Inflation
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Tariff wars: What do Walmart and Target prices have to do with the housing market?
May 23, 2019When a top executive at Walmart told Wall Street analysts last week that tariffs on Chinese goods would lead to higher prices for his customers, people who follow the housing and mortgage industry felt a sense of foreboding. Higher consumer prices lead to higher inflation, which leads to higher mortgage rates.
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Federal Reserve signals it won’t raise interest rates at all this year
Mar 20, 2019 -
Has inflation reached its peak?
Nov 13, 2018 -
FOMC reveals positive outlook of economic conditions
Aug 01, 2018 -
Case-Shiller: Home prices rising at least twice the rate of inflation
Jul 31, 2018 -
Genworth reveals what keeps mortgage professionals up at night
Jul 11, 2018 -
U.S. inflation hits 6-year high
Jul 02, 2018 -
Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates rise to second highest level this year
Jun 14, 2018 -
U.S. inflation rises to six-year high
Jun 13, 2018 -
Goldman Sachs: Fed to raise rates once a quarter until 2019
Apr 09, 2018 -
Consumer optimism dips before the holidays
Dec 15, 2017 -
Yellen forecasts inflation will soon bounce back
Oct 16, 2017