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There’s no shortage of news happening out there … But while we all see the headlines about things like inflation, the economy, the price
The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note climbed on Wednesday after two straight days of declines, as economic data failed to reinforce
A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers on Wednesday agreed to impose deep output cuts, seeking to spur a recovery
Saudi Arabia has agreed to cut its production for November by 526,000 bpd, from its current quota of 11.004 million bpd, according to data
Mortgage applications on Wednesday became the latest sign showing how hard rates are hitting housing. And it could get worse.
The pace of mortgage applications has fallen to a multi-decade low amid high housing interest rates, according to the latest data from the Mortgage
Ahead of Friday’s big number, and following last month’s dismal print (under its new model regime) which dramatically under-predicted the payrolls print in August,
A rising real wage allows workers to improve their standard of living. However, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that “… vast numbers of
Central banks globally added to their net gold holdings for the fifth consecutive month in August, according to the latest data released by the World
The housing market is finally getting unglued: less than a week after Case Shiller (which reports home prices with a substantiakl laga) reported the first
Home prices in the US have taken a turn and are now posting the biggest monthly declines since 2009. Median home prices fell 0.98%
Our email room manager was up to eyeballs in interesting inquiries … So we dug him out and selected a handful to address in
Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have been trending upwards — and according to many experts, this trend will likely continue through
Analysis of Google Trends data reveals that searches for ‘real estate market crash’ exploded 284% in the United States as of September 2022 –
Major Home-Ownership Costs Require 30 Percent of Average National Wage in Third Quarter of 2022; But Portion of Wages Needed for Home Ownership Dips
The People’s Bank of China has told major state-run banks to prepare to shed dollar holdings while snapping up offshore yuan, which has continued
On September 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that, given mounting economic sanctions, full “de-dollarization” of the Russian economy is only a matter of
The rental market of 2022 looks nothing like 2021. With 2022’s 3rd quarter almost in the books, a number of indicators suggest the once
Mortgage rates drove even higher last week after the Federal Reserve signaled it would continue its aggressive action to cool inflation. That, and rising
With mortgage rates soaring (now shockingly above 7% amid the fastest rise in history), it’s no surprise that analysts expected pending home sales to
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