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U.S. ECONOMIC MACRO COMMENTARY & INSIGHTS

A Dual Mandate Double Feature

FEbruary 13, 2026
  • January Nonfarm Payrolls beat expectations, driven by healthcare jobs
  • January headline CPI cools, but core increases month over month
  • Traders increase projections for a third rate cut in 2026
 

The job of the Federal Reserve is straightforward: keep the U.S. economy on solid footing with good growth. Through the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed sets monetary policy with two goals in mind – maximum employment and stable prices – commonly known as its “dual mandate.” This week’s economic prints exhibited a dual mandate double feature of critical labor market and pricing indicators – Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment were released on Wednesday, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure was released on Friday.

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historical cpi & core cpi

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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December FOMC Meeting Notes

The Federal Reserve held its final meeting of the year on Wednesday. Committee members voted 9-3 to cut the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a 3.50%–3.75% range. The move was the third consecutive rate cut from the Fed, and overnight rates are now 175 basis points lower than their peak of the cycle.…

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Medicaid Joins the Shift: States Transition to PDPM Reimbursement Models 

Medicare transitions from RUG to PDPM:  In 2019, Medicare replaced the Resource Utilization Group (RUG-IV) system with the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), marking a major shift in how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are reimbursed. Under RUG-IV, payments were tied to therapy minutes, often incentivizing volume over patient needs.   PDPM introduced a case-mix classification model that links…

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FHFA Increases Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps and Continues to Focus on Mission-Driven Housing in 2026

Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the 2026 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will increase to $88 billion each for a total of $176 billion, up from $146 billion this year. Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae remain focused on mission-driven housing with an eye toward affordability, access,…

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