US Economy

Growth, inflation, jobs and interest rates from official US data, updated as each release lands. Pick any indicator to look it up, or search FRED’s public series on the Explore tab. For stocks, sectors and breadth, see Market.

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Recession watch

0 of 5signals triggered
  • Sahm rule0.00 · signals above 0.5Clear
  • 10Y–3M spread0.68 · signals below 0Clear
  • Chicago Fed activity index (3-mo)0.03 · signals below -0.7Clear
  • Recession probability0.40 · signals above 50Clear
  • St. Louis Fed financial stress-0.52 · signals above 0Clear
Every gauge and its history

Yield curve

+0.32 pts10y minus 2y
10-year Treasury4.88%
10y minus 3m+0.64 pts

Upward sloping: longer bonds pay more, the normal shape. As of Nov 9.

Rates, the curve and the Fed

Growth and inflation

Overheating

growth above trend and core inflation rising (Sep 2026). A description, not a forecast.

Recent quarters
Q3 2026Overheating
Q2 2026Overheating
Q1 2026Stagflation risk
Q4 2025Stagflation risk
Growth, jobs and the regime map

Indicators against their history

Strong against ten years6
Weak against ten years5
In between9

Strongest: Initial claims, Core capital goods orders, Industrial production.

Weakest: Housing starts, Real disposable income, CPI inflation.

The heat map, month by month

Macro news

-0.27Negative
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