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Plain-language explainers on federal economic and legislative policy

Data

7 series we track and explain. Each has its own page with a written interpretation, an “as of” stamp, and a link to the primary release.

Series Latest Chg 1y As of
The federal funds rate
Federal Reserve · H.15
3.50–3.75% was 4.50% Sep 1, 2026
Total public debt outstanding
Treasury · Daily Treasury Statement
$40.2T was $37.3T Aug 31, 2026
What is the inflation rate?
BLS · CPI news release
3.5% was 2.7% Jul 1, 2026
The Federal Reserve balance sheet
Federal Reserve · H.4.1
$6.7T was $6.6T Aug 26, 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield
Treasury · Daily yield curve
4.75% was 4.23% Aug 31, 2026
Net interest on the federal debt
Treasury · Monthly Treasury Statement
$1247B was $1161B Apr 1, 2026
The unemployment rate
BLS · Employment Situation
4.1% was 4.3% Jul 1, 2026

Every figure on this page is read from the primary release at build time and stamped with its retrieval time. A series that has not been retrieved shows as awaiting its first reading rather than displaying an estimate.