Higher-than-expected inflation has triggered a ‘reflation trade’ in markets recently, but the increases won’t last and investors should take heed. A reflation trade happens when the economy experiences some inflation and the price of assets in the financial market move to reflect that—including when oil prices rise because economic demand is stronger. Currently, the strength ...

by Calculated Risk on 9/14/2023 12:00:00 PM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-September A brief excerpt: Yesterday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-September I reviewed home inventory and sales.…Most measures of house prices have shown an ...

In Zurich, apartment-hunters take wine and chocolates to viewings to help them stand out from the crowd. In Amsterdam, university students are spending months trying to secure accommodation before terms starts. In Dublin and Lisbon, young professionals are giving up and moving back in with their parents. Across Europe’s biggest cities, renters are coming up ...

Bill Kemp McLean County Museum of History Back when folks walked more and most everybody “shopped local,” Bloomington’s west side had several small commercial districts apart from the city’s downtown and its fancy department stores. The largest of these comprised several blocks of West Chestnut Street and served the Chicago & Alton Railroad Shops to ...

One closely watched measure of home prices likely fell short of its year-ago level in June. Other data show rising prices are likely around the corner. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home-price indexes for June are expected on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Eastern. Economists expect the metric tracking prices in 20 of the U.S.’s biggest cities ...

by Calculated Risk on 8/26/2023 08:11:00 AM The key report this week is the August employment report on Friday. Other key indicators include the second estimate of Q2 GDP, Personal Income and Outlays for July, the August ISM manufacturing index, August auto sales, and Case-Shiller house prices for June. —– Monday, August 28th —– 10:30 ...

Newswise — Ohio residents who vote against tax renewals for parks and recreation spending could be costing themselves a significant amount of wealth in the form of their homes’ value, a University of Cincinnati economist found. David Brasington, PhD, the James C. and Caroline Kautz Chair in Political Economy and professor of economics in UC’s ...

For the study, researchers utilized 2022 hospital price transparency information, compiled by data firm Turquoise Health. They extracted negotiated commercial and MA prices from general acute care hospitals for 70 shoppable services and five ED visit codes. Meiselbach et al. included 46 services in the final sample, for which hospital disclosure rates were above 50%, ...

by Calculated Risk on 8/14/2023 03:52:00 PM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-August A brief excerpt: On Friday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-August I reviewed home inventory and sales.…Most measures of house prices have shown ...

by Calculated Risk on 8/08/2023 02:42:00 PM From Dodge Data Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Recedes 1% in July The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, declined 0.9% in July to 193.4 (2000=100) from the revised June reading of 195.1. Over the month, the commercial component of the DMI remained relatively flat, ticking ...