CPI index rebased to 100 at each inauguration — who let prices run?
Real GDP indexed to inauguration day — which president grew the economy fastest?
Unemployment rate month-by-month into each presidency.
How the Fed set rates under each president — monetary policy in context.
Personal Consumption Expenditures indexed per term.
Crude oil's impact on headline inflation — watch WTI lead CPI by 1-3 months.
U6 unemployment vs. inflation — the Phillips curve in action.
Housing starts vs. home valuations — does supply predict prices?
Mortgage spread: 30-year vs. 10-year yields and the Fed Funds rate.
Yield curve: 10-year vs. 2-year Treasuries — inversions precede recessions.
Wage growth vs. cost of living — are workers keeping up with inflation?
Construction costs vs. housing starts — are rising input costs throttling new builds?