The Economy, Stupid
Carville was right in '92. The data below is right today. Draw your own conclusions.
Auto-updated Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • 4:00 PM EDT — refreshes with every site update

Today's Market Summary

U.S. equities are under pressure: the S&P 500 -0.71% at 7,632, the Nasdaq -1.03% at 26,100, the Dow -0.79% at 52,768. The VIX sits at 16.4 (+9.8% today), inside its normal range.

The 10-year Treasury yield is climbing at 4.80% — the number behind mortgage rates and Washington's interest bill. The dollar index is at 99.7 (+0.3%). Elsewhere: gold down 1.3% at $4,375/oz; WTI crude up 5.6% at $90.55/bbl; Bitcoin at $77,257 (-1.6%).

Among big names, AAPL leads gainers at +2.61%, while COIN lags at -6.01%. Rate moves and energy prices feed straight into the political fight over inflation — match this against the headlines above.

The Dashboard

S&P 500 7,631.54 -0.71%
Nasdaq 26,099.77 -1.03%
Dow 52,767.59 -0.79%
VIX 16.38 +9.79%
10Y Yield 4.80% +0.80%
Dollar Index 99.69 +0.26%
Bitcoin 77,256.95 -1.64%
Gold 4,375.3 -1.26%
Oil WTI 90.55 +5.59%

Movers

Top Gainers

AAPL +2.61%
CVX +2.38%
XOM +2.24%
META +1.08%
WFC +0.76%

Top Losers

COIN -6.01%
ORCL -5.27%
XYZ -5.02%
SOFI -4.64%
PLTR -3.47%

Economic & Market Headlines

House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections — NYT Politics
What to Know About Venezuelan Energy Following Trump’s Oil Deal — NYT Politics
How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump — NYT Politics
Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms — NPR Politics
Trump says U.S. struck deal to take control of 65 billion barrels Venezuelan oil — NPR Politics
Scholar discusses Trump's claims of a new Venezuelan oil agreement — NPR Politics
MapQuest tops Apple, Google Maps in downloads after refusing Trump's 'Lake America' change — The Hill
Congress funds government until December, averting preelection shutdown — The Hill
Built by the team behind this site The IT Engineer's Swiss Army Knife — on a USB AnyTech Solutions' portable, fully-offline toolkit audits any Windows, Mac, or Linux machine, maps your network, runs SQL, and includes a private on-device AI assistant. No install. No cloud. One-time license from $199. Get the Free Sample Audit Report → Our Amazon store Political Meme Stickers Laptop, water bottle, bumper — wear the hypocrisy. Both sides roasted equally, same as this site. Ships with Prime. Shop the Sticker Store →

The Repository — Go Straight to the Data

The Federal Reserve

FOMC Calendar, Statements & Minutes Every rate decision, on the record CME FedWatch Tool What markets bet the Fed does next The Beige Book The Fed's own read on the economy, 8x a year Fed Balance Sheet (H.4.1) QE/QT, week by week

Inflation & Prices

CPI — Bureau of Labor Statistics The headline inflation number PCE Price Index — BEA The inflation number the Fed actually targets Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Live estimate before the official print EIA Gas Prices Weekly pump prices — the inflation everyone sees

Jobs & Growth

Jobs Report — Employment Situation First Friday of every month Weekly Jobless Claims — DOL The fastest read on the labor market GDP — BEA The official growth number Atlanta Fed GDPNow Real-time GDP estimate, updated between releases

Debt, Deficits & Geopolitics

National Debt to the Penny — Treasury The number both parties grew Daily Treasury Yield Curve Recession signal watchers start here CBO Budget & Economic Outlook Nonpartisan scorekeeper of fiscal policy IMF World Economic Outlook The global picture — growth, trade, risk

Deep Data

FRED — St. Louis Fed 800,000+ chartable economic series, free Retail Sales — Census Bureau The consumer, measured monthly Trading Economics — U.S. Indicators Every indicator on one page

Market News

CNBC Economy Now feeding our headlines above Reuters U.S. Markets Fast, wire-service coverage MarketWatch Economy & Politics Where the data meets the politics