Posted on March 4, 2026 In February we observed growth of federal income and payroll tax withholding fall from the amount estimated for January, when
Posted on February 2, 2026 A quick take here: In January, we observed a rebound in growth of federal tax withholding–the amounts of income and
Posted on January 7, 2026 In December, we observed the fourth consecutive month with declining growth in federal tax withholding–amounts of income and payroll taxes
Posted on December 2, 2025 We now have three consecutive months–September through November–in which we estimate that growth in federal tax withholding was in the
Posted on November 6, 2025 We have now observed two consecutive months with significantly reduced growth in federal tax withholding. Such withholding–the combined amount of
Posted on October 1, 2025 After three months of healthy growth in federal tax withholding, we estimate that growth fell in September. We estimate that
Posted on September 23, 2025 We have in the books the large bulk of corporations’ September payments of income taxes, the third quarterly payment for
Posted on September 4, 2025 In trying to identify whether the time is right to lower short-term interest rates, the Federal Reserve continues to assess
Posted on August 27, 2025 It is not a surprise that U.S. customs duties continued to soar in August, and even a bit higher than