NEW YORK / WASHINGTON, May 4, 2026 — Why This Jobs Report Is Different From Every Other This Year The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the April nonfarm payrolls report at 8:30 AM Eastern on Friday. Every month, that release…
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2026 — Why the Political Map Has Shifted in Six Months At the start of 2026, Republicans held the House by a margin of eight seats and the Senate with a working majority. The political environment was…
NEW YORK, May 2, 2026 — How the S&P 500 Posted Its Best Month Since November 2023 During a War April 2026 should have been a terrible month for equities. Q1 GDP growth came in at just 0.3% — the…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 30, 2026 — The number that landed Wednesday morning — a 0.3% annualized contraction in US gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2026 — is simultaneously the most alarming economic headline in three years and a…
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2026 — Every Limit That Changed — Side by Side Account Type 2025 Limit 2026 Limit Change Traditional IRA (under 50) $7,000 $7,500 +$500 Traditional IRA (50 and older) $8,000 $8,600 +$600 Roth IRA (under 50) $7,000…
ABU DHABI / WASHINGTON, APRIL 29, 2026 — For 55 years, the United Arab Emirates participated in one of the most powerful economic arrangements in the world. OPEC — the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — was the mechanism…
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026 — The COLA Math That Nobody Explains to Retirees Every October, the Social Security Administration announces the following year’s cost-of-living adjustment with a headline percentage. Every November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announces the…
NEW YORK, April 27, 2026 — Why This Week Is the Most Important of 2026 In a normal earnings week, five major companies reporting in three days would be significant. This is not a normal earnings week. Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta,…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 27, 2026 — There is no diplomatic relationship in the world that carries more historical weight, more institutional memory, and more current-day complexity than the one between the United States and the United Kingdom. The arrival of King…
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2026 — What the Atlanta Fed Is Seeing — and Why It Matters The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta operates a real-time GDP tracking model called GDPNow. It does not speculate or editorialize. It takes the available…
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2026 — What Pushed Rates Below 6% — and Whether It Lasts Mortgage rates do not move in lockstep with the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate. They track the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — and…
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2026 — What Is IEEPA and Why Does It Matter The International Emergency Economic Powers Act was passed by Congress in 1977. It gives the president broad authority to regulate international commerce during a national emergency. No…