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by Calculated Risk on 12/22/2025 11:00:00 AM Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: Question #10 for 2026: Will inventory…

0:37Intro. [Recording date: November 27, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Before introducing today’s guest, I want to mention something important about when it…

Numerous commentators have noted anomalies in the latest CPI release. Smith/Bloomberg quotes “Lost in Translation,” according to TD Securities. “Delayed…

by Calculated Risk on 12/19/2025 11:03:00 AM Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 4.13…

A compilation: Figure 1: Official BLS manufacturing employment (blue, left log scale), implied BLS preliminary benchmark (tan, left scale), Powell…

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 4.13…

Of the BLS, that is. From EJ Antoni writing in Heritage“Why the Labor Market Is Stronger Than Experts Think”: The…

After almost 12 years from the start of Russia’s invasion to Ukraine and with almost four years of full-scale war,…

by Calculated Risk on 12/20/2025 07:37:00 AM Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!Special Note: There is still uncertainty on when some…

Every line trending upward, every drop in cost, every additional ounce of efficiency we can squeeze from a bundle of…