Reading the Jobs Report: Payrolls, Unemployment and Revisions
The monthly U.S. employment report comes from two different surveys. Knowing which number comes from where explains many of its puzzles.
Economy
The economic reports behind the headlines, and how to read them.
How to Read a Federal Reserve Rate Decision
The statement, the dot plot, the press conference and the minutes — what each part of a Fed decision tells you, and why markets sometimes move the "wrong" way.
The CPI Report: What It Measures and Why Markets Care
Headline versus core, month-over-month versus year-over-year, and why shelter costs dominate — a guide to the most-watched inflation number.