Reading Financial Data - Step by Step
Economic indicators
Read a macro series by looking at its latest observation, units, and source.
Lessons
- What is CPI? - CPI is an index that tracks prices for a broad consumer basket.
- Reading the unemployment rate - The unemployment rate is a percent of the labor force.
- The fed funds rate - The fed funds rate is a short-term interest-rate series.
- The yield curve and the 10-year minus 2-year spread - A yield spread compares two interest rates by subtracting one from the other.
- What GDP measures - Real GDP measures economy-wide output after adjusting for price changes.