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The Cost of Battling Inflation: $691 a Month for Borrowers
New Home Sales Slow in June
Why Some Economists Think a Recession is Inevitable—And Others That It’s Nearly Impossible
Home Prices Up In May, S&P Case-Shiller Shows
The Fed is Set For One More Rate Hike This Week. Then What?
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With Fewer Houses On The Market, Brokers And Lenders Compete For Crumbs
USDA Targets Corporate Practices on Food Prices
Amid Low Inventory Market, Housing Starts Fell in June
Loan Growth Buoys Earnings at Big Banks, Even as Applications Decline
China's Flagging Economy Has Global Impact
Early Retirement Trend Fading as Older Workers Make Up Larger Part of Workforce
US Retail Sales Tick Up, Boosted by Strong Online Spending
Homebuilder Confidence Reaches Highest Level Since Last June
Home Prices Near Record Highs as Supply Drops, Redfin Says
Home Sales to Slow, Prices to Fall, Says Realtor.com
Fewer Business Leaders Expect A Recession But Labor Market Woes Persist
Consumer Sentiment Soars to a 22-Month High on Optimism About Inflation
Parents Feel Inflation Burn As They Tighten Back To School Spending
IEA Cuts 2023 Oil Demand Growth Outlook Because of Weakening Global Economy
Job Switching Doesn’t Bring as Big a Raise as it Used To
Fed Gearing Up For 11th and Possibly Final Rate Hike Later in July
WFH Could Lead to $800 Billion Drop in Commercial Real Estate Values by 2030
Wholesale Prices Rise Slower Than Expected, Adding to Signs of Cooling Inflation
Manhattan Rents Momentarily Cool, While Brooklyn and Queens Break Records
Global Public Debt Reaches Record, With Many Countries 'in Serious Debt Trouble'
The New York City Economic Tracker: June 19, 2023
Inflation Fell to 3% in June as Consumers Got Widespread Relief From Price Increases
Demand for Clean Energy Minerals Skyrockets Amid Supply Concerns: IEA
Small Business Owners' Optimism Climbs, But Inflation and Labor Concerns Linger
OECD Finds Wages Aren't Matching Inflation, and AI Could Disrupt 27% of Jobs
Survey Shows Consumers See Inflation Falling to Lowest Level in Over Two Years
U.S. Home Prices Rose To Record Levels In May
Home Sales Jump in Florida Towns Hit by Hurricane Ian
Shoppers Plan to Pull Back Spending on Amazon Prime Day
Job Creation Cooled in June, But Remained High, Raising Rate Hike Expectations
Homes Are Selling Above List Price for the First Time in Nearly a Year
Job Cuts Fall to the Lowest Level in Eight Months
Job Openings Decline as Labor Market Continues to Loosen
Fed's June Meeting Minutes Show Most Policymakers See More Rate Hikes This Year
Recession vs. Slowdown: Economic Forecasts Cloudy for the Rest of 2023
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in May to Its Slowest Pace in Two Years
Term of the Week: LIBOR
US Home Prices Post First Annual Decline in 11 Years, Case-Shiller Shows
Consumers Starting to Feel Maybe Economy Isn’t So Bad After All
US Rents Fell in May in First Year-over-Year Decline Since 2020
More Owners of Distressed Office Properties Simply Choose to Walk Away
U.S. Housing Map Being Redrawn by Work From Home, Southern Moves
Real Inflation Could Be Just 2.78%
Russia's Political Instability Increases Risks To Fragile Global Economy
OPEC Forecasts 23% Rise in Global Oil Demand Through 2045
A Map of Inflation Around The World Explains the Fed's Less Hawkish Stance
Bank of England Hikes Interest Rates More Than Expected
Home Flipping Makes Comeback in First Quarter
Fed Will Raise Interest Rate at a 'More Moderate Pace,' Chair Powell Says
It May Get Even Harder to Buy a Home This Year
A Recession Alarm is Ringing: How Long Do We Have?
China Launches New EV Tax Break in Effort To Boost Lagging Demand
The New York City Economic Tracker: May 29, 2023
Builders Accelerated Construction of Much-Needed Houses in May
Office Construction Keeps Humming Despite Property Market's Woes
Great Resignation Isn't Over If Workers Have Their Way
Easing Inflation Boosts Consumer Sentiment
One Disparity Between Black and White Workers Has Been Erased. Will The Progress Last?
CFOs Say They're Less Optimistic About the Economy and Focused on Cutting Costs
ECB Boosts Interest Rates to a 22-Year High