U.S. Economic Outlook: GDP Growth Projections Rise Amid Mixed Indicators
Economists continue to boost their projections for the current quarter’s GDP growth. Forecasts for the full year also continue to rise, driven by [...]
Economic Optimism Amid Challenges: GDP Growth Upbeat, Housing Market Adjusts
Economists continue to boost their projections for the current quarter’s GDP growth. Forecasts for the full year also continue to rise, driven by [...]
January CPI Report Outpaces Forecasts: A Looming Journey to the Fed’s 2% Inflation Goal Amid Rising Food, Shelter, and Medical Costs
The January CPI report exceeded forecasts, indicating a bumpy path toward the Fed’s 2% target. Food price gains intensified. [...]
Powell: The Fed Is Being Transparent About Its Future Policy
In the 60 Minutes interview a week ago Sunday – Powell clearly designed to spread the central bank's latest message far and wide [...]
Jobs Information
While the official data from Uncle Sam continues to show a relatively strong labor market – December saw another increase in job openings, [...]
Commercial Real Estate – Office Rental Woes, Banking Exposure, Systemic Risk (?)
My friend Dan has extensive experience in the CRE world—including with all property types and in all market conditions—having worked on over 800 [...]
The Looming Shift in Commercial Real Estate: Navigating Post-Pandemic Challenges
Following are several summary bullet points followed by a link to the 60 Minutes story from last week. $1.2 trillion in commercial real [...]
US Economic Update: Job Growth Beats Expectations Amid Service Sector Slowdown
Last month’s job growth surprised to the upside. This report deviated from the Fed’s anticipated trend of a loosening labor market. Once again, [...]