EconomicHQ Resources

A curated resource center for official data, consumer education, research tools, and carefully selected products or services that genuinely fit EconomicHQ readers.

Official economic & financial sources

Official data

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Inflation, employment, unemployment, wages, productivity, and labor-market releases.

Open BLS

Official data

Bureau of Economic Analysis

GDP, personal income, consumer spending, and national and regional accounts.

Open BEA

Official source

Federal Reserve

Monetary policy, FOMC decisions, financial conditions, and central-bank research.

Open Federal Reserve

Consumer protection

CFPB

Credit, borrowing, complaints, consumer rights, and financial-product guidance.

Open CFPB

Banking

FDIC

Deposit insurance, bank information, consumer resources, and banking data.

Open FDIC

Investing education

Investor.gov

SEC-backed education on investing, risk, fees, fraud, and market basics.

Open Investor.gov

Small business

U.S. Small Business Administration

Business planning, funding education, lender programs, and official small-business resources.

Open SBA

Research data

FRED

A large economic-data library maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Open FRED

EconomicHQ tools

Use the Tools & Calculators page for transparent educational calculators, and the Economic Data Center for source-first economic indicators and research pathways.

Commercial resources

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How resources are selected

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