Daily briefing · September 30, 2026

Today's Economic Brief

The latest official readings show consumer-price growth at 3.7%, unemployment at 4.1%, annualized real GDP growth at 1.5%. New releases and revisions can change that picture.

What changed

BLS · Sep 29, 2026

Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +162,000(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly...

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FRED Blog · Sep 28, 2026

What is the Treasury general account?

The takeaway When you hear commentary on the federal government’s financial situation, the information is often based on the money flowing into and out of the Treasury general account. The US government’s checking account As wi...

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Cleveland Fed · Sep 28, 2026

Will US Firms Adopt Stablecoins? Survey Says They’re Not Enthusiastic

We surveyed 148 firms active in the Fourth District about whether they had plans to use stablecoins. Responses were overwhelmingly negative.

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Why it matters

Consumer-price growth is 3.7%, up 1.0 percentage points from Jul 2025.
Unemployment rate is 4.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from Jul 2025.
Federal funds rate is 3.88%, down 0.2 percentage points from Sep 2025.

These comparisons describe published observations; they do not assign causes.

What comes next

Wed, Sep 30 at 8:30 AM ETGDP (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 2nd Quarter 2026\; State PCE, 2025BEA
Wed, Sep 30 at 8:30 AM ETPersonal Income and Outlays, August 2026BEA
Wed, Sep 30 at 10:00 AM ETMetropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)BLS
Fri, Oct 2 at 8:30 AM ETEmployment SituationBLS
Tue, Oct 6 at 8:30 AM ETU.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2026BEA