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For Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the retreat of US inflation over the past couple of years was due to “vigorous” interest-rate hikes combined with previous hard work by central bankers over a long period of time to anchor public expectations for inflation.

“We are somewhat skeptical of this takeaway,” UBS economists including Amanda Wilcox wrote in a note Monday. While tightening policy was “clearly appropriate,” it is “quite possible that the inflation surge would largely have come back down without interest rates rising notably above neutral,” they wrote.

Nearly $900 billion of US government debt changes hands on average every day, according to the Treasury

US durable goods orders surged in July, driven by strong aircraft orders.

There are now eight states with more unsold inventory than the same week in 2019.

  • Texas

  • Florida

  • Oklahoma

  • Idaho

  • Arkansas

  • Alabama

  • Utah and Tennessee with barely more

  • and Colorado heading into more inventory territory

Meanwhile Illinois and Connecticut still have 75% fewer homes for sale now than 2019

The American dream feels out of reach for most: A Wall Street Journal poll shows people overwhelmingly want a home, a family and a comfortable retirement, but say those goals are tough to achieve, even with hard work.

Refi applications are well above 2022 levels

Is the tide turning? Through June of this year, total property sales of $211 billion exchanged hands across the five key sectors — office, industrial, retail, multifamily and hospitality. And while this represents a 4% decline from the previous year, overall transaction activity shows early signs of regaining its footing.