What's next

More numbers, more ways to play

Mini Macro is new. Here is what we are working on next, roughly in order. Nothing here has a date yet, and what you ask for moves things up the list.

More numbers

Coming to Explore and the game

Producer prices (PPI)
Planned
What businesses pay, a step ahead of the prices you pay. Monthly, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Monthly
Job openings (JOLTS)
Planned
How many jobs are waiting to be filled, and how often people quit. The labor market under the hood.
Monthly
Consumer sentiment
Planned
How people feel about money and the economy, from the University of Michigan survey.
Twice a month
Housing starts
Exploring
New homes breaking ground: the part of the economy that feels interest rates first.
Monthly
The Fed's dot plot
Exploring
Where each Fed official sees rates going. Call where the dots land, on the chart this site is named after.
Four times a year

More ways to play

Primers before each print
In testing
A short, plain-English read on what to watch in each report, written fresh before every release.
Weekly league recaps
In testing
Who called it, who blew it, and the standings, in your inbox every Saturday.
Head-to-head challenges
Planned
Pick one print and one friend. Closest call wins the bragging rights.
Badges for streaks and bullseyes
Planned
Something to show for five right calls in a row or a dead-on guess.
Reminders on your phone
Exploring
Add Mini Macro to your home screen and get a nudge before picks lock.
Pro leagues
Exploring
Custom scoring, longer seasons and league history for groups that take it seriously.

Tell us the release you want next, or the feature that would bring your friends in. It goes straight to the person building Mini Macro.