The wealth of millennials and older Gen Zers in the U.S. grew at an unusually fast pace from 2019 to 2022, with real estate gains driving overall asset growth ow.ly/ljki50RpEXL

Total U.S. commercial paper outstanding decreases in the week ended April 24, by $2.3 billion to $1.31 trillion ow.ly/SFtS50RpwSl

The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate was 3.0% for the 12 months ending in March, down slightly from February’s 3.1% year-over-year pace. For more on the Dallas Fed alternative measure of core inflation, see FRED: ow.ly/Rw7q50RpwQv

Total motor vehicle sales declined in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.028 million units, 1.2% below February’s pace and 3.8% above the year-earlier rate ow.ly/KKux50RpEUF

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 2.7% from a year earlier in March, up from a 2.5% rise in February. Excluding food and energy costs, the “core PCE” rose 2.8%, matching February’s increase ow.ly/xS1f50RpEUb

How quickly could AI spread in the workplace? This analysis looks at the pace of diffusion for other technologies, such as PCs and cloud computing ow.ly/kwOX50RpETS

The nation’s personal saving rate as a share of disposable personal income was 3.2% in March, down from 3.6% in February ow.ly/2JZG50RpETo

What factors may be affecting the demand for bank reserves? ow.ly/Wtjk50RpaG5

Social Security benefits for recipients’ spouses and ex-spouses often help women, who tend to earn less than men and are less likely to have pensions or employer-sponsored 401(k)s #SocialSecurityMonth ow.ly/vsWn50RpaCG

Our blog highlights three articles that offer information helpful to young adults who might be deciding on careers, figuring out how to handle credit cards and planning for retirement #personalfinance ow.ly/ejfY50RpwUH

Average interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages rise in the week ended April 25: the 30-year to 7.17%, and the 15-year to 6.44% ow.ly/Y9b350Rp9ht

From the FRED Blog: For a few years now, the U.S. workforce has had a greater share of women with bachelor’s degrees than men with bachelor’s degrees ow.ly/yby050Rp9gu

St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index measures -0.61 in the week ended April 19, up from the prior week’s -0.82 (0=normal stress) ow.ly/Jtno50Rp9fN

Advance estimate from BEA News: U.S. real #GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024, down from 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023 ow.ly/iByW50Rp9ev

In the week ended April 20, initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits fell by 5,000, to 207,000. The four-week moving average declined by 1,250, to 213,250 ow.ly/7Vsl50Rp9bF

An analysis shows U.S. workers with multiple jobs had, on average, lower hourly pay than workers with single jobs ow.ly/V5GG50Rp9ar

The FRED Blog tracks levels of educational attainment and gender in the U.S. civilian labor force and finds a steady rise in the share of women workers with bachelor’s degrees ow.ly/cc9B50Rp99h

The wealth of millennials and older Gen Zers in the U.S. grew at an unusually fast pace from 2019 to 2022, with real estate gains driving overall asset growth ow.ly/hSIP50RpEWy

Total U.S. commercial paper outstanding decreases in the week ended April 24, by $2.3 billion to $1.31 trillion ow.ly/oRRO50RpwmH

The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate was 3.0% for the 12 months ending in March, down slightly from February’s 3.1% year-over-year pace. For more on the Dallas Fed alternative measure of core inflation, see FRED: ow.ly/hK8Y50RpwQ5