Friday: Misc

by Calculated Risk on 8/06/2025 01:21:00 PM Early in February, I expressed my “increasing concern” about the negative economic impact of “executive / fiscal policy errors”, however, I concluded that post by noting that I was not currently on recession watch. In early April, I went on recession watch, but I’m still not yet predicting a…

by Calculated Risk on 10/07/2024 11:42:00 AM Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: ICE Mortgage Monitor: Insurance Costs “Spike”, Especially in Florida Brief excerpt: The largest insurance increases are in Florida (for obvious reasons – stay safe this week with Hurricane Milton). • While monthly principal, interest, and property tax obligations are up an average…

by Calculated Risk on 9/13/2025 08:11:00 AM The key reports this week are August Retail Sales and Housing Starts. For manufacturing, August Industrial Production, and the September New York and Philly Fed surveys will be released this week. The FOMC meets this week and is expected to cut rates. —– Monday, September 15th —– 8:30…