December 8, 2023
“After surging over 8% in October, mortgage rates are falling back toward 7% again, and that is jump-starting the refinance market… As a result, applications to refinance a home loan increased 14% from the previous week and were 10% higher… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2023
“The Federal Reserve’s efforts to drain liquidity from the financial system have finally pushed inflows into a critical central bank tool below the $1 trillion mark for the first time since late summer 2021. Cash from money market funds and… Continue Reading…
October 3, 2023
“…The latest Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, released Tuesday revealed there were 9.6 million jobs open at the end of August, an increase from the 8.92 million job openings in July. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected there… Continue Reading…
August 30, 2023
“…The firm reported Wednesday that private employers added 177,000 jobs in August, well below the revised total of 371,000 added in July. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting 200,000 jobs added in August. ADP also reported that pay growth… Continue Reading…
September 22, 2022
“…The federal government collected a record $4,408,452,000,000 in total taxes in the first eleven months of fiscal 2022 (October through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. That was up $525,658,170,000—or 13.5 percent–from the then-record $3,882,793,830,000 (in constant August 2022 dollars)… Continue Reading…
September 15, 2022
“…Advance retail sales for the month increased 0.3% from July, better than the Dow Jones estimate for no change. The total is not adjusted for inflation, which increased 0.1% in August, suggesting that spending outpaced price increases. Inflation as gauged by the consumer… Continue Reading…
September 13, 2022
“…The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August reflected an 8.3% increase over last year and a 0.1% increase over the prior month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Economists had expected prices to rise 8.1% over last year and fall 0.1%… Continue Reading…
April 5, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: “Existing” homes for sale may be in short supply but, in contrast, “new” homes for sale are booming. Builders are ramping up production on new homes despite continuing labor shortages and supply issues. In fact, new homes are… Continue Reading…
October 14, 2021
“The producer price index rose 0.7% for the month, above the 0.6% Dow Jones estimate, though below the 1% increase in July. On a year-over-year basis, the gauge rose 8.3%, which is the biggest annual increase since records have been… Continue Reading…
October 14, 2021
“Quits hit a new series high going back to December 2000, as 4.3 million workers left their jobs. The quits rate rose to 2.9%, an increase of 242,000 from the previous month, which saw a rate of 2.7%, according to… Continue Reading…
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