Producer Prices Heading Lower, What It Means – Producer Inflation
The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures the selling prices domestic companies receive when purchasing everything from raw materials to products themselves. Similar to how the...
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New Mortgage Rules To Accommodate Lower Credit Scores
New mortgage rules are attempting to make homes more accessible to homebuyers with low credit scores by lowering the fees for low-credit buyers while, in...
Housing Market Is Among The Least Affordable In U.S. History
Measured by the Housing Affordability Index, the affordability of homes has been steadily eroding since early 2021. Factors affecting affordability include home prices, mortgage rates,...
Inflation In Europe Calms – International Economic Focus
Demand for products and services can vary from country to country as consumers have different choices on what they purchase. Supply constraints, transportation costs, and...
Macro Economic Overview / September 2023
Congress is spending the bulk of September deliberating over the Federal Budget for fiscal year 2024 as a looming deadline on September 30th approaches. Should...
Inflation Slows to a Two-Year Low – Inflation Trends
Inflation measured at 3% in June, a two-year low not seen since March 2021. Inflation peaked at a four-decade high of 9.1% in June 2022,...
Fixed Income Overview
Government and corporate bond yields saw a slight increase in July as the Fed raised short-term rates and increased government debt levels. Shorter-term bond yields...
Dollar Losing Value as Fed Continues to Raise Rates – Currency Overview
When the Fed began increasing its Fed Funds Rate in 2022, the U.S. dollar became stronger as higher rates attracted foreign funds. Other currencies, such...
Business Bankruptcy Filings Increasing – Economic Sentiment
An indication of where the economy might be headed is business bankruptcy filings. Small and large businesses tend to react to economic changes via their...
Macro Economic Overview
The rating on U.S. government debt was cut from AAA to AA+ by Fitch, one of the three major credit rating agencies. Standard & Poor’s,...