Daily brief

The editor's cut of what mattered that day, with links into each print's own page. We report the release; we do not adopt the official framing as the last word. Researched with an AI system, checked against each source by an automated pass, and published only after Clem Ziroli III has read both.

• October 16, 2026 1 published · 3 figures 2 releases in the October 16, 2026 editor's cut: Effective federal funds rate held at 3.88 percent on October 15; and Secured overnight financing rate rose to 3.89 percent on October 15. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• Week in review 6 published , 3 held · 25 figures 6 releases this week ending October 16, 2026: Cleveland Fed's Hammack; Bowman says global regulators copied incomplete SVB reports; review counted 54 findings that missed core risks; Effective federal funds rate held at 3.88 percent on October 15; and 3 more. 25 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• October 14, 2026 0 published , 1 held · 0 figures One release in the October 14, 2026 editor's cut: Consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in September; 12-month rate climbed to 3.7 percent. Each has its own page.
• October 13, 2026 0 published , 1 held · 0 figures 2 releases in the October 13, 2026 editor's cut: Effective federal funds rate held at 3.88 percent on October 9; and Secured overnight financing rate held at 3.87 percent on October 9. Each has its own page.
• October 9, 2026 3 published · 11 figures 6 releases in the October 9, 2026 editor's cut: Michigan consumer sentiment fell to 46.3 in preliminary October reading; Secured overnight financing rate eased to 3.87 percent on October 8; Effective federal funds rate held at 3.88 percent on October 8; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 3 further items below.
• Week in review 11 published , 1 held · 57 figures 11 releases this week ending October 9, 2026: FOMC minutes; Waller; White House sets up committee of inquiry into whether Fed Governor Lisa Cook can be removed for cause; and 8 more. 57 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• October 8, 2026 3 published · 19 figures 2 releases in the October 8, 2026 editor's cut: Wholesale sales rose 1.8 percent in August to $817.5 billion; and Total public debt outstanding was $40.284 trillion on October 7. Each has its own page. 3 further items below.
• October 7, 2026 6 published · 37 figures 5 releases in the October 7, 2026 editor's cut: FOMC minutes show all participants backed the September 25 bp hike; Consumer credit rose at a 1.9 percent rate in August; Treasury sold $39 billion of 9-year 10-month notes at a 5.300 percent high yield; and 2 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• October 6, 2026 6 published · 33 figures 6 releases in the October 6, 2026 editor's cut: Goods and services deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August; Atlanta Fed GDPNow held at 3.7 percent for the third quarter; Treasury; and 3 more. Each has its own page.
• October 5, 2026 6 published · 0 figures 6 releases in the October 5, 2026 editor's cut: Services PMI eased to 54.9 in September; S&P services activity rose to 58.8 in September; Employment Trends Index fell to 107.56 in September; and 3 more. Each has its own page.
• October 2, 2026 6 published · 1 figures 5 releases in the October 2, 2026 editor's cut: Payrolls rose 29,000 in September; unemployment rate 4.2 percent; Factory orders rose 0.1 percent in August to $663.5 billion; Treasury par curve lists the 10-year at 5.28 percent on October 2; and 2 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• Week in review 3 published , 8 held · 22 figures 3 releases this week ending October 2, 2026: Cook, Barr, and Jefferson on a 25 basis-point hike and inflation still above 2 percent; Reserve balances averaged $2.948 trillion in the week ended September 30; and Bank credit was $19,862.5 billion in the week ending September 23. 22 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• October 1, 2026 7 published · 2 figures 6 releases in the October 1, 2026 editor's cut: Construction spending estimated at $2,203.1 billion in August; Total public debt outstanding was $40.172 trillion on September 30; Reserve balances averaged $2.948 trillion in the week ended September 30; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 30, 2026 7 published · 0 figures 6 releases in the September 30, 2026 editor's cut: PCE prices rose 0.3 percent in August, 3.4 percent yearly; Real GDP revised up to 2.2 percent in the second quarter; Goods trade deficit was $132.6 billion in August; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 29, 2026 7 published · 4 figures 6 releases in the September 29, 2026 editor's cut: Job openings little changed at 7.1 million in August; FHFA house prices rose 0.3 percent in July, up 2.6 percent year over year; Board selected interest rates list the 10-year at 5.24 percent for September 28; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 28, 2026 6 published · 5 figures 5 releases in the September 28, 2026 editor's cut: Board selected interest rates list the 10-year at 5.17 percent for September 25; Texas factory production index rose to 29.5 in September; Treasury sold $82 billion of 26-week bills at a 4.285 percent high rate; and 2 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 25, 2026 5 published · 0 figures 5 releases in the September 25, 2026 editor's cut: Durable goods orders were virtually unchanged at $338.6 billion; Board selected interest rates list the 10-year at 5.18 percent for September 24; Commercial-bank credit was $19,876.3 billion in the week ended September 16; and 2 more. Each has its own page.
• Week in review 5 published , 6 held · 30 figures 5 releases this week ending September 25, 2026: August new-home sales were 684,000; the 30-year mortgage averaged 7.03 percent; Seasonally adjusted M2 rose to $23,342.8 billion in August; CFNAI was -0.04 in August; Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 is 5.0 percent; and 2 more. 30 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 24, 2026 7 published · 2 figures 6 releases in the September 24, 2026 editor's cut: Reserve balances averaged $2.930 trillion in the week ended September 23; Initial jobless claims were 197,000 in the week ended September 19; New single-family sales were 684,000 in August; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 23, 2026 6 published · 6 figures 4 releases in the September 23, 2026 editor's cut: Treasury par curve lists the 10-year at 5.11 percent on September 23; Board selected interest rates list the 10-year at 4.96 percent for September 22; Treasury sold $28 billion of 1-year 10-month FRNs at a 0.040 percent high margin; and 1 more. Each has its own page. 2 further items below.
• September 22, 2026 6 published · 1 figures 5 releases in the September 22, 2026 editor's cut: M2 rose to $23,342.8 billion in August; The 10-year Treasury yield was 4.96 percent on September 21; Richmond Fed manufacturing index fell to -2 in September; and 2 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 21, 2026 6 published · 2 figures 5 releases in the September 21, 2026 editor's cut: Chicago Fed national activity index was -0.04 in August; Board commercial paper; Treasury sold $92 billion of 13-week bills at a 4.015 percent high rate; and 2 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 18, 2026 6 published · 0 figures 6 releases in the September 18, 2026 editor's cut: Industrial production was unchanged in August after a 0.2 percent July rise; Effective federal funds rate was 3.88 percent on September 17; SOFR was 3.85 percent on September 17, up 23 basis points; and 3 more. Each has its own page.
• Week in review 4 published , 7 held · 29 figures 4 releases this week ending September 18, 2026: SEP median 2026 federal funds rate is 4.1 percent, from 3.8 percent; Census; H.4.1; and 1 more. 29 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 17, 2026 6 published · 0 figures 6 releases in the September 17, 2026 editor's cut: H.4.1; H.15 lists the 10-year yield at 5.01 percent for September 16; Census; and 3 more. Each has its own page.
• September 16, 2026 7 published · 0 figures 6 releases in the September 16, 2026 editor's cut: FOMC raised the federal funds target range to 3.75 to 4 percent; SEP median 2026 federal funds rate is 4.1 percent, from 3.8 percent; August retail and food services sales were $773.9 billion, up 1.2 percent; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 11, 2026 7 published · 4 figures 6 releases in the September 11, 2026 editor's cut: CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in August; 12-month rate held at 3.4 percent; Household net worth rose $12.8 trillion to $195.9 trillion in Q2; August budget deficit was $166.797 billion; FY2026 through August $1.966 trillion; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• Week in review 3 published , 5 held · 14 figures 3 releases this week ending September 11, 2026: Household net worth rose $12.8 trillion to $195.9 trillion in Q2; Fed H.4.1; and Treasury 10-year yield rose to 4.96 percent on September 11 from 4.78. 14 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 10, 2026 7 published · 4 figures 6 releases in the September 10, 2026 editor's cut: Final-demand PPI rose 0.4 percent in August; Initial jobless claims were 206,000 in the week ended September 5; Fed H.4.1; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 9, 2026 7 published · 4 figures 6 releases in the September 9, 2026 editor's cut: Private industry compensation costs averaged $46.89 an hour in June; Selected services revenue was $6,418.7 billion in the second quarter; Treasury sold $39 billion of 9-year 11-month notes at a 4.834 percent high yield; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 8, 2026 2 published · 4 figures One release in the September 8, 2026 editor's cut: Consumer credit increased at a 4.2 percent annual rate in July. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
• September 7, 2026 1 published , 2 held · 4 figures One release September 7, 2026: Treasury par curve. 4 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 6, 2026 1 published , 2 held · 4 figures One release September 6, 2026: Treasury par curve. 4 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 5, 2026 1 published , 2 held · 4 figures One release September 5, 2026: Treasury par curve. 4 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 4, 2026 1 published , 2 held · 7 figures One release September 4, 2026: Nonfarm payrolls rose 162,000 in August; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1 percent. 7 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• Week in review 8 published · 30 figures 8 releases this week: ADP private payrolls rose 38,000 in August; JOLTS openings 7.271 million in July; ISM manufacturing PMI 54.6 in August; prices index unchanged at 71.1; Dallas Fed Texas production index 16.1 in August; activity index 11.6; and 5 more. 30 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 3, 2026 1 published , 5 held · 4 figures One release September 3, 2026: Waller inclined to hold rates if incoming data keep showing disinflation. 4 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.
• September 2, 2026 3 published , 2 held · 16 figures One release in the September 2, 2026 editor's cut: Factory orders rose 0.9 percent in July to $663.6 billion. Each has its own page. 3 further items below.
• September 1, 2026 2 published , 3 held · 6 figures 2 releases September 1, 2026: Fed Governor Michael Barr speech; and ISM Manufacturing PMI. 6 figures below, each with the source it came from and whether it was found there.