December PCE increases at fastest rate since 1983

01/28/2022

Costs continued to rise at the highest rate in two decades of available records. The inflation readings were in line with estimates, the initial reaction though sent...

2022: As the stomach turns — a treatise on how to get a tradesman to accept work

01/25/2022

Life can change on a dime. One minute you’re on Angi, HomeAdvisor, or Yelp! listing out a repair or remodeling job you want to have done, thinking ten different tradespeople will “bid” on it. The next...

Three things that can impact rates this week

01/24/2022

These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact rates this week: 1) Central Banks, 2) Inflation and 3) GDP...

A calmer day for markets ahead of FOMC

01/21/2022

Economic Indicators: The December Leading Economic Indicators came in at 0.8% vs. estimates of...

‘New’ costs more than ever before; housing in the crosshairs

01/18/2022

It’s pristine. No one has ever lived in it before. It even smells of fresh paint, new floors — new everything. That slice of the American Dream — the newly-built home — however, is quickly eluding the reach...