• October 14, 2022
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Mortgage rates may head toward 8.5% if they break through the 7% threshold they’re on the verge of now, according to the chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. That possibility is based on a technical analysis of mortgage rates from NAR’s Lawrence Yun, who studied key levels of resistance that borrowing costs will

• October 16, 2022
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Investing.com — U.S. retail sales were flat in nominal terms in September, below expectations and again highlighting the pressure on consumer spending power from high inflation. However, core retail sales, which strip out some of the more volatile elements of the consumer shopping basket, edged up 0.1%, slightly better than forecast, in an overall mixed

• December 18, 2022
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Social Security benefits are set to rise by 8.7% in 2023, the biggest bump in four decades as stubbornly high inflation erodes the buying power of retired Americans, the Social Security Administration said on Thursday. The increase, known as a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), is the biggest since 1981, when recipients saw an 11.2% jump. More

• October 13, 2022
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Inflation ran hotter than expected in September, continuing to squeeze U.S. households and worsen a political headache for President Biden with just one month until midterm elections. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price for everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rents, rose 0.4% in September

• October 12, 2022
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Inflation at the wholesale level rose more than expected in September as prices for everyday necessities remain at a multi-decade high, squeezing businesses and millions of American households. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level before it reaches consumers, rose 0.4% in September from the

• October 11, 2022
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The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its global growth outlook for next year, warning the world economy is headed for “stormy waters” and that there is a growing risk of a painful worldwide recession if major central banks fumble the fight against inflation. The Washington-based institution said in its latest World Economic Outlook that

• February 22, 2023
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• October 9, 2022
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Labor Department data released Friday morning showed the US economy added 263,000 jobs in September, a slower pace than the previous month but probably not enough for those who want the Fed to pause sooner rather than later. Industry expert Barry Habib had the following gleanings from the household survey. Remember, the household survey is

• October 7, 2022
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Its Big Jobs Friday! You can read the official BLS release here. Here is the Tale of the Tape: Jobs: September Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) increased by 263K vs. est. of 250K August NFP remained at 315K July NFP revised from 526K upward to 537K The rolling 3 month moving average is

• August 9, 2023
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WRAP UPUMBS 5.5: 99.08 (+11bps)10yr yield: 4.01CPI data at 8:30am ET tomorrow. Markets expect higher number than June, so unless MUCH higher I don’t think way we will see too much of a negative response but there is definitely a possibility. If shelter costs and core CPI show more improvement than expected we could see