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?
3.75% upper limitNo change
Finance & Markets
Yield curve, 10-year minus 2-yearIs the bond market still pricing a recession?
0.41percentage pointsNo change
Geopolitics & Markets
Brent crudeWhat is the world actually paying for a barrel, and how much of the move is the Gulf rather than demand?
96.02USD / barrel+6.3 (+7.0%)
Finance & Markets
US dollar, broad indexHow much is the dollar tightening or loosening conditions for everyone else?
118.75index, Jan 2006 = 100-1.0 (-0.8%)
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%)
Finance & Markets
US core inflationHow far is the Fed from the one number that governs its decisions?
2.79% year on year-0.0 (-0.7%)
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?
2.01% of combined GDP+0.2 (+12.9%)