For the Week Ending September 5, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. The August ISM manufacturing index fell to 49.1%, the lowest reading in 3+ years. A reading below 50% indicates contraction in manufacturing activity. Private p
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09/05/2019
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09/05/2019
For the Week Ending August 29, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Consumer confidence retreated a bit in August. However, it remained strong overall, offsetting a weakening in the outlook on economic conditions. Second quarter e
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08/29/2019
For the Week Ending August 23, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. The Fed released the minutes from July's FOMC meeting, where it cut policy rates by 0.25%. The minutes showed support for future rate cuts only if necessary. Stoc
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08/23/2019
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08/16/2019
For the Week Ending August 8, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. At the end of July, the Fed made its first policy rate cut since 2008. Over the following week, mortgage interest rates dropped to their lowest level since 2016. P
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08/08/2019
For the Week Ending July 25, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Expectations are that the Fed will cut policy rates at next week's FOMC meeting. There's speculation the cut will be anywhere from 0.25% to 0.50%. While the Fed can
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07/25/2019
For the Week Ending July 18, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Retail sales increased in June, pointing to strong consumer spending. This could offset the slowdown from the business sector. Lower import prices in June are evide
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07/22/2019
For the Week Ending July 11, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Recent comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell have markets speculating a 0.25% policy rate cut at this month's FOMC meeting. Some traders think it may even be 0.50%. A
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07/11/2019
For the Week Ending July 5, 2019 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. A gauge of U.S. service industries dropped to its weakest level in almost 2 years, led by a cooling in employment that may temper labor market optimism. ADP reported
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07/05/2019
