Could the US interest rate cut boost the housing market?23 minutes agoDanielle KayeBusiness reporterEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockA picture taken with a drone shows single-family homes in Woodbridge, Virginia, USA, 02 January 2024.Aileen Barrameda is planning to buy a house in Los Angeles in the coming months. Stubbornly high mortgage rates - twice what she locked in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic - are not putting her off."If I have the means to get in the market, I might as well get in now, because ho ...

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, lowering the upper bound of its federal funds rate to 4.25%. The decision, which brings rates to their lowest level since November 2022, was widely expected by markets after weeks of weakening labor data and softer inflation readings. FOMC Trims Target Range by 25 bps, Citing Softer Jobs and Elevated Risks The move trims the target range from 4.50% to 4.25%, marking the Fed’s first rate cut since earlier this year. Chair Jerome P ...

Inflation remains "somewhat elevated" relative to the Fed's 2% goal, says Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He speaks during a news conference in Washington after the Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower the benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point. ...

The U.S. central bank delivered an expected 0.25% rate cut at its September meeting. | Credit: Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.00–4.25%, the first reduction since December. The move reflects the Fed’s balancing act between a slowing labor market and still-elevated inflation. Bitcoin and other assets moved slightly down after the announcement. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut since December, trimming th ...

CONCLUDED Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point, as Expected, and Sees 2 More Cuts This Year Last Updated: 4 hours ago Customer Service Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point, as Expected By Megan Leonhardt The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in nine months on Wednesday, but the central bank struck a cautious approach by cutting by a quarter of a percentage point. At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to lower its target for the fede ...

巴西综合媒体报道，巴西国家地理统计局公布数据显示，8月巴官方通胀指数IPCA环比下降 0.11%，是2024年8月以来首次出现通货紧缩。过去一年累计通胀率为5.13%，低于7月的5.23%，但高于 通胀目标上限（4.5%）。8月，巴电费环比下降4.21%，是拉低通胀率的主要因素；食品和饮料价格环 比下降0.46%，连续三个月下跌。 （原标题：8月巴西通胀指数环比下降0.11%） ...

（原标题：格国家银行将基准利率维持8%不变以控制通货膨胀） 格国家银行表示，美国新关税以及地缘政治因素可能再次"推高"通胀。鉴此， 格国家银行采取适度紧缩的货币政策，决定将银行基准利率维持8%不变，以防止 持续的价格上涨成为长期通胀根源，并力求在中期内将通胀控制在3%。 格鲁吉亚Newsgeorgia网站9月10日消息报道，今年8月格通胀率为4.6%，高于 3%的预期控制目标，原因是食品价格上涨。 ...

like a. >> Big I can't tell you how excited I am. >> When was the last time we talked about the dynamics.>> I'm in. I'm I'm on the edge of my seat. >> Exactly.All right. Let's talk more about it. Joining us is Claudia Sardine, New Century Advisors chief economist and a former fed economist.Claudia, that that will be interesting, right. We'll see who dissents. We'll see how divergent the dot plots are.What are you looking for. >> Yeah. And I want to underscore that even in normal times, like we would expect ...

Fed expected to cut rates for the first time this year later this afternoon. Here with us now at Post 9 is former Goldman Sachs president, current IBM vice chair Gary Conn. Gary also served as the director of the National Economic Council during President Trump's first term.Welcome back. >> Thanks for having >> great to have you, especially on a day like today. Is there scope for the market to be disappointed if if Powell isn't dovish enough to meet all their great expectations of more cuts.>> Look, there's ...

报告行业投资评级 未提及 报告的核心观点 经济增长方面开工率多数回升，需求端楼市销售超去年同期；通货膨胀方面油价走强 [1][2][3] 各部分总结 经济增长：开工率多数回升 生产：开工率多数回升 - 电厂日耗高位震荡，9月16日6大发电集团平均日耗90.0万吨较9月9日上升3.6%，9月10日南方八省电厂日耗227.1万吨较9月5日下降6.0% [5][12] - 高炉开工率回升至减产前，9月12日全国高炉开工率83.9%较9月5日上升3.5个百分点，产能利用率90.2%较9月5日上升4.4个百分点，唐山钢厂高炉开工率90.7%较9月5日上升1.9个百分点 [5][15] - 轮胎开工率明显回升，9月11日汽车全钢胎开工率65.6%较9月4日上升5.8个百分点，半钢胎开工率73.5%较9月4日上升6.0个百分点；江浙地区织机开工率持续回升，9月11日涤纶长丝开工率91.4%较9月4日上升0.2个百分点，下游织机开工率62.4%较9月4日持平 [5][18] 需求：楼市销售超过去年同期 - 30城新房销量超出去年同期，9月1 - 16日30大中城市商品房日均销售面积19.6万平方米，较8月同期上升9.0%，较去年9月同期上升11.7%，较2023年9月同期下降25.3%，分区域一线、二线和三线城市销售面积分别同比上升12.5%、14.2%、5.9% [5][22] - 车市零售走势平稳，9月零售同比下降4%，批发同比下降3%，今年以来累计零售同比增长9%，累计批发同比增长12% [5][24] - 钢价反弹趋弱，9月16日螺纹、线材、热卷、冷轧价格较9月9日分别上涨0.6%、1.1%、1.2%、0.6%，9月以来环比分别下跌2.5%、2.1%、1.3%、0.7%，同比分别下跌2.6%、3.2%、上涨6.4%、上涨4.5%；钢材库存升至去年同期水平，9月12日五大钢材品种库存1095.1万吨较9月5日上升17.4万吨 [5][30] - 水泥价格跌势放缓，9月16日全国水泥价格指数较9月9日下跌0.4%，华东和长江地区表现弱于全国平均水平；9月以来水泥均价环比下跌1.5%，同比下跌11.6% [5][31] - 玻璃价格连续两周反弹，9月16日玻璃活跃期货合约价报1236元/吨较9月9日上涨3.1%，9月以来环比上涨2.3%，同比上涨5.6% [5][37] - 集运运价指数再度下跌，9月12日CCFI指数较9月5日下降2.1%，SCFI指数下跌3.2%，9月以来CCFI指数同比下跌36.0%，环比下跌4.6%，SCFI指数同比下跌41.6%，环比下跌3.5% [5][38] 通货膨胀：油价走强 CPI：猪价低位徘徊 - 猪价低位徘徊，9月16日猪肉平均批发价19.9元/公斤较9月9日上涨0.1%，9月以来环比下跌1.4%，同比下跌25.5% [5][45] - 农产品价格指数小幅回落，9月16日较9月9日下跌0.3%，分品种鸡蛋涨幅最大，蔬菜跌幅最大；9月以来同比下跌11.1%，环比上涨2.7% [5][48] PPI：油价走强 - 油价走强，9月16日布伦特和WTI原油现货价报68.7和64.5美元/桶，较9月9日分别上涨2.6%和3.0%，9月以来布伦特和WTI现货月均价环比分别下跌1.2%和0.9%，同比分别下跌9.3%和8.8% [5][52] - 铜铝持续上涨，9月16日LME3月铜价和铝价较9月9日分别上涨2.4%和3.8%，9月以来LME3月铜价环比上涨2.4%，同比上涨6.2%，LME3月铝价环比上涨1.7%，同比上涨6.9% [5][55] - 国内商品指数环比跌幅扩大，9月16日南华工业品指数较9月9日上涨1.9%，CRB指数较9月9日上涨0.3%，9月以来南华商品指数环比下跌1.2%，同比下跌0.6%，CRB指数环比下跌0.9%，同比上涨3.5% [5][57] - 9月以来工业品价格多数下跌且同比多数下行，玻璃价格环比延续涨势，焦煤、焦炭跌幅居前，螺纹钢价格同比由涨转跌，线材、水泥、焦煤、焦炭、动力煤价格同比跌幅走阔，冷轧板价格同比涨幅走阔、热轧板价格同比涨幅收窄 [5][59]