The trend in new daily COVID-19 cases increased again last week, but the pace of increase slowed. Retail sales slowed, though spending remained relatively strong. Consumer sentiment declined again. Jobless claims fell. meanwhile, used-vehicle prices edged up again. Retail sales…

New daily COVID-19 cases continued to increase last week. Jobless claims kept falling, but measures of consumer sentiment are showing declines so far in August as consumers deal with a host of issues including the fourth wave of COVID-19, diminishing…

July saw further strong gains in jobs with 943,000 created. The headline unemployment rate and the underemployment rate fell to new lows for the pandemic. New jobless claims also fell again last week, and continuing claims fell in the latest…

The growth trend in new daily COVID-19 cases continued last week. Consumer sentiment declined in July, but measures of consumer attitudes in July showed conflicting trends. Consumer spending improved in June even as government transfer payments declined. Inflation in June…

U.S. monetary policy was unchanged today as the Fed issued their official statement following their fifth meeting of 2021. Minimal changes were made in the official statement compared to the prior statement. They acknowledged progress towards the conditions necessary to…

The trend in new daily COVID-19 cases continued increasing last week. Consumer sentiment declined again and is having its worst month since November. Wholesale used vehicle values continue to decline from their peak in early June. Retail prices are likely…

The number of new daily COVID-19 cases continued to increase last week. New jobless claims declined to a pandemic low, but consumer sentiment declined again, losing ground so far in July. Inflation increased again in June as bottleneck-sensitive categories like…

New daily COVID-19 cases continued to increase last week. Used-vehicle sales slowed to a more normal pace. New jobless claims increased slightly from the prior week, but continuing claims declined. Consumer sentiment improved modestly over the last seven days but…

The new-vehicle market lost more momentum in June as the market is past the spring frenzy and is now seeing sales fall with even tighter supply and record-high prices with limited incentives. Still, June retail sales were still close to the level…

The trend in new daily COVID-19 cases stopped declining with cases increasing slightly last week. Consumer sentiment improved slightly, but measures of consumer sentiment show mixed trends in June. Consumer spending was unchanged in May as incomes slid with less…