raw yearly swings.
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