Jennifer Nash

New orders for manufactured durable goods rose to $276.06B in December, the lowest level since June.

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index® fell further in January, dropping for a second straight month.

Fifth district manufacturing activity remained soft in January, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Consumer attitudes are measured by two monthly surveys: the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) and the Conference Board Consumer

Bitcoin's closing price hit an all-time high last week but has since fallen nearly 5%. BTC now sits just above $101,000 and is up ~7% year to date.

The Federal Reserve concluded its first meeting of 2025 by keeping the federal funds rate (FFR) at 4.25-4.50%, marking the first time in four meetings that the Fed has not cut interest rates.

The U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024. Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q4 2024, according to the advance estimate.

The National Association of Realtors® (NAR)unexpectedly fell 5.5% in December to 74.2, the first monthly decline since July.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) is comprised of four major subcomponents: personal consumption expenditures, gross private domestic investment, net exports, and government consumption expenditures.

The advance estimate for Q4 GDP came in at 2.25%, a deceleration from 3.07% for the Q3 final estimate.