Category: Real Estate

• September 21, 2017
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The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury notes, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 2.2694 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower at 2.8097 percent. As widely expected, the U.S. central bank said Wednesday it would begin trimming its massive holding of U.S. Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities

• September 20, 2017
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The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but signaled it still expects one more increase by the end of the year despite recent weak inflation readings.

• September 20, 2017
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It will come as no surprise if the Federal Reserve has an announcement to make when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday: That it’s ready to begin paring its enormous $4.5 trillion portfolio containing Treasurys and mortgage bonds. The Fed expanded its bond holdings — the major assets on its balance sheet — in the

• September 19, 2017
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U.S. central bank is poised to begin a two-day meeting. The Fed could announce plans to begin unwinding its $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities.

• September 14, 2017
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Initial Weekly Jobless Claims 284,000 vs. estimates of 300,000. Continuing Jobless Claims 1.944M vs. estimates of 1.985M.

• September 14, 2017
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August Headline CPI YOY 1.9% vs. estimates of 1.8% Core CPI YOY 1.7% vs. estimates of 1.6%. CPI MOM 0.4% vs. estimates of 0.3%. Core CPI 0.2% vs estimates of 0.2%. Inflation is a little higher than expected and a frogs-hair away from 2.0%, which is a slight negative for pricing.

• September 14, 2017
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BOE Holds Interest Rates Unchanged in 7-2 Vote.  The Bank of England ramped up its hawkish rhetoric Thursday, warning that an interest-rate hike could happen within months if the economy performs as officials expect.

• September 13, 2017
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August Producer Price Index MOM 0.2% vs. estimates of 0.3% with Core PPI MOM 0.1% vs. estimates of 0.2%.  The PPI YOY 2.4% vs. estimates of 2.5% with Core PPI YOY 2.0% vs. estimates of 2.1%. This is a smidge lighter than expectations, but Core YOY did move up from July’s reading of 1.8% to August’s reading of

• September 11, 2017
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As the number of complaints continue to rise after credit reporting agency Equifax’s massive hack last week, the scale and scope of the breach is troubling cyber security experts who warn nearly every adult in the United States could have been affected.

• September 7, 2017
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The government on Thursday said productivity increased at a 1.5% annual pace in the spring, up from an initial 0.9% estimate. Productivity rises when workers supply more goods and services in the same amount of time. The upward revision stemmed entirely from workers producing more goods and services. Output was revised up to show a