US Rapid Response Retail Sales (Sep.) The unexpectedly-strong 0.7% m/m rise in retail sales in September continues the theme of consumer resilience in the face of higher interest rates, but with employment and wage growth slowing and the... 17th October 2023 · 2 mins read
US Rapid Response Consumer Prices (Sep.) The 0.3% m/m rise in core consumer prices in September suggests, at face value, that the downward trend in core inflation may be easing. But that’s largely because of a stronger gain in shelter prices... 12th October 2023 · 2 mins read
US Rapid Response Fed FOMC Minutes (19th-20th Sep. Meeting) Despite the ‘higher for longer’ message from the Fed’s updated rate projections last month, the minutes from the September FOMC meeting suggest that officials’ confidence in those forecasts is limited... 11th October 2023 · 2 mins read
US Rapid Response Employment Report (Sep.) The surprisingly strong 336,000 increase in non-farm payrolls in September adds to the evidence on real activity that the economy is holding up well despite the headwind from higher interest rates. 6th October 2023 · 2 mins read
