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Tag Archives: interest rates
2020—A Year of Living Dangerously
Popular Economics Weekly FRED.gov There is plenty of speculation on the effects of killing Iran’s Quds Force General Qassem Suleimani. Of course the first question is how Iran will retaliate? But terrorist attacks by its proxies, such as by the … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged economic growth, economic history, Great Recession, inflation rate, interest rates, Iraq
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Full Speed Ahead for Housing Construction, Sales?
The Mortgage Corner Wrightson.com The ultra-low interest rates are making a difference as homebuilder sentiment is soaring along with new building permits, which should boost new and existing-home sales as well. For instance, more new homes on the market encourage … Continue reading
Consumer Confidence Is Boosting Housing
The Mortgage Corner StLouisFRED New-home sales are now back to the long term average in the above graph that dates back to the 1960s, and consumers are still reasonably confident of their future. “Sales of new single‐family houses in October … Continue reading
Is It Start of a New Housing Boom?
The Mortgage Corner Calculated Risk We should be careful in announcing a new housing boom. It can be a two-edged pronouncement, since a housing bust followed the last housing boom and precipitated the Great Recession. But it certainly looks like … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News
Tagged housing construction, interest rates, personal income
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What’s Happening To Interest Rates?
Popular Economics Weekly StLouisFRED The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis after being unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News
Tagged GDP growth, housing bubble, inflation rate, interest rates, mortgage rates
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Why Today’s Irrational Exuberance?
Financial FAQs Wrightson-ICAP Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said in a memorable 1996 speech, “…how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over … Continue reading
The U.S. Economy Is Slowing!
Financial FAQs Late Monday, the U.S. blacklisted 28 Chinese companies because of their alleged role in human-rights violations against Muslim minorities ahead of the high-level discussions which will be led by China Vice Premier Liu He on Thursday. Bloomberg also … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Politics, Weekly Financial News
Tagged foreign trade, inflation, interest rates, PPI
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