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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 8h
The U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate stood at 1.3379 USD/GBP last week (19 December). Relative to a month ago, this is 2.1% higher. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate has risen by 6.3% #exchangerate #gbp #usd #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 8h
Last week (19 December) the U.S. Dollars to Euro Exchange Rate was 1.1721 USD/EUR. Relative to a month ago, this is an increase of approx. 1.9%. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate is about 12.4% higher. #exchangerate #eur #usd #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 1d
Emerging Market Update: Longer-term view of currency movements since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 19 Dec #fx #emergingmarkets #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 1d
Bitcoin at $87516; Ethereum at $2939.05. Bitcoin is about 0.2% up from a month ago, and about -6% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -0.3% down from a month ago and about -12% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
Visualizing currency movements of key US trading partners since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 19 Dec #fx #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
Uncertainty Update: VIX at 14; 7-day average of the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index at 306.6, down -9.1 from the prior week #vix #MarketVolatility #econsky https://tinyurl.com/3bvx9f5m
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
The Chicago Fed Financial Conditions Index in Dec 2025 came in at -0.55, down from -0.54 the prior month.Negative values indicate financial conditions that are looser than average. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
Longer-term view of Weekly Claims data. Relative to the peak during the pandemic, where the 4-week moving average of continued claims reached 21243K in the week of 16 May 2020, today's reading of 1893.75K continued is a decline of about -91% #claims #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
Weekly Initial Claims (first-time applications for unemployment benefits), a proxy for layoffs, decrease to 214K (down -10K from prior week); 4-week moving average of continued claims decrease from 1899K to 1893.8K in Dec 2025 #claims #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 2d
On 19 Dec the Nominal Emerging Market USD Index stood at 131.2128. Relative to a month ago, this is approx. a decrease of -0.5%. Relative to a year ago, USD is about -4.65% lower. The index is weighted against a broad subset of emerging market currencies #exchangerates #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
7-day weighted av. for Diesel currently at $3.54, down -6.3 cents from last week. Diesel engines in trucks, trains, boats, and barges transport nearly all products people consume. Relative to 12 months ago, this is a $0.07 increase. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
7-day weighted av. price for gas currently at $2.97, down -5.4 cents from last week. Relative to 12 months ago, this is a -17 cent decrease. #inflation #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Banking and Finance Job Postings on Indeed in the United States at 99.3of the pre-pandemic baseline of 100% #econsky #indeed
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
How will dramatically lower energy consumption affect relative pricing of crypto currencies? Since the 'merge' on Sept. 15, 20222 Ethereum has gained approx. 105.77% in value, while Bitcoin has gained approx. 351.17% #crypto #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Philly Fed Nonmanufacturing Business Survey: 40.3% firms report paying higher prices, up 5.6 p.p. from last month #survey #phillyfed #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Manufacturers' New Orders for Durable Goods declined by -2.17% in Oct 2025; for Nondurable Goods new orders declined by -0.14% #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Comparing The Economic Recovery Since the Outset of the Pandemic Across Major Industrialized Countries #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
Comparing Recoveries Across All Major Components of U.S. #GDP #recovery #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
How Does the current U.S #recovery compare to prior #recessions? #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
US Real GDP (qq, annualized) for 2025 Q3 was revised to 4.3%. This release indicates that real GDP growth is up from last quarter's 3.8% #gdp #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 3d
On 19 December the Nominal Broad U.S. Dollar Index stood at 120.5571. Relative to a month ago, this is approx. a decrease of -0.66%. Relative to a year ago, USD is about -5.92% lower. The index is weighted against a broad group of trading partners #exchangerate #usd #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Total Assets for all Commercial Banks have increased from 24439.3098 last week to 24514.8065 on 10 December. Relative to a year ago, this represents an increase of about 3.91%. Evolution of the main asset categories shown in the chart below #commercialbanks #assets #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
High-frequency labor market update: On 25 November postings on job site Indeed were 49.3% above their pre-pandemic level. New job postings, defined as on Indeed for seven days or less, are 56.6% above their pre-pandemic level #jobs @indeed #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Corporate Bond Market Update: Using data as of 19 December, Moody's Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield for bonds with 20+ years maturity is at 5.34% for the AAA (down -0.03p.p. from the prior week). The BAA is at 5.92%. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Chicago Fed Overall National Activity Index for Sep 2025 at -0.21, down from -0.05. Values below zero suggest that the national economy is expanding below its historical trend rate of growth #activity #econsky https://tinyurl.com/bdfwtvvj
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Chicago Fed Index for Sales, Orders, and Inventories for Sep 2025 at -0.07, down from -0.05. An average of 23 indicators, this series is an early signal of recessions/expansions. Values below zero suggest that the economy is expanding below historical trend growth. #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Chicago Fed National Activity Index for Employment for Sep 2025 at 0.01, up from -0.11. Values above zero suggest that the national economy is expanding above its historical trend rate of growth. #jobs #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
How's the UK doing since Brexit? Comparing the evolution of real GDP since the referendum, and since the actual withdrawal from the EU #brexit #uk #eu #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Comparing The Economic Recovery Since the Outset of the Pandemic Across Major Industrialized Countries #econsky
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Philipp Maier @pmaier1971.bsky.social · 4d
Bitcoin at $88716; Ethereum at $3027.61. Bitcoin is about 4.2% up from a month ago, and about -7% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about 9% up from a month ago and about -11% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky
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