Daily briefing · August 28, 2026
The latest official readings show consumer-price growth at 3.5%, unemployment at 4.1%, annualized real GDP growth at 1.5%. New releases and revisions can change that picture.
Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.1% in Jul 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Jul 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: -23,000(p) in Jul 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly...
Read the primary sourceThe takeaway More workers are using generative AI tools, using them more often, and saving more time because of them, according to new survey data in FRED. The survey Economists Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, and David Deming bu...
Read the primary sourceReal gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026 (April, May, and June), according to the second estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). I...
Read the primary sourceThese comparisons describe published observations; they do not assign causes.