
JOB OPENINGS RISE to 7.7M
Quits also moved higher to 3.27 million...
TIMIRAOS: Wall Street Fears Trump Will Wreck the Soft Landing
"WE ARE FOCUSED ON SEPERATING THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE"
Looking ahead, the new Administration is in the process of implementing significant policy changes in four distinct areas: trade, immigration, fiscal policy, and regulation...
Despite elevated levels of uncertainty, the U.S. economy continues to be in a good place...
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts...
Wealth creation is booming as multimillionaire population jumps 5.2% in the U.S...

TRADE DEFICIT BALLONS TO $134B
Surged cause by U.S. companies to secure prices before Trump's tariffs...
US construction spending unexpectedly declines in January...
Economic Policy Is Almost Never This Uncertain. Bond Markets Are Rallying.

MORTGAGE DEMAND FALLS TO A 7-WEEK LOW
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since mid-December...
Housing Market 'Tilting In Buyers' Favor'

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO 8-MONTH LOW
Consumer confidence deteriorated at its sharpest pace in 3-1/2 years...
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US HOUSING MARKET STILL 3.8M HOMES UNDERBUILT
At last year's construction pace, it would take 7.5 years to close the housing gap...
At least 1.6 million expected Gen Z and millennial households did not form in 2024...
Persistently high mortgage rates are making people more pessimistic about the housing market...

TARIFFS ON OFF ON AGAIN
Trump threatens 250% tariff on Canada dairy...
ECB CUTS RATES
"Monetary policy is becoming meaningfully less restrictive, as the interest rate cuts are making new borrowing less expensive for firms and households and loan growth is picking up,"
REMINDER: Euro Area growth flatlined in fourth quarter...
Goldman Sachs raises 2025 economic growth forecast for Germany, Euro area
US manufacturing stable, price pressures surge ahead of tariffs storm...
PENDING HOME SALES HIT LOWEST LEVEL ON RECORD!
YUN:
"It is unclear if the coldest January in 25 years contributed to fewer buyers in the market, and if so, expect greater sales activity in upcoming months."
Jobless claims hit 3-month high...

HOUSES PASSES BUDGET, 217-215
$4.5t in tax cuts, $2t in spending cuts...
A major win for Speaker Mike Johnson
2025 could be the last year of inventory shortage...
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THE US HOUSE PASSES A 6-MONTH CR
Passed 217-213...

ECONOMY CREATES 151,000 JOBS IN FEBRUARY
Economists were projecting 170,000 jobs...
Unemployment rises to 4.1%...
Wage growth slowed to 4.0%...

JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL MORE THAN EXPECTED
Jobless claims erased last week's jump falling back to 221,000...
Continuing claims did jump to a 5-week high...
The housing market has shifted in favor of buyers — depending on where you live...
HIGHER PRICES CAUSE CONSUMER TO PULL BACK ON SPENDING
Consumer prices rise 0.3% in January as expected...
Annual inflation slows to 2.6% as expected...
Incomes sees biggest jump since January 2024...
NEW HOME SALES FALL OVER 10%
Economists projected a smaller 3% drop...
The brightest spot in the housing market is fading fast...
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