US Macro Dashboard

The numbers that move the whole market — inflation, the Fed's policy rate, jobs and the Treasury yield curve — in one place, charted from official government data. When stocks fall broadly and no company news explains it, the reason is usually on this page.

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Inflation — CPI vs Core PCE, year over year

Core PCE is the measure the Federal Reserve targets at 2%. CPI is the headline number that makes the news.

Fed funds rate

The Federal Reserve's policy rate — the price of money.

Nonfarm payrolls — monthly change

Jobs added per month, thousands. The first Friday number.

Unemployment rate

U-3 headline unemployment, %.

VIX — implied volatility

Above ~20 = markets pricing elevated risk.

Treasury yield curve

Today's yields by maturity. Downward slope = inversion.

10Y − 2Y spread

Below zero = inverted curve, the classic recession signal.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI, payrolls, unemployment), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (PCE, GDP), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (policy rate, Treasury yields), Cboe (VIX) — retrieved via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Updated daily. Educational use only; nothing on this page is investment advice.