A new national poll commissioned by Nationwide found more than three-quarters of respondents (78%) rating the economy as poor or fair, with half of the respondents citing high housing costs for their pessimism. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of the respondents in...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its first interest rate cut in nearly five years, whittling down its key rate to 3.75% from the record high 4.0% level reached last September. “Based on an updated assessment of the inflation outlook, the dynamics of...
European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane is signaling his agency is ready to cut interest rates next week, a disruption from its usual trend of following the Federal Reserve’s lead. In an interview with the Financial Times, Lane previewed the ECB’s upcoming...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell poured more cold water on the hope that the central bank will start cutting rates sooner than later. According to combined media reports, Powell told a moderated discussion at the Foreign Bankers’ Association in Amsterdam that...
Americans are bracing for higher home prices, according to the April 2024 Survey of Consumer Expectations published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data. In the latest report, median home price growth expectations increased to 3.3%...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
