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The Fed itself is the biggest risk to a soft landing for the US economy, top economist says

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 14:09

Tech Insider : Economy

Former Fed economist Claudia Sahm thinks the Fed is the biggest risk to a soft landing. — Former Fed economist Claudia Sahm thinks the Fed is the biggest risk to a soft landing.
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Commercial mortgage lending to jump 29% in 2024 after slowest year in a decade, Mortgage Bankers Association says

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 13:43

Tech Insider

High-rise residential buildings in Singapore. — High-rise public housing apartments are a key feature of Singapore's skyline.
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Real Estate, Markets, commercial-real-estate, borrowing-costs, multifamily, property-market, interest-rates

Some of the biggest optimists on Wall Street see 3 threats to a strong labor market

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy

A hiring sign — A "Now Hiring" sign posted in the window of a restaurant looking to hire workers on May 5, 2023, in Miami.
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A year ago most economists expected a recession. Now 91% say otherwise.

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 10:16

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Consumer spending US economy markets — The majority of economists do not expect a recession in the next 12 months, a new NABE survey found.
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Bank credit is shrinking for the first time since the Great Recession - and that's a red flag for the economy

Sat, 01/20/2024 - 13:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

wall street — Contracting bank credit levels could be a sign a recession is coming.
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The inventor of the market's most famous recession indicator is confident the inverted yield curve is accurately calling a slowdown in 2024

Sat, 01/20/2024 - 12:17

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

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American consumers haven't been this upbeat about the economy since 2021

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 12:47

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Shoppers have their receipts and carts checked by an employee as they exit from a Costco store in Alhambra, California, on August 19, 2019/ — Consumer sentiment jumped to start 2024, hitting its highest mark since 2021.
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The housing market in 2023 saw its worst year of sales in 29 years

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 11:36

Tech Insider

home sales — The US housing market saw its lowest year of sales in 2023 since 1995. Mortgage rates soared last year as the Fed kept up its fight against inflation.
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Real Estate, Markets, Markets, Homes, housing-market, home-sales, real-estate

Inflation at 3% isn't the problem — it's the expectation that interest rates will soon fall, asset manager says

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 03:59

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Fed chair Jerome Powell — Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
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The S&P 500 looks risky, there's a 75% chance of recession this year, and a firing frenzy is looming, elite investor Jeffrey Gundlach says

Mon, 01/15/2024 - 09:08

Tech Insider : Economy

Jeffrey Gundlach — Jeffrey Gundlach.
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