Economy

We’ve been without most government labor-market data for about a month.

Without official GDP data due to the shutdown, the nation’s economic growth for the third quarter is unclear.

Big banks have been reducing their exposure to CRE, which is still grappling with high vacancy rates.

Many groceries rely on customers with food stamps, especially in low-income and rural areas.

The move comes while official statistics on jobs, inflation, and consumer spending are stalled during the government shutdown.

A potential rule change by the Trump administration could limit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s supervision of auto lenders, including many that focus on buyers with low credit scores.

From fraudulent research coming out of paper mills, to data fabrication showing up in published papers, academic journals have a quality control issue on their hands.

The consumer confidence index from The Conference Board fell slightly in October, showing that consumers are still anxious about the economy and the job market.

Factors driving insurance costs include inflation, construction costs, and extreme weather.

While some regional Fed banks have hard data, many of those figures come from agencies that are closed during the shutdown.