Labor Market Rebounds, Beating Expectations and Showcasing Resilience
While the labor market briefly bowed under pressure this summer, August’s jobs numbers have “rebounded in a big way,” as ...
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Fed Observes Job Trends Ahead of Meeting, Waller Sees ‘Signs of Disinflation’
Above, Fed Governor Christopher Waller As the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) next meeting quickly approaches, real estate professionals are ...
Fed Will ‘Act Decisively’ to Raise Rates If Inflation Not Moderating, Says Barr
In a Sept. 1 speech at the Second Chance Lending Forum in Washington, D.C., focusing on the economic outlook and ...
In First Jackson Hole Speech, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Remains Guarded on Rate Changes
Above, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh Real estate professionals anxiously awaiting lower mortgage rates may not see a decrease anytime ...
Consumer Sentiment Drops in August; Economic Instability Cited
The latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, released Aug. 28, came in at 51.7 in August 2026, falling from ...
Inflation Ticks Back Up, Reaches Nearly Double Fed’s 2% Goal
Inflation slowly ticked back up according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in its latest report, coinciding with several ...
Consumer Confidence Slips as Present and Future Outlooks Conflict
In the face of ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and economic headwinds, consumers’ feelings about the economy remain dim. The nonprofit research ...
Leading Economic Indicators Flash Positive, Despite Dim Outlook by Consumers
As the question of affordability looms over homebuyers' heads, recent reports by economists generally agree that the housing market is ...
Notes From Fed Meeting Show Rate Hike on the Table Again
When many economic indicators pointed to issues with inflation, the governors of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) instead ...
Consumer Sentiment Wanes as War Rekindles Business Concerns
Consumer attitudes toward the economy reversed course as sentiment fell by nearly 8% so far for August. The University of ...
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