Consumer spending, measured by Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), makes up approximately two-thirds of the economy and is a direct measure …
US Initial Jobless Claims
US Initial Jobless Claims, provided by the US Department of Labor, provides underlying data on how many new people have …
Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the broadest measure of economic activity within a country and measures the market value of …
Durable Goods
Durable goods orders, which are orders to buy products that are expected to last at least three years, indicate how …
Foreign Currencies
Early on in 2020, most foreign currencies followed similar patterns as they fell against the dollar in March as the …
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is a weighted average of 85 existing monthly indicators of national economic activity that …
Existing Home Sales
Existing home sales provide the number of purchases made for homes, condominiums, and co-ops that have already been built. Existing home …
Housing Starts
Housing starts track the number of new residential construction projects over a month. This indicator has implications for demand in …
Illinois 2021 Tax Code Changes
With a new year come new tax changes. These are the changes to the Illinois tax code that went into …