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Wednesday: CPI
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday: • At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage…
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Lawler: Some Observations on the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Wind-Down and Reinvestment “Strategy” (Still in Quantitative Easing Mode, Just Less So)
From housing economist Tom Lawler: From the beginning of 2020 to early June of 2022 the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet more than doubled to an almost inconceivable $8.9 trillion, with…
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CPI Preview
The Consumer Price Index for February is scheduled to be released tomorrow. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus…
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2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in February
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in February A brief excerpt: NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales…
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BLS: Job Openings Increased to 7.7 million in January
From the BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.…
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Tuesday: Job Openings
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Recover Some of Last Week's LossesBonds are once again paying attention to weakness in stocks--it just happened to take a bigger…
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AAR: Rail Carloads Down YoY in February, Intermodal Up
From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators. Graphs and excerpts reprinted with permission. Uncertainty shapes economic cycles — fueling booms, triggering busts, and driving debates about what…
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Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-March 2025
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-March 2025 A brief excerpt: This 2-part overview for mid-March provides a…
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Housing March 10th Weekly Update: Inventory up 0.5% Week-over-week, Up 28.3% Year-over-year
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.5% week-over-week.Inventory is now up 2.9% from the seasonal bottom eight weeks ago in January and should start increasing significantly in the…
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Sunday Night Futures
Weekend: • Schedule for Week of March 9, 2025 Monday: • No major economic releases scheduled. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are down 48 and DOW…