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January 2024
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
War in the Middle East
The war in the Middle East has escalated and associated inflation risks have risen, too. Over the weekend, a U.S. [...]
December 2023
Fed Perspectives Clash with Market Predictions for Rate Cuts
Fed officials pushed back on the markets’ aggressive rate cut projections. Bostic: Source: Reuters Read full article Goolsbee: [...]
The Fed’s Pivot: Rate Cuts on the Horizon Amid Economic Shifts
It finally looks like the Federal Reserve's rate-hiking cycle has come to an end, as the central bank's policymakers signaled that more [...]