A Safer Retirement®
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February 2024
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jobs Information
While the official data from Uncle Sam continues to show a relatively strong labor market – December saw another increase [...]
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 [...]