U.S. international trade deficit shrinks in July

The ABA Office of the Chief Economist believes while the index increased in February, the index level has not retraced December and January’s drop, with pending home sales remaining near historically low levels. For banks, subdued turnover is...

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $733.5 billion, down 0.2% from the previous month, and up 3.2%...

Financial institutions are managing larger vendor inventories with leaner teams while confronting emerging risks, such as those presented by artificial intelligence, according to a new report on third-party risk management by the compliance platform provider Ncontracts.

Homebuilder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose one point to 38 in March, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Survey also found that while bank-branded BNPL remains a small fraction of the overall market, customer satisfaction with the offerings grew 59 points from last year.

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding the CFPB. The decision follows a similar ruling by federal judge in D.C. in a separate case.