On 28 November the Nominal Broad U.S. Dollar Index stood at 121.4288. Relative to a month ago, this is approx. an increase of 0.05%. Relative to a year ago, USD is about -4.24% lower. The index is weighted against a broad group of trading partners #exchangerate #usd #econsky

Total Assets for all Commercial Banks have increased from 24401.8353 last week to 24434.6524 on 19 November. Relative to a year ago, this represents an increase of about 3.76%. Evolution of the main asset categories shown in the chart below #commercialbanks #assets #econsky

High-frequency labor market update: On 25 November postings on job site Indeed were 49.3% above their pre-pandemic level. New job postings, defined as on Indeed for seven days or less, are 56.6% above their pre-pandemic level #jobs @indeed #econsky

Corporate Bond Market Update: Using data as of 28 November, Moody's Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield for bonds with 20+ years maturity is at 5.18% for the AAA (down -0.11p.p. from the prior week). The BAA is at 5.8%. #econsky

Bitcoin at $87446.89; Ethereum at $2854.97. Bitcoin is about -20.9% down from a month ago, and about -12% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -26.9% down from a month ago and about -29% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky

Comparing the evolution of job posting on Indeed for Germany and the UK since the pandemic. All posting indexed to 100% on Feb. 1, 2020 #econsky #indeed

At the end of this week, the GDPNow forecast from the Altanta Fed for Q3 2025 stands at at 4.02%. GDPNow is a nowcasting model for GDP growth projecting 13 GDP subcomponents with monthly source data, a factor model and a BVAR. #econsky

The average rate on a U.S. 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming #mortgage on 25 November was at 6.169%. Relative to the prior week, the rate has fallen by about -0.08 p.p. #mortgagerates #econsky

5Y Breakeven Inflation Rate at 2.29%, down from 2.34% last week; 10Y Breakeven Inflation at 2.23%. Breakeven inflation uses the difference between Constant Maturity and Inflation-Indexed Constant Maturity Treasuries to calculate market expectations #inflation #econsky.

10Y #Treasury is at 4%, down from 4.01% last week. How are shorter-term interest rates contributing to the change in the yield curve? #interest #econsky https://tinyurl.com/m7pdyyyf

The U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate stood at 1.31 USD/GBP last week (21 November). Relative to a month ago, this is -1.5% lower. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate has risen by 4.7% #exchangerate #gbp #usd #econsky

Last week (21 November) the U.S. Dollars to Euro Exchange Rate was 1.1506 USD/EUR. Relative to a month ago, this is a decrease of approx. -1%. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate is about 10.6% higher. #exchangerate #eur #usd #econsky

Emerging Market Update: Longer-term view of currency movements since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 21 Nov #fx #emergingmarkets #econsky

Bitcoin at $90635.53; Ethereum at $3047.05. Bitcoin is about -17.6% down from a month ago, and about -6% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -22% down from a month ago and about -16% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky

Manufacturers' New Orders for Durable Goods rose by 0.48% in Sep 2025; for Nondurable Goods new orders declined by -0.09% #econsky

Visualizing currency movements of key US trading partners since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 21 Nov #fx #econsky

Uncertainty Update: VIX at 18.56; 7-day average of the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index at 272.3, down -34.6 from the prior week #vix #MarketVolatility #econsky https://tinyurl.com/3bvx9f5m

The Chicago Fed Financial Conditions Index in Nov 2025 came in at -0.53, down from -0.53 the prior month.Negative values indicate financial conditions that are looser than average. #econsky

Longer-term view of Weekly Claims data. Relative to the peak during the pandemic, where the 4-week moving average of continued claims reached 21243K in the week of 16 May 2020, today's reading of 1955.75K continued is a decline of about -91% #claims #econsky

Weekly Initial Claims (first-time applications for unemployment benefits), a proxy for layoffs, decrease to 216K (down -6K from prior week); 4-week moving average of continued claims increase from 1955K to 1955.8K in Nov 2025 #claims #econsky

On 21 Nov the Nominal Emerging Market USD Index stood at 132.5872. Relative to a month ago, this is approx. an increase of 0.3%. Relative to a year ago, USD is about -3.6% lower. The index is weighted against a broad subset of emerging market currencies #exchangerates #econsky

Producer Price Index (#PPI) for final demand at 2.7% y/y in Sep 2025, up from 2.7% in Aug 2025. Excluding the most volatile components, Producer Prices for final demand less food, energy and trade at 2.8% y/y (all data seasonally adjusted) #econsky

7-day weighted av. for Diesel currently at $3.83, down -3.7 cents from last week. Diesel engines in trucks, trains, boats, and barges transport nearly all products people consume. Relative to 12 months ago, this is a $0.29 increase. #econsky

7-day weighted av. price for gas currently at $3.19, down 0 cents from last week. Relative to 12 months ago, this is a 2 cent increase. #econsky

House prices up 0.4% q/q, with the index at 706.04. This is 85.7% above the peak prior to the 2008/09 recession #homeprices #econsky

Inventory-to-Sales Ratio for Retailers at 1.28, below the ratio for Manufacturers (1.56). Low ratios or sudden drops can signal surges in demand - or supply chain challenges #supply #econsky

Banking and Finance Job Postings on Indeed in the United States at 99of the pre-pandemic baseline of 100% #econsky #indeed

How will dramatically lower energy consumption affect relative pricing of crypto currencies? Since the 'merge' on Sept. 15, 20222 Ethereum has gained approx. 99.68% in value, while Bitcoin has gained approx. 346.81% #crypto #econsky

Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index for Sep 2025 at 328.938, down -0.3% from last month #housing #econsky

Philly Fed Nonmanufacturing Business Survey: 34.7% firms report paying higher prices, down -1.1 p.p. from last month #survey #phillyfed #econsky

Sales of Sporting Goods and Furniture skyrocketed during the pandemic. Let's see how sustainable that was https://bit.ly/3BXLMFM #AdvanceRetailSales #econsky

Advance Retail Sales: Visualizing the changing composition over time #retail #gdp #econsky

Advance Retail Sales increase by 0.2% in Sep 2025, after increasing by 0.6% in Aug 2025. Key components shown in the charts #USCensus #RetailTherapy #econsky

On 21 November the Nominal Broad U.S. Dollar Index stood at 122.235. Relative to a month ago, this is approx. an increase of 0.92%. Relative to a year ago, USD is about -4.26% lower. The index is weighted against a broad group of trading partners #exchangerate #usd #econsky

#Banking Update: Number of Unprofitable Institutions at 219, down -21 from last Quarter #econsky

#Banking Update: Net Charge-Off Rates at 0.61%, up 0.01p.p. from last Quarter #econsky

How fast are banks writing down commercial real estate loans? If so, one would imagine that exposure of small domestic banks (left) roughly follows CRE prices (right) #cre #econsky

Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Update on wages and benefits, prices received, and prices paid for raw materials. -8.4% firms report higher delivery times, down -1.2 p.p. from last month #texas #survey #econsky

Capacity utilization for Aug 2025 at 75.8% (down -0.15 p.p. from last month). Capacity utilization measures capacity used, relative to the total available capacity, to produce finished products. #capacity #econsky

Industrial production declined by -0.1% m/m in Aug 2025. Industrial Production measures real output for manufacturing, mining, and electric, and gas utilities #industrialproduction #econsky

Total Assets for all Commercial Banks have increased from 24345.8957 last week to 24399.2151 on 12 November. Relative to a year ago, this represents an increase of about 3.84%. Evolution of the main asset categories shown in the chart below #commercialbanks #assets #econsky

High-frequency labor market update: On 25 November postings on job site Indeed were 49.3% above their pre-pandemic level. New job postings, defined as on Indeed for seven days or less, are 56.6% above their pre-pandemic level #jobs @indeed #econsky

Corporate Bond Market Update: Using data as of 21 November, Moody's Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield for bonds with 20+ years maturity is at 5.29% for the AAA (down -0.01p.p. from the prior week). The BAA is at 5.88%. #econsky

Bitcoin at $86499.25; Ethereum at $2782. Bitcoin is about -24.5% down from a month ago, and about -10% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -33.1% down from a month ago and about -25% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky

Comparing the evolution of job posting on Indeed for Germany and the UK since the pandemic. All posting indexed to 100% on Feb. 1, 2020 #econsky #indeed

At the end of this week, the GDPNow forecast from the Altanta Fed for Q3 2025 stands at at 4.23%. GDPNow is a nowcasting model for GDP growth projecting 13 GDP subcomponents with monthly source data, a factor model and a BVAR. #econsky

The average rate on a U.S. 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming #mortgage on 20 November was at 6.236%. Relative to the prior week, the rate has increased by about 0.05 p.p. #mortgagerates #econsky

5Y Breakeven Inflation Rate at 2.34%, down from 2.38% last week; 10Y Breakeven Inflation at 2.24%. Breakeven inflation uses the difference between Constant Maturity and Inflation-Indexed Constant Maturity Treasuries to calculate market expectations #inflation #econsky.

10Y #Treasury is at 4.1%, down from 4.13% last week. How are shorter-term interest rates contributing to the change in the yield curve? #interest #econsky https://tinyurl.com/m7pdyyyf

#CreditCard delinquency rate in Jul 2025 at 2.98%, above pre-pandemic levels of 2.69%. Chart shows #delinquency rates for all Banks across loan categories #econsky