Five Charts for the Week That Was: June 5, 2026
US Nonfarm Payrolls rose by an impressive 172,000 in May. Also notable was the sharp upward revision in March employment by 29,000 jobs and April employment by 64,000 jobs (placing April
Beyond the Noise Podcast – Episode 2
May 22, 2026 – Listen to Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty and Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz as they analyze the economy and markets amidst current geopolitical tensions. Five Charts for the Week That Was: May 22, 2026
Bond yields got everyone’s attention this week. The 30-year Treasury hit its highest level in almost 20 years (going back to just before the Great Financial Crisis), and the 10-year Five Charts for the Week That Was: May 8, 2026
US economic growth rebounded somewhat in the first quarter of 2026, although consumer spending growth slowed to 1.6% compared to the 1.9% of the fourth quarter of 2025. Business fixed
FOMC Commentary – April 28, 2026
If a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate statement can be judged to be terse, it would be the one issued today (April 29) at the conclusion of meetings Five Charts for the Week That Was: April 24, 2026
The final Michigan Consumer Sentiment number for April improved a bit over preliminary readings earlier in the month, reflecting the ceasefire in the war with Iran. Survey takers specifically cited Five Charts for the Week That Was: April 3, 2026
March nonfarm payroll numbers were, to say the least, a big surprise. The 178,000 net new jobs created contrasted nicely with a revised 133,000 job loss in February and confounded
Beyond the Noise Podcast – Episode 1
March 20, 2026 – Listen to Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty and Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz as they analyze the economy and markets amidst current geopolitical tensions. FOMC Commentary – March 18, 2026
The culmination of the March meeting of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was a decision to leave the target range for the Fed Funds rate unchanged at