The Federal Reserve Raised the Overnight Federal Funds Rate to a Range of .25% to 2.50%… Investors expected the move and the monetary policy statement didn’t change much, but the markets soared after ...
Week In Review – July 25 2022
Existing Home Sales Fell 5.4% in June, Are Down 14.2% Over Last Year… Sales dipped to an annualized rate of 5.12 million, the lowest since June 2020. Excluding the pandemic, it was the lowest sales ...
Week In Review – July 18 2022
Inflation Jumps to 9. 1%... Core inflation, excluding food and energy, dipped 0.1% to 5.9% over the same time last year. What it means— Higher prices were reported in almost every category, but the ...
Week In Review – July 4 2022
Fed Chair Powell Says Defeating Inflation More Important Than Staving Off Recession... In a panel discussion with European bankers, Powell identified price stability as the biggest threat to the U.S. ...
Week In Review – June 27 2022
Fed Chair Powell Says Fed Efforts Might Push Economy into Recession... In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell said that it is getting harder to engineer a soft landing. What it ...