ABA Data Bank: Commodity inflation makes Fed’s job harder
The cost of commodities as tracked by the Bloomberg Commodity Index increased 7% in the last month.
Economy
A monetary policy matrix
A visualization of the Federal Open Market Committee’s choices.
Mortgage rates fall
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.02% this week, down from last week when it averaged 7.09%.
Industrial production little changed in April
Industrial production was mostly unchanged in April from the previous month, the Federal Reserve reported.
Housing starts increase in April
Housing starts increased by 5.7% in April from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.36 million,...
Home builder confidence declines in May
Builder confidence in the market for single-family homes in May was 45, down from 51 the previous month, according to...
Business inventories hold steady in March
Business inventories in March came in at $2.54 trillion, down 0.1% from the month prior and up 0.6% from a...
Retail sales hold steady in April
Retail and food service sales for April were $705.2 billion, virtually unchanged from the previous month, the Commerce Department said.
Consumer price inflation 3.4% in April
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in April after rising 0.4% the previous month, and increased 3.4% over the past...
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.2 points in April to 89.7
A seasonally adjusted net 12% of business owners planned to create new jobs in the next three months, up one...
