Americans’ expectations for inflation over the next year climbed to 3.9% in September, the highest reading since May 2023, while renters anticipated another acceleration in housing costs, according to new survey findings released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank...
Inflation concerns are broadening across the Federal Reserve after two regional Fed presidents backed last week’s interest-rate increase and emphasized that price pressures remain a greater risk to the economy than weakening employment. Richmond Federal Reserve...
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield crossed 5% on Monday, a threshold it had not breached since October 2023, adding another jolt to mortgage pricing just one day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. The move matters immediately to the...
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August as energy costs jumped and shelter inflation accelerated. For a housing market already dealing with mortgage rates around 7%, the bond market’s reaction may be the bigger story. Homebuyers looking for relief from mortgage rates...
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered a difficult message for the housing industry Friday: The Fed sees the strain in housing, but that weakness is not enough to shift its attention away from inflation. Speaking at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s...