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The Cost of Battling Inflation: $691 a Month for Borrowers

Published Jul 26, 2023

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New Home Sales Slow in June

Published Jul 26, 2023

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Why Some Economists Think a Recession is Inevitable—And Others That It’s Nearly Impossible

Published Jul 25, 2023

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Home Prices Up In May, S&P Case-Shiller Shows

Published Jul 25, 2023

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The Fed is Set For One More Rate Hike This Week. Then What?

Published Jul 24, 2023

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With Fewer Houses On The Market, Brokers And Lenders Compete For Crumbs

Published Jul 23, 2023

A customer shops for eggs in a Kroger grocery store on August 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

USDA Targets Corporate Practices on Food Prices

Published Jul 19, 2023

An American flag flies above the construction site of a multifamily housing development on June 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Amid Low Inventory Market, Housing Starts Fell in June

Published Jul 19, 2023

Bank of America

Loan Growth Buoys Earnings at Big Banks, Even as Applications Decline

Published Jul 18, 2023

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China's Flagging Economy Has Global Impact

Published Jul 18, 2023

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Early Retirement Trend Fading as Older Workers Make Up Larger Part of Workforce

Published Jul 18, 2023

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US Retail Sales Tick Up, Boosted by Strong Online Spending

Published Jul 18, 2023

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Homebuilder Confidence Reaches Highest Level Since Last June

Published Jul 18, 2023

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Home Prices Near Record Highs as Supply Drops, Redfin Says

Kathleen Marshall

Published Jul 17, 2023

A for sale sign is posted in front of a home on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.

Home Sales to Slow, Prices to Fall, Says Realtor.com

Published Jul 17, 2023

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Fewer Business Leaders Expect A Recession But Labor Market Woes Persist

Published Jul 17, 2023

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Consumer Sentiment Soars to a 22-Month High on Optimism About Inflation

Published Jul 14, 2023

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Parents Feel Inflation Burn As They Tighten Back To School Spending

Published Jul 16, 2023

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IEA Cuts 2023 Oil Demand Growth Outlook Because of Weakening Global Economy

Published Jul 13, 2023

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Job Switching Doesn’t Bring as Big a Raise as it Used To

Published Jul 13, 2023

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Fed Gearing Up For 11th and Possibly Final Rate Hike Later in July

Published Jul 13, 2023

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WFH Could Lead to $800 Billion Drop in Commercial Real Estate Values by 2030

Published Jul 13, 2023

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Wholesale Prices Rise Slower Than Expected, Adding to Signs of Cooling Inflation

Published Jul 13, 2023

New York apartment buildings

Manhattan Rents Momentarily Cool, While Brooklyn and Queens Break Records

Published Jul 13, 2023

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Global Public Debt Reaches Record, With Many Countries 'in Serious Debt Trouble'

Published Jul 12, 2023

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The New York City Economic Tracker: June 19, 2023

Hiranmayi Srinivasan and Adrian Nesta

Published Jul 12, 2023

Food shoppers search for vegetables July 1, 2023 at the Hannaford supermarket in South Burlington, Vermont. The inflation rate for food and other durable goods was 9.7% in May, 2023.

Inflation Fell to 3% in June as Consumers Got Widespread Relief From Price Increases

Updated Jul 12, 2023

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Demand for Clean Energy Minerals Skyrockets Amid Supply Concerns: IEA

Fatima Attarwala

Published Jul 12, 2023

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Small Business Owners' Optimism Climbs, But Inflation and Labor Concerns Linger

Published Jul 11, 2023

OECD

OECD Finds Wages Aren't Matching Inflation, and AI Could Disrupt 27% of Jobs

Published Jul 11, 2023

Supermarket in USA

Survey Shows Consumers See Inflation Falling to Lowest Level in Over Two Years

Published Jul 10, 2023

A for sale sign is posted in front of a home on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.

U.S. Home Prices Rose To Record Levels In May

Published Jul 10, 2023

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Home Sales Jump in Florida Towns Hit by Hurricane Ian

Published Jul 07, 2023

Shoppers Plan to Pull Back Spending on Amazon Prime Day

Published Jul 09, 2023

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Job Creation Cooled in June, But Remained High, Raising Rate Hike Expectations

Published Jul 07, 2023

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Homes Are Selling Above List Price for the First Time in Nearly a Year

Published Jul 06, 2023

People lineup as the doors open to the Mega Job Fair held at the FLA Live Arena on June 23, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida.

Job Cuts Fall to the Lowest Level in Eight Months

Published Jul 06, 2023

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Job Openings Decline as Labor Market Continues to Loosen

Published Jul 06, 2023

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell

Fed's June Meeting Minutes Show Most Policymakers See More Rate Hikes This Year

Published Jul 05, 2023

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Recession vs. Slowdown: Economic Forecasts Cloudy for the Rest of 2023

Published Jul 02, 2023

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in May to Its Slowest Pace in Two Years

Published Jun 30, 2023

City of London (London Financial District)

Term of the Week: LIBOR

Published Jun 30, 2023

A real estate for sale sign offers a reduced price.

US Home Prices Post First Annual Decline in 11 Years, Case-Shiller Shows

Kathleen Marshall

Published Jun 27, 2023

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Consumers Starting to Feel Maybe Economy Isn’t So Bad After All

Published Jun 27, 2023

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US Rents Fell in May in First Year-over-Year Decline Since 2020

Published Jun 27, 2023

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More Owners of Distressed Office Properties Simply Choose to Walk Away

Published Jun 27, 2023

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U.S. Housing Map Being Redrawn by Work From Home, Southern Moves

Published Jun 27, 2023

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Real Inflation Could Be Just 2.78%

Published Jun 26, 2023

: Russian police stand at a checkpoint on a road entering on June 24, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. The Wagner Group, an independent army led by former Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, has vowed to "go all the way" to Moscow to topple Russia's military leadership. The group who had been fighting in Ukraine crossed the border back to Russia and have taken control of Rostov-on-Don, which is the Russian control centre for the war in Ukraine.

Russia's Political Instability Increases Risks To Fragile Global Economy

Published Jun 26, 2023

Oil Pumps

OPEC Forecasts 23% Rise in Global Oil Demand Through 2045

Published Jun 26, 2023

A man sits inside a fast food chain restaurant as the Obelisk is reflected on the window with the sign of meal price on March 15, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A Map of Inflation Around The World Explains the Fed's Less Hawkish Stance

Published Jun 25, 2023

Bank of England (BoE), London, U.K.

Bank of England Hikes Interest Rates More Than Expected

Published Jun 22, 2023

Close-up of a row of single family homes in Alexandria, Virginia.

Home Flipping Makes Comeback in First Quarter

Published Jun 22, 2023

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. Powell testified on the Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report during the hearing

Fed Will Raise Interest Rate at a 'More Moderate Pace,' Chair Powell Says

Published Jun 21, 2023

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It May Get Even Harder to Buy a Home This Year

Published Jun 22, 2023

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 14, 2022 in New York City

A Recession Alarm is Ringing: How Long Do We Have?

Published Jun 21, 2023

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China Launches New EV Tax Break in Effort To Boost Lagging Demand

Published Jun 21, 2023

Lower Manhattan Skyline

The New York City Economic Tracker: May 29, 2023

Hiranmayi Srinivasan and Adrian Nesta

Published Jun 20, 2023

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Builders Accelerated Construction of Much-Needed Houses in May

Published Jun 20, 2023

Construction of Office Building

Office Construction Keeps Humming Despite Property Market's Woes

Published Jun 20, 2023

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Great Resignation Isn't Over If Workers Have Their Way

Published Jun 20, 2023

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Easing Inflation Boosts Consumer Sentiment

Published Jun 16, 2023

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One Disparity Between Black and White Workers Has Been Erased. Will The Progress Last?

Published Jun 19, 2023

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CFOs Say They're Less Optimistic About the Economy and Focused on Cutting Costs

Published Jun 15, 2023

European Central Bank

ECB Boosts Interest Rates to a 22-Year High

Published Jun 15, 2023

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