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Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories
August 2026 sales of merchant wholesalers were $817.5 billion, up 1.8 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $964.2 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.August 2026: +0.5 % Change in InventoriesJuly 2026 (r): +1.4 % Change in
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Waller, The Signaling Value of the Summary of Economic Projections
Speech At the Istanbul Economic Forum, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on September 15–16, 2026.
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Mixed outlook for energy expenditures this winter
We expect energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in forecast temperatures. We expect that lower prices for natural gas and propane will drive decreases in expenditures this year for the half of U.S.
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Services production up by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU
In July 2026, compared with June 2026, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In June 2026, services production fell by 0.3% in bot
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Results of the September 2026 survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets (SESFOD)
Credit terms and conditions eased slightly for all counterparty types for fourth consecutive quarter, mainly through price terms
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Bowman, Modernizing the Regulatory and Supervisory Landscape
Speech At the 2026 Community Banking Research Conference, sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $105.6 billion in August from $92.8 billion in July (revised), as imports increased more than exports.August 2026: 13.7° % ChangeJuly 2026 (r): 30.4° % Change
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Volume of retail trade up by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU
In August 2026, compared with July 2026, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2026, retail trade volume fell by 0.6% in the
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Crude oil prices and refinery margins generally increased throughout the third quarter
Petroleum markets in the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26) were characterized by increasing prices for crude oil and petroleum products amid persistent conflict in the Middle East.
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Industrial producer prices up by 1.9% in both the euro area and the EU
In August 2026, compared with July 2026, industrial producer prices increased by 1.9% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2026, industrial producer prices grew by 1.6% in the euro area
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U.S. natural gas production reached a record high in July 2026
U.S. natural gas production hit an all-time high in July 2026, driven primarily by increased output in the Permian Basin, according to our latest Natural Gas Monthly.
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Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
On 30 July 2026 the ECB issued a press release outlining the accessibility features of the digital euro app, the design of which will go beyond the requirements set out in the European Accessibility Act , and announcing that the ECB would start usability and accessibility testing
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Both payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in September
Both nonfarm payroll employment (+29,000) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) changed little in September. Employment in all major industries changed little over the month.
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Household saving rate decreases to 14.2% in the euro area
The household saving rate in the euro area decreased to 14.2% in the second quarter of 2026 (compared with 14.4% in the first quarter of 2026), which is explained by consumption increasing at a faster rate than gross disposable income (respectively +1.3% and +1.1%).
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Euro area annual inflation up to 3.8%
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.8% in September 2026, up from 3.2% in August according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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EU current account surplus €80.2 bn
In the second quarter of 2026, the EU seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of €80.2 billion (+1.6% of GDP), compared with a surplus of €98.0 billion (+2.0% of GDP) in the first quarter of 2026 and a surplus of €91.7 billion (+2.0% of G
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Bowman, Modernizing Financial Regulation: Initial Observations from eSLR
Speech At the Atlantic Council 2026 CEO & Senior Management Summit, Washington, D.C.
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Jefferson, The U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy
Speech At the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Waller, The Data Version of Godzilla versus Kong: FRED Takes on AI
Speech At "Navigating Trust, AI and Storytelling in a World of Data," FRED Con 2026, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
