Wells Fargo Economics & Financial Report

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Economic reports from the Wells Fargo Economics Group provide domestic and international economic commentary to help you manage risk and capture business opportunities. Read from our selection of regularly updated economic reports from GDP growth and interest rate forecasts to U.S. and international economic analysis.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 24 January 2025

Initial jobless claims increased to a six-week high, rising to a seasonally adjusted level of 223K for the week ended January 18. The Southern California wildfires played a major role in the rise, increasing by 61K on a non-seasonally-adjusted basis.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 17 January 2025

The Consumer Price Index ended the year at 2.9% year-over-year, which is a minor improvement from its 3.1% rate in January 2024 and points to stalled progress on the road back to the Federal Reserve\'s 2% inflation target.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 10 January 2025

Meetings of the Federal Reserve\'s Open Markets Committee are about what the Fed is doing; minutes of those meetings tell you something about what policymakers are thinking.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 20 December 2024

The strength in demand has hindered progress on disinflation, exemplified by the PCE deflator inching up a tenth to 2.4% year-over-year in November.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 13 December 2024

Prices were in focus this week with reports delivering the last key data before the FOMC\'s next meeting on December 17-18. The November readings on consumer and producer prices suggested that overall inflation remains stubbornly high.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 06 December 2024

Incoming economic data continue to illuminate pockets of stress in the U.S. economy. The unwinding of strikes and hurricane effects lifted nonfarm payrolls by 227K in November; however, job gains remain highly concentrated by industry.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 15 November 2024

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.24% in October, the largest unrounded monthly uptick since April. This bump brought the 12-month rate to 2.6%, the first annual acceleration since inflation’s hot streak in Q1.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 01 November 2024

The unemployment rate, which is derived from the household survey and counts those not working due to a strike or severe weather as employed, held steady at 4.1%. A 25 bps rate cut at next week\'s FOMC meeting remains highly likely.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 25 October 2024

The housing sector was in focus this week. During September, existing homes sales remained in a slump and declined to a fresh cycle low, while new home sales bucked the trend and rose solidly.

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 18 October 2024

Retail sales came in stronger than expected in September, industrial production was weaker than expected and residential construction softened.


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