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April 27, 2023
The Debt Limit Debate – Al Jazeera
Gordon Gray
Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discusses the debt limit debate on Al Jazeera.
Multimedia
April 27, 2023
Gordon Gray
Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discusses the debt limit debate on Al Jazeera.
The American Action Forum is a 21st century center-right policy institute providing actionable research and analysis to solve America’s most pressing policy challenges.
May 2024
+0.0%
+3.3%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
May 2024
+0.2%
+3.4%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
April 2024
+0.2%
+2.8%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
May 2024
-0.2%
+2.2%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending June 22, 2024
233,000
-6,000
236,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
May 2024
53.8
+4.4
A level above 50 indicates expansion
May 2024
48.7
-0.5
A level above 50 indicates expansion
June 2024
68.2
-0.9
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
May 2024
+152,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
May 2024
$73.6B
-0.6%
-0.2%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
May 2024
1,277,000
-5.5%
-19.3%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.