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Philipp Maier
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Economic data releases and news, automated with R.

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Comparing the evolution of job posting on Indeed for Germany and the UK since the pandemic. All posting indexed to 100% on Feb. 1, 2020 #econsky #indeed
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
At the end of this week, the GDPNow forecast from the Altanta Fed for Q3 2025 stands at at 4.23%. GDPNow is a nowcasting model for GDP growth projecting 13 GDP subcomponents with monthly source data, a factor model and a BVAR. #econsky
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The average rate on a U.S. 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming #mortgage on 20 November was at 6.236%. Relative to the prior week, the rate has increased by about 0.05 p.p. #mortgagerates #econsky
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
5Y Breakeven Inflation Rate at 2.34%, down from 2.38% last week; 10Y Breakeven Inflation at 2.24%. Breakeven inflation uses the difference between Constant Maturity and Inflation-Indexed Constant Maturity Treasuries to calculate market expectations #inflation #econsky.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
10Y #Treasury is at 4.1%, down from 4.13% last week. How are shorter-term interest rates contributing to the change in the yield curve? #interest #econsky https://tinyurl.com/m7pdyyyf
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#CreditCard delinquency rate in Jul 2025 at 2.98%, above pre-pandemic levels of 2.69%. Chart shows #delinquency rates for all Banks across loan categories #econsky
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Charge-Off Rate on Commercial Real Estate Loans in 2025 Q3 at 0.18, down0 from prior quarter. Peak in Q4 2009 was 3.13% #econsky
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Charge-Off Rate on Single Family Residential Mortgages, net of recoveries, for 2025 Q3 at 0%, down 0 p.p from last quarter #housing #econsky
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate stood at 1.3156 USD/GBP last week (14 November). Relative to a month ago, this is -2% lower. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate has risen by 4.2% #exchangerate #gbp #usd #econsky
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Last week (14 November) the U.S. Dollars to Euro Exchange Rate was 1.1617 USD/EUR. Relative to a month ago, this is a decrease of approx. -0.5%. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate is about 10.1% higher. #exchangerate #eur #usd #econsky
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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 14 Nov #fx #emergingmarkets #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Labor Force Flows: 6883K re-enter the labor force in Sep 2025, up 146K from prior month. 1712K unemployed exit the labor force in Sep 2025, up 24K from prior month #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Payroll Update: Details behind the topline number #LaborMarket #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Unemployment rate in Sep 2025 at 4.4%, up 0.1; participation rate (share of working age population in the labor force) at 62.4, up 0.1 from prior month #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Payroll Update: Comparing the current #Recovery of the #LaborMarket to previous recessions #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today's #WageData data reports average hourly earnings of $36.67. This represents an increase in average hourly earnings of 0.09 cents, relative to last month, and an increase of $1.34 or 3.8%, relative to the same month last year #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today's #Payroll data reports an increase in private sector employment of 119K jobs, up from -4K in Aug 2025 #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Will #tariffs be hurting truckers? Truck transportation all employees Sep 2025 at 1516.7K, down -6.8K from prior month. #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Weekly Initial Claims (first-time applications for unemployment benefits), a proxy for layoffs, decrease to 220K (down -8K from prior week); 4-week moving average of continued claims increase from 1953.5K to 1960.2K in Nov 2025 #claims #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey: % firms report increased delivery times at -4.3, down -10.9 p.p. from last month #supplychain #econsky https://tinyurl.com/bdfwtvvj
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
According to Zillow, home values have risen by -0.1% in Oct 2025, relative to last year. That is down from -0.1% in Sep 2025 #zillow #housing #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Bitcoin at $91783.66; Ethereum at $3021.01. Bitcoin is about -14.7% down from a month ago, and about 0% down from a year ago. Ethereum is about -20.6% down from a month ago and about -9% down from a year ago. #crypto #econsky
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Brent Crude oil prices for the month of Nov 2025 averaged $63.16 per barrel. Relative to the prior month, that's down $-0.29 per barrel #oil #brent #econsky
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Aug 2025 exports were $280.8B, up $0.2B from the prior month. Imports were $340.4B, down $-18.4B. #econsky
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
US Trade Balance for Aug 2025 came in at $-59.5B. In Jul 2025 the trade balance stood at -78.2B. Narrower trade deficits are a lift for GDP growth #econsky
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM