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Modular housing is gaining prominence as a proposed way to increase the housing supply. This is an approach where the…

Manufacturing (gross) production up (until September). Figure 1: BLS manufacturing employment, implied preliminary benchmark (blue), ADP manufacturing…

Ukraine’s commitment to eliminate the exemption that allows small businesses to operate without registering as VAT payers, currently under discussion…

ADP private nonfarm payroll (NFP) employment down -32K vs. +5K Bloomberg consensus. Mfg employment down 6K. Figure 1: ADP private…

In the new enlargement approach, the Fundamentals cluster is the alpha and omega: it opens first, closes last, and effectively…

by Calculated Risk on 12/02/2025 07:44:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Wednesday:• At…

A recent post argued that housing affordability is not so bad as it might appear when home prices are adjusted…

Bloomberg consensus is +7K for ADP release. Figure 1: ADP private nonfarm payroll employment (bold black), ARIMA(1,1,1)…

Raising excise rates on tobacco products has become an important element of Ukraine’s tax policy in recent years. It combines…

by Calculated Risk on 12/01/2025 07:10:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Erase Last Week’s GainsThe…