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MARKETS

macro dashboard

⚠ STATIC DEMO DATA

█ Fed & Rates

Fed Funds Rate 4.25–4.50% current target range
10Y Treasury Yield 4.54% ↑ +0.08 — risk-free benchmark
2Y Treasury Yield 4.28% ↑ +0.03 — most Fed-sensitive
Yield Curve (10Y–2Y) +0.26% re-steepened — not inverted
Fed Balance Sheet $6.8T ↓ from $8.9T peak — QT ongoing
M2 Money Supply $21.5T seasonally adjusted

█ Inflation

Core PCE 2.5% YoY Jan 2026 · Fed target: 2.0%
Headline CPI 2.9% YoY Feb 2026 · BLS via FRED
Core CPI 3.1% YoY ex food & energy

█ Labor

Unemployment Rate 4.2% U-3 · Feb 2026 · BLS
Nonfarm Payrolls +151k Feb 2026 · monthly job adds
Initial Jobless Claims 221k weekly · leading indicator
JOLTS Job Openings 7.6M Jan 2026 · demand side of labor

█ Housing

30Y Fixed Mortgage 6.81% week of Mar 6 · Freddie Mac
15Y Fixed Mortgage 6.07% week of Mar 6 · Freddie Mac
Housing Starts 1.37M annualized · Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales 4.08M annualized · Jan 2026

█ Markets

S&P 500 5,614 ↓ –1.4% · placeholder
NASDAQ 17,468 ↓ –1.9%
VIX 24.2 elevated — fear priced in
Gold (GLD) $2,915 ↑ +0.6% · inflation hedge

█ Credit

10Y–2Y Yield Spread +0.26% positive — curve not inverted
BBB Corporate Spread 1.42% investment grade stress gauge
High Yield Spread 3.85% widening — risk appetite falling

DATA SOURCES

FRED (St. Louis Fed) · U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data · Bureau of Labor Statistics · Freddie Mac PMMS