Why lower rates? Chalk it up to the unending saga: the whole world slowing
BOMAD isn't open for business everywhere
Although the U.S. can withstand more quarter-point nibbling by the Fed, the outside world cannot
When a small market is on fire, it has consequences for state and national data
Something a Koch brother said provides a clue
The Federal Reserve will meet this week, but it's unlikely to raise rates
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's stockholders were back in court this week
Inside and near the Fed, the discussion is about 'asymmetric' risk
It’s absolutely nuts to insist, “no taxpayer bailouts!”
Goldman Sachs’ $5 billion and Wells Fargo’s $1.2 billion settlements of mortgage wrongdoing would be grounds for giggling if it were not all so painful. Goldman has — at last — this week settled with the Department of Justice for securitizing bad loans from 2005-2007, and Wells for lousy underwriting of FHA loans from 2001-2008.
Several reliable sources indicate that we could be in for trouble -- but are they right?
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) is also an attending physician and today very much out of character, issuing warning after warning
Help clients leverage investments while protecting them, too
Inflation will rise slowly to the Fed's target, 2 percent.
Asset-backed securities and loan servicing contracts aren't liquid
Productivity is the way we raise our standard of living, and increased productivity is the result of increased savings and investment -- we don’t have either of those
Recent research has several flaws that fooled mainstream news sites
And what does that mean for interest rates, mortgage rates and real estate?
The Federal Reserve has clearly chosen external stability over inflation risk here.
The numbers to learn and data sources to curate
