Look Beneath the Headlines.
Independent research that turns the economic headlines into something you can use. Each major release — jobs, inflation, growth — gets a short, plain-English video read: what the number actually says. No jargon, no predictions, no market calls. Just the trend beneath the headline, so you can make sense of it for yourself.
The read · narrated
Headline inflation hit 4.2% — the hottest in three years — but the real story is the gap: core is running 2.9%, the headline-core split is the widest since October 2022, and three months into the gas spike it still hasn't seeped into the rest of the basket. The Fed watches core; the bond market is keeping a hike on the table.
A living chart of what the bond market expects — the 2-year and 10-year against the Fed's policy rate, with the releases that moved them marked along the way. The reference behind the reads, explained from the ground up.
Open the Yields page →What it costs to borrow today — mortgage, auto, prime, credit card — and where each rate sits against its own history. Why a Fed cut doesn't always reach your mortgage, explained from the ground up.
Open the Cost of Borrowing page →A short, plain-English video each time the economic data lands. No spam, no calls, no noise — just what the number actually says.
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