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Turn that frown upside down: Homebuilders are optimistic heading into 2025

After a month of no movement, homebuilder confidence is back on its upward trajectory. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose one point in January to a reading of 47. The trade group attributes the jump to builders having a more optimistic attitude as they anticipate improved economic growth and regulatory conditions…

Tough Calls: Lessons from Volcker, inflation, and the Fed’s crossroads

“The standard of living of the average American has to decline,” he said. “I don’t think you can escape  that.” These were the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as he testified before Congress in October 1979. Inflation was 13%. Volcker’s predecessors, Arthur Burns and William Miller, had  failed to control prices. Stagflation gripped…

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