For the Week Ending May 30, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Economic growth in Q1 accelerated, but momentum is slowing. Inflation pressures were much weaker than initially thought, supporting lower rates. Consumer confidenc
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05/30/2019
For the Week Ending May 23, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Last month's Fed meeting minutes show officials are in no hurry to move interest rates up or down, though investors are looking for a rate cut by year's end. Recent
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05/23/2019
For the Week Ending May 16, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Trade tensions with China increased this week, causing stocks to fall and bonds to improve. The shift in bond prices helped move mortgage rates down slightly. After
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05/17/2019
For the Week Ending May 9, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Tweets by President Trump reignited investor concerns over the trade talks with China. Stocks dropped from recent highs as investors' anxiety increased. Although the
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05/09/2019
For the Week Ending May 2, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the core personal consumption expenditures index, was flat for the month of March and up only 1.6% year-over-year. The lack of in
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05/02/2019
