The
Tea Leaves
Reading the signs in energy, environment, economy, and health.
📊
Everyday Economy Index
Tracks the real cost of daily life using commodity prices, interest rates, and labor data — translated into a dollar-per-month impact.
Economy
Live data
US
FRED · Yahoo Finance
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Upstream Pressure
Leading indicators — crude, natural gas, grains, shipping, interest rates — that drive prices in every other tool here.
Economy
US
FRED · EIA · Yahoo Finance
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Grocery Price Radar
Track individual grocery item prices with buy signals and seasonal patterns. Know when to stock up.
Economy
US
BLS · USDA
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Energy Cost Tracker
Personalized household energy costs — gasoline, electricity, natural gas, propane, diesel, heating oil.
Economy
Live data
EIA API
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Grid Stress Monitor
Real-time electricity demand vs. capacity across all 7 major US grid operators.
Infrastructure
Real-time
EIA Form 930
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Wet Bulb Monitor
Tracks the temperature at which human cooling fails. Local conditions, 72-hour forecast, and global heatmap.
Environment
Global
Open-Meteo
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Air Quality Monitor
US AQI, PM2.5, ozone, and NO₂ — local readings, 72-hour forecast, and global city comparison.
Environment
Global
Open-Meteo CAMS
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Hazards & Climate
Active weather alerts, tropical systems, wildfires, and climate context — what's happening across the US right now.
Environment
US
NWS · NHC · FIRMS
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Outbreak Monitor
CDC wastewater surveillance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. State-level viral activity, updated weekly.
Health
US by state
CDC NWSS