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September 29 2026 .

September 29, 2026 The seasonally adjusted Case Shiller Index of Home Prices in 20 cities was unchanged in July after having risen 0.4% in June.

September 29, 2026 The Labor Department reported that job openings declined 256 thousand in August to 7,070 thousand after having risen 153 thousand in July.

September 25, 2026 The economic data in recent weeks have been surprisingly strong and many market participants fear that the economy is overheating and the Fed will need to push rates sharply higher to slow it down.

September 25, 2026 Durable goods orders were unchanged in August after having risen 0.9% in July.

September 24, 2026 New home sales rose 6.4% in August to 684 thousand after falling 4.3% in July.

September 18, 2026 The Fed raised the funds rate by 0.25% at the FOMC meeting this week to 3.75-4.0%.

September 17, 2026 Industrial production was unchanged in August after having risen 0.2% in July..

September 17, 2026 Housing starts declined 2.6% in August to 1,275 thousand after having fallen 9.0% in July.

September 16, 2026 Homebuilder confidence fell 3 points in September to 32 after rising 1 point in August.

September 16, 2026 Retail sales jumped 1.2% in August after having declined 0.5% in July.

September 11, 2026 The spike in oil prices this past week has created concern about a sharp pickup in the inflation rate and the possibility of a recession.

September 11, 2026 We expect a 3.5% GDP growth rate in the third quarter of this year which would give us 2.4% growth for the year as a whole.

September 11, 2026 The preliminary estimate of consumer sentiment fell 3.9 points in September to 47.8 after declining 3.5 points in July.

September 11, 2026 The CPI rose 0.4% in August after having gained 0.1% in July.

September 10, 2026 .

September 10, 2026 .

September 10, 2026 Initial unemployment claims fell 1 thousand in the week ending September 5 to 206 thousand after having risen 3 thousand in the previous week.

September 4, 2026 If there was any doubt previously, the employment report appears to have given the Fed a green light to raise rates at their next meeting on September 15-16.

September 4, 2026 . .Payroll employment jumped by 162 thousand in August after rising by 21 thousand in July.

September 4, 2026 .

September 4, 2026 OK The unemployment rate was unchanged in August at 4.1% after having fallen 0.1% in July.

September 4, 2026 In any given month employers can boost output by either additional hiring workers or by lengthening the number of hours that their employees work.

September 4, 2026 Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% in August to $37.75 after climbing 0.2%in July, Earnings growth in the past year has been 3.1%.

September 4, 2025 The average duration of unemployment rose 1.4 weeks in August to 26.3 weeks in August after having fallen 0.6 week in July.