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Banking, Economy, Stocks

“U.S. Money Supply Is Doing Something So Rare That It Hasn’t Happened Since the Great Depression — and a Big Move in Stocks May Follow”

“…What’s interesting about the M2 money supply garnering attention is that it’s a metric most economists tend to ignore. It’s been steadily rising for so many decades that it’s almost taken for granted that the money supply will expand as… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Biden Calls for 44.6% Capital Gains Tax Rate, Highest Capital Gains Tax Since Its Creation in 1922”

“…President Biden has formally proposed the highest top capital gains tax in over 100 years… Under the Biden proposal, the combined federal-state capital gains tax exceeds 50% in many states. California will face a combined federal-state rate of 59%, New… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow closes 300 points lower Friday, but notches best week since December…”

“UPDATED FRI, MAR 22 2024 4:34 PM EDT… All three major averages notched healthy gains this week, with the S&P 500 rising about 2.3%. The Dow was up just shy of 2% for its best week since December. The Nasdaq is the outperformer… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share in first major social media offering since 2019”

“Reddit, the 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums, priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. The offering brought in $519 million, according to a press release, and values the company at… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US Trade Deficit Narrowed Last Year by the Most Since 2009”

“The annual trade shortfall shrank nearly 19% to $773.4 billion from a record in 2022, Commerce Department data showed Wednesday. In December, the deficit in goods and services trade widened slightly from the prior month to $62.2 billion. The figures… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“December home sales slump to close out worst year since 1995”

“Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in December compared with November to 3.78 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 6.2% lower than in December 2022, marking the lowest level… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“The US housing market is headed for the largest sales slowdown since 2011, Fannie Mae says”

“…The government-sponsored mortgage finance company forecasted total home sales to slump to just 4.8 million this year, marking the slowest sales environment since 2011. That figure will only improve slightly in 2024, with total home sales expected to hit 4.9… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Mortgage refinance demand jumps 19% after rates hit lowest level since July”

“The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 7.07% from 7.17%, with points falling to 0.59 from 0.60 (including the origination fee) for loans with a 20% down payment, according… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Mortgage refinance demand jumps 14% as rates fall to… [7%]”

“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…

Economy

“Wholesale prices fell 0.5% in October for biggest monthly drop since April 2020”

“Wholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 3½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed. The producer price index, which measures final-demand costs for businesses, declined 0.5% for the month, against… Continue Reading…