Calculated Risk

Statement here . No change to policy. As far as the "Appropriate timing of policy firming",  participants generally think that ...

Preparing for a rate hike soon ... FOMC Statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates t...

Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From the AIA: Architecture Billings Ind...

From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 7.3 percent from one week earlier...

Here is a Review of FOMC Projections And a few excerpts from a piece by Goldman Sachs economists Zach Pandl and Jan Hatzius: FOMC Preview:...

A reader asked about an old (and I suppose bold at the time) prediction ... In 2006 I wrote Bay Area: How far will prices fall? In the c...

Earlier: Housing Starts increased to 1.142 Million Annual Rate in August The housing starts report this morning was below consensus, howev...

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were significantly higher in August in 6 states, l...

From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts: Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adj...

From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Steady to Slightly Higher Mortgage Rates were unchanged for a third straight da...