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The Conference Board’s September 2026 Consumer Confidence Index fell 6.7 points to 81.9. See the weaker expectations and labor-market responses—and how the survey differs from Michigan sentiment.
Treasury’s daily 30-year par yield was 5.49% on September 25, while Freddie Mac’s weekly 30-year mortgage average reached 7.03%. Here’s what those numbers mean—and what they don’t.
A 3.5% COLA is a forecast, not an official 2027 increase. Use these benefit examples to estimate the gross monthly change while waiting for September CPI-W.
JOLTS vs nonfarm payrolls: JOLTS measures job openings, hires and separations; the monthly Employment Situation reports net payroll employment changes and household-survey measures such as unemployment. They cover different labor-market concepts and may refer to different months. A decline in openings does not automatically mean payrolls fell. JOLTS vs. the jobs report at a glance … Read more
Historical calendar — September 28–October 2, 2026. This page preserves a pre-release schedule checked on September 27, 2026. It is not this week’s calendar. Figures and expectations in the original guide below are historical baselines, not the latest economic readings. For published outcomes, read the Q2 2026 GDP third-estimate results and September jobs report results … Read more
The University of Michigan’s final September 2026 consumer sentiment report is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Sept. 25. See the 47.8 preliminary reading, inflation expectations and investor checklist.
September 2026 payrolls rose 29,000 and unemployment was 4.2%. Read the October 2 results, July–August revisions, historical baseline and interpretation checklist.
CBO’s Sept. 17, 2026 projections put OASI Trust Fund exhaustion in FY 2032. Here’s what ‘exhaustion’ means, why it is not zero benefits, and how the estimate compares with the SSA Trustees’ 2026 outlook.
The US GDP report arrives Sept. 30 at 8:30 a.m. ET. See the Q2 third-estimate schedule, last official 1.5% baseline, and a fact-check checklist.
Quick answer: The Federal Reserve is scheduled to publish the minutes of the September 15–16, 2026 FOMC meeting at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 7. The minutes will explain the discussion behind the September decision to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%. They are not … Read more