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Why are stocks cratering around the globe?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 5, 2024
The disappointing July jobs report fed fears of a U.S. downturn, spurring traders to sell. But economic fundamentals are still strong.
When an economic report diverges from forecasts, it can "result in large either upward or downward movements," said Charles Lieberman at Advisors Capital Management.
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As home prices rise, more deals fall through

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 30, 2024
With prices and mortgage rates high, people are "buying at the edge of what they can qualify for," a real estate economist says.
Rich home values and high mortgage rates heap pressure on prospective buyers in the current market.
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Does the Fed actually set interest rates?

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 26, 2024
The Fed has a series of tools in its arsenal to influence interest rates, including the all-important federal funds rate.
When interest rates go down, the cost of borrowing money goes down too.
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When it comes to inflation, interest rates might work like a "Jedi mind trick"

by Kristin Schwab and Sean McHenry
Jul 17, 2024
According to Rogé Karma at The Atlantic, many economists believe high rates tamp down inflation largely by influencing people's expectations.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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What do bank earnings tell us about the economy?

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 11, 2024
Over the next week, six major banks will be reporting their earnings. Higher interest rates could affect both sides of their balance sheets.
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When will rates go down? The answer rests on conflicting economic data.

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 4, 2024
The numbers are sending positive and negative signs, making the future of inflation, and the timing of Fed interest rate cuts, uncertain.
The numbers paint a mixed picture of the economy, so Federal Reserve officials seem to be waiting for clarity.
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What does the Fed mean when it says it's looking for 'good data'?

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 28, 2024
The latest Personal Consumption Expenditures index, or PCE, will be released Friday. Experts say there are other clues the Fed is looking for, too.
Basically, the Fed needs to feel the way it felt at the end of 2023 when inflation had been falling for half a year, says former Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota.
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More housing stock means the market may be shifting in favor of buyers

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Mar 18, 2024
New home listings hit a 17-month high in February, and as more sellers sell, housing prices could flatten, says Conor Sen at Bloomberg Opinion.
"We're seeing inventory really grow off the very low levels of last year," says Bloomberg's Conor Sen. "And in a market that's very undersupplied, that's becoming a meaningful amount of inventory."
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Lower mortgage rates open the door for homebuilders

by Savannah Peters
Jan 25, 2024
Some builders are starting to see more interest from buyers, including those who spent 2023 on the sidelines, waiting for better rates.
"It feels like there’s some pent-up demand," for homebuilding, says Clint Mitchell of Estridge Homes in Indianapolis. Above, home construction in Vermont.
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The housing sector is coming out of the doldrums. But will it keep improving through 2024?

by Justin Ho
Dec 20, 2023
We jumped into the Marketplace time machine to ask some experts how things look from next December.
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