2019 and beyond: A look back
Opinion
Leaders of federal administrations always take credit for roaring economies, but the reality is more complex
by Lou Barnes Dec 27
Yield curve inversion fears are overblown
Opinion
Yield curves predicting recessions did so historically and will again at the end of Fed overshoots. The Fed has done no such thing this time
by Lou Barnes Aug 19
Did Fed know tariff threat was coming before it cut rates?
Opinion
In the time since Donald Trump's tariff announcement Thursday, low-fee mortgages have fallen below 4%
by Lou Barnes Aug 5
The Federal Reserve building
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since the recession. Will mortgage rates dip further?
by Patrick Kearns Jul 31
Fed probing into cash deals over $300K to prevent fraud
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has been investigating real estate money laundering since January 2016
by Lew Sichelman Nov 28
The week in financial markets: Fed going higher, mortgages holding
Opinion
An old friend used to say that the Fed’s job was to carry an immensely valuable crystal orb balanced on a flat silver tray without edges, while refereeing a hockey game
by Lou Barnes May 4
Are rate hikes the Federal Reserve's new normal?
President of the Boston Fed calls for mechanical series of hikes at every other meeting
by Lou Barnes Apr 3
The physics of market boredom: Something's got to give
The Fed's smoke signals gave no hint of what comes next, but the pressure seems to be building behind the curtain
by Lou Barnes Aug 19
Why are the Fed’s beloved models failing in forecast?
Ben Bernanke this week told us as much as we can know
by Lou Barnes Aug 12
Markets do matter to the Fed, but centrality changes from time to time
Start by sorting Wall Street propaganda and bad theories
by Lou Barnes Sep 18
Fed leaves interest rates alone -- for now
But even if we see a rate hike before year-end, analysts and homebuyers aren’t sweating any potential impact on housing
by Amy Tankersley Sep 17
The Fed speaks with many voices -- most of them egos with microphones
A few of the regional voices, though, are extraordinary
by Lou Barnes Sep 8
Housing is in a long, slow recovery
Numbers won't pick up until incomes do
by Lou Barnes Aug 28
Long-term interest rates fall -- what's up with down?
Everyone building or buying wants to know what's going on
by Lou Barnes Jul 31
The bond market awakens from denial -- and the Fed is coming
Fed will lift off from 0 percent this year unless the economy swoons
by Lou Barnes Apr 13