Eurozone rate cut could boost mortgage lending and give overseas investors more buying power
Weaker euro would benefit buyers paying in dollars, yen and renminbi
by OPP Connect Jun 6
Falling interest rates reflect need for jobs, income growth
Bond investors are not idiots, so stick with the simplest answer
by Lou Barnes May 30
If US economic growth doesn't pick up, interest rates are poised to come down
Flattening of housing sector just one drag on the recovery
by Lou Barnes May 9
Janet Yellen is on the right track, and the Fed's basic science is sound
When economy is in transition, take it slow unless transparently behind the curve
by Lou Barnes Mar 21
Glimmers of hope in wages and lending, but jobs are holding back housing
Unemployment, down payment requirements keeping pent-up homebuyer demand in check
by Lou Barnes Mar 7
We're living in a wage-suppressed world, and disinflation is here
Any near-term economic surprise is likely to come from overseas
by Lou Barnes Feb 14
The Fed will keep tapering, but stage is set for Europe to ease
If European Central Bank embarks on QE, expect US interest rates and stocks to skyrocket
by Lou Barnes Feb 7
Why has the dog not barked? Quieter, wiser heads are worried about our economy
If the Fed's 'quantitative easing' was good for the economy, its absence is not
by Lou Barnes Jan 24
False start for accelerated economic growth will keep mortgage rates grounded, for now
More evidence that this recovery will look like no other since World War II
by Lou Barnes Jan 10
4 surprises -- 1 domestic, 3 international -- that could jolt interest rates
Japan is everyone's 'bug in search of a windshield'
by Lou Barnes Jan 3
US economy is on best footing since 2007 -- maybe even 1998
The strongest headwind we face is that global competition has capped wages
by Lou Barnes Dec 27
Mortgage rates are still so low because it's a big world, full of surprises
Expectations for QE taper, economic acceleration tempered by fragile nature of recovery
by Lou Barnes Dec 13
Let's hope the new predicaments afflicting both parties will now force them to do useful things
Politicians will have to woo disgruntled voters by actually getting things done
by Lou Barnes Nov 8
Fed's quantitative easing is fully justified to get the world growing faster than its debt
Stable cost of energy is a huge help while buying time
by Lou Barnes Oct 25
Solution to debt ceiling crisis has been staring us in the face since 2010
Commentary: If Obama embraced Bowles-Simpson, we'd put him on Mount Rushmore
by Lou Barnes Oct 11