Browsing: Economy

Remember, we’ve got tariff *pauses* (pl.), OBBB, debt ceiling limit, etc. Do you expect the folks in the present administration…

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious…

I don’t want to sound too paternalistic, but one thing should be said: poor Elon Musk played a game he…

As noted in this post, the indicator detected a recession in March 2024. It stayed above the threshold thereafter, so…

by Calculated Risk on 6/06/2025 07:39:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.For deaths,…

‘Men of good will, will be called upon to use the power of government to solve our problems of all…

+139K vs +126K Bloomberg consensus; private NFP +140K vs +110K. Manufacturing employment down 8K vs -1K consensus. But durable manufacturing…

by Calculated Risk on 6/05/2025 08:08:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday:• At…

Don Boudreaux reminds us that this is Adam Smith’s birthday or, at least, the birthday announced on his tombstone. For…

Atlanta Fed nowcast shows 4.6% q/q AR growth in GDP. Interestingly, this does not take GDP back to pre-“Liberation Day”…