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,...
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...
Dr. E.J. Antoni is a public finance economist at The Heritage Foundation. This article is edited and adapted from prepared remarks delivered today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Over the last three years, prices have risen...
For more than 60 years, home prices have raced ahead of inflation levels – and the gap has expanded considerably over the past decade. According to a new data analysis from St. Louis-based Clever Real Estate, home prices today are 24 times higher than they were in...
An underlying measure of inflation was stronger than expected last month, introducing greater uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates. The U.S. Department of Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported prices rose last month by...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
