Strange Days! US Mortgage Rate Falls To 6.97% As Banking Crisis Persists (Yellen, Bank Consolidations, Bailouts And The Return Of QE)

by confoundedinterest17 Strange days, indeed. Despite endless promises from Washington DC that there would never be another bank bailout, the Biden Administration bailed out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) by removing the $250,000 cap on deposit insurance. Then Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …

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Real Wage Growth Falls For The 20th Month

by Ryan McMaken of Mises Institute The federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released new price inflation data today, and according to the report, price inflation during the month decelerated slightly, coming in at the lowest year-over-year increase in 12 months. According to …

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The Biden Boogaloo! US Homebuilder Index Falls To 38 For October As Fed Tightening Sends Mortgage Rates Zooming (Economy NOT “Strong As Hell!”)

by confoundedinterest17 This is the Biden Boogaloo! The National Association of Home Builders index just dropped to 38 for October as The Fed counterattacks Bidenflation by raising rates. Here is Biden dispensing his “economic medicine” to Americans. Remember, Biden says the US economy …

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Total mortgage demand falls to a 22-year low, lower than in 2008. Big wave down coming as we head into midterms. Everyone will learn that you get out of the casino when you CAN get out, not when you have to.

Total mortgage demand hits 22 year lows. Yes that’s lower than 2008 pic.twitter.com/5Ke54ouwqC — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 17, 2022 Bulls, the Fed minutes said the same thing this time as they said every other time this year. They are …

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