January’s delayed and frequently revised economic data paints a mixed picture: solid GDP growth and easing housing prices alongside stubborn inflation, softening labor trends, volatile rates, and ...

The Mortgage Economic Review is a monthly summary of key economic indicators, data, and events pertinent to mortgage, housing, and finance professionals The Mortgage Economic Review is a monthly ...

A lot happens in any given year, but especially in presidential election years. In 2024, inflation came down, Donald Trump won office for a second time (and the market reacted) and some other major ...

The Council of Economic Advisers today announced the release of the 2026 Economic Report of the President. 2026 Economic Report of the PresidentDownload ...

Real GDP growth slowed substantially in the first quarter, down to a 1.4 percent annualized rate. Even if real GDP growth in the second quarter is stronger than in the first, there are good reasons to ...

While the Fed did raise the Fed Funds rate from 0%-0.25% to 5.25%-5.0%, financial conditions have turned easy based on the Fed's own definition of monetary policy ...

The Federal Reserve’s signaling to the market that its next move will be rate cuts actually makes it more difficult to cut rates. The signal to the market about rate cuts leads to a loosening of ...