Living data
Trackers
Numbers we keep updated instead of publishing once. Every series is pulled from a primary source — a government statistical agency or a company filing — and every page shows the method, the source and the full underlying data.
Finance & Markets
Federal funds target rateWhat is the Federal Reserve actually charging, as opposed to what it is signalling?
4% upper limitNo change
Finance & Markets
Yield curve, 10-year minus 2-yearIs the bond market still pricing a recession?
0.33percentage points-0.1 (-19.5%)
Finance & Markets
US dollar, broad indexHow much is the dollar tightening or loosening conditions for everyone else?
121.4index, Jan 2006 = 100+0.4 (+0.4%)
Geopolitics & Markets
Brent crudeWhat is the world actually paying for a barrel, and how much of the move is the Gulf rather than demand?
126.55USD / barrel+10.6 (+9.2%)
Finance & Markets
US core inflationHow far is the Fed from the one number that governs its decisions?
2.79% year on year+0.0 (+1.1%)
Geopolitics & Markets
European natural gasWhat is Europe paying to keep the lights on and the factories running?
17.93USD / million BTU+2.8 (+18.8%)
Artificial Intelligence
Hyperscaler capital expenditure, first quarterHow much cash are Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta actually putting into the buildout?
129.8USD billion, Q1+57.9 (+80.5%)
Geopolitics & Markets
European NATO defence spendingIs Europe actually rearming, or only announcing it?
2.26% of combined GDP+0.3 (+12.4%)