Big Picture Summary Inflation and Housing
…it with the not seasonally adjusted price data for new homes. The lack of inventory of existing homes means that prices got bid up, and remain bid up. Builders responded…
…it with the not seasonally adjusted price data for new homes. The lack of inventory of existing homes means that prices got bid up, and remain bid up. Builders responded…
…spending in the next year? I’m going to start with a bald two-part claim. A. The overwhelming effect/mechanism/transmission-channel for QE/QT is via equity prices. QE gooses share prices. It “fills…
…in reaction to the LTCM crisis). Between January 2002 and June 2004 house prices increased 27.9% before the Fed reacted. And between July 2020 and February 2022 house prices increased…
FTC to Launch Inquiry into Higher Grocery Prices by Lucille Barilla @ Retail Wire FTC Chair Lina M. Khan highlighted the FTC’s recent work to stop corporate lawbreaking that raises prices…
…of house prices to the general price level is terrible news, because it indicates a housing bubble which will burst and be followed by a prolonged recession. Currently the ratio…
…and Midwest/Eastern Slope markets like Omaha, Denver and Colorado Springs, which have faced increased risks from tornados and hail damage “Annual price growth slowed to +3.0%” Source: ICE Home Price…
…of Indianapolis, the median list price is $190,000, less than half the national median. But prices in Henry have more than doubled since 2019 — taking the county from being one of…
…the world. For example: In Saudi Arabia, fuel prices are set by the government rather than the market; price ceilings subsidize the price citizens pay for gasoline. The cost to state-owned oil producers…
…sales were at 3.96 million units annualized: But the moderation in the YoY% change in prices from the past few months reversed somewhat as the median price for an existing…
…even with a slightly lower mortgage rate. It is still not where it should be. With the economy, companies can raise prices, sell smaller amounts for the same price, or…