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The economy, explained in plain English.
CPI on Tuesday, payrolls on Friday, a Fed decision in between — the data never stops, and most of it arrives with no explanation of what it actually means for you.
Why Indicators IQ exists
Indicators IQ tracks 32 government indicators — housing, jobs, inflation, the Fed, growth, consumer spending, and credit — and explains what they say in plain English, with one page for each part of the economy. Each page leads with what changed and why it matters, no economics degree required.
There's no single "the economy is good" or "the economy is bad" number. Housing can be under pressure while the job market holds up fine — that split is the actual story most of the time, and collapsing it into one number would hide it.
Every figure on these pages comes straight from the source data and updates automatically as each release lands. The write-ups are checked against that data before they go live.
I use AI as the engine and professional judgment as the pilot. The machine handles the data ingestion and pattern recognition. The analyst handles the interpretation.Richard Pinto
The six funnels
All indicators →Fed's Tightrope
Has the Fed done enough, or is policy still too tight for where the economy is heading?
Read the Inflation briefing →Industrial Pipeline
Is industrial activity still supporting the broader expansion?
Read the Growth briefing →American Dream
Are high rates and limited affordability locking buyers out of the market?
Read the Housing briefing →Consumer Resiliency
Can spending keep holding up when consumer confidence stays this weak?
Read the Consumer briefing →Credit Pulse
Is credit still flowing freely, or are lenders pulling back enough to choke off growth?
Read the Credit briefing →Data from FRED, BEA and Census, refreshed as each release lands.