Chicago Fed

America’s economy maintained its recent strength in November 2017 according to the latest headline data from the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI).  This uptick of 0.15 followed an upwardly revised tally of 0.76 in October (originally 0.65).  It may appear that there was a substantial deceleration in the penultimate month, but activity related to hurricane recovery eff

Economic output improved in September according to the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.  Results from this comprehensive study of the economy jumped to 0.17 from the downwardly revised count of minus 0.37 (originally minus 0.31) in August.  Despite the monthly turnaround, the three-month moving average stayed below zero and matched the prior period’s revised tally of minus 0