The FRED Blog helps you to be super accurate when talking about the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio bit.ly/3RSlwKN
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Official Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis account. We share economic data and insights. Home to FRED®, @FedFRASER & @FedHistory
- Did you know you can find average price data in FRED—from the cost of chicken breasts and ground beef, to bread and soft drinks? Check those prices and more bit.ly/43XFBSz
- The consumer price index rose 4.2% year-over-year in May, not seasonally adjusted. Excluding food and energy, “core” consumer prices increased 2.9% bit.ly/3S1pv7R
- Weekly spot prices for Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose to $98.95 and $96.87 per barrel, respectively, in the week ending June 5. For more, see FRED: bit.ly/4xlRAa6
- Sticky price CPI (slow-to-change consumer prices) from @AtlantaFed rose 2.9% on an annualized basis in May, following a 4.6% increase in April bit.ly/3Qe5SbZ
- St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index fell to -0.87 in the week ending June 5 from -0.69 a week prior. (0=normal financial market conditions, with a value below 0 suggesting below-average stress.) bit.ly/49Nx7AX
- The FRED Blog helps you to be super accurate when talking about the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio bit.ly/3RSlwKN
- NEW: FRED has added six data series about preferences for and perceptions of financial risks reported by the @KansasCityFed. Learn more: bit.ly/4uURPap
- Average U.S. diesel prices per gallon ticked down to $5.21 in the week ending June 8. Gas prices per gallon also fell, to $4.15 bit.ly/4xdt4YB
- It’s often said lenders will deny a mortgage if an applicant’s ratio of debt to income is above 43%. But do they really follow this conventional wisdom? bit.ly/4g342oQ
- The FRED Blog tackles the nuances of U.S. public debt: intragovernmental transactions, fiscal vs. calendar year, stock vs. flow variables … bit.ly/4un3T3g
- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April to $55.9 billion, down $704 million from a revised gap of $56.6 billion in March, per @uscensusbureau and @BEA_News bit.ly/4vEArXv
- How does debt to income ratio affect mortgage applicants? And where does the denial “cliff” really appear? bit.ly/4g342oQ
