A bizarre attack on a major mortgage company, an about-face by the Federal Reserve and a luxury retailer is coming to San Francisco. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of April 1-5. Miss: A Strange Hit-Job Against...
The likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting rates is now in doubt with a central bank leader hinting a rate hike is likely to control inflation. In prepared remarks published today ahead of a speech before the Spring 2024 Meeting of the Shadow Open Market Committee,...
Switzerland caught the world’s economic observers by surprise when its central bank opted to cut interest rates, a first for a major Western economic power. The Financial Times reported the Swiss National Bank cut its headline rate by 25 basis points to 1.5%. Thomas...
For the fifth consecutive month, the Federal Reserve opted to hold interest rates in place. The central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate in a range between 5.25% and 5.5%, which is...
Travis Hill is vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This article is edited and adapted from a recent presentation at the Mercatus Center entitled “Banking’s Next Chapter? Remarks on Tokenization and Other Issues” As we consider the...
Hurricane Isaias Strikes Florida Panhandle as $71.8 Billion in Commercial P…
