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B+E Weekly Newsletter March 5 – March 11, 2024 MARKET INTEREST RATE ‘LIKELY AT ITS PEAK’ BUT DON’T EXPECT CUTS NOW | GlobeSt.com It’s good news, with a touch of uncertain caution, in Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s delivery of the central bank’s semiannual monetary policy report to Congress on Wednesday. The economic outlook is […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter February 27 – March 4, 2024 MARKET MARCH FED MEETING IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED | Forbes Fixed income markets expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to hold rates steady at the conclusion of its next meeting on March 20. Both Fed projections and market expectations see interest rates in 2024 […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter February 20 – February 26, 2024 MARKET SLIGHT UPTICK IN CRE LOAN CLOSINGS SIGNALS POSSIBLE STABILIZATION OF FINANCING MARKET | Bisnow Indications from The Federal Reserve that borrowing costs have peaked are restoring confidence and paving the way for more transactions. Still, a decline in credit spreads, less fluctuation between the highest […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter February 13 – February 19, 2024 MARKET STICKY INFLATION STICKS IT TO AN EARLY FED RATE CUT | GlobeSt.com The Consumer Price Index was up 0.3% month-over-month in January 2024 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Over the last 12 months, it was 3.1%. That’s down from the 3.4% of December 2023. While […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter February 6 – February 12, 2024 MARKET THREE REASONS WHY H2 WILL BE BUSIER | Globe St. Yields on Treasury Bonds have dropped sharply over the last 90 days. The yield on the 10-year bond is down more than 100 basis points since November. This is positive news for the industry, as […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter January 30 – February 5, 2024 MARKET IMF CHIEF ECONOMIST SAYS WORLD ECONOMY IS IN THE FINAL DESCENT TOWARD A SOFT LANDING | Fortune The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, envisioning resilient growth led by the United States and a slower pace of inflation. […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter January 23 – January 29, 2024 MARKET AMERICA SHOCKS ECONOMISTS AGAIN WITH 3.3% FOURTH-QUARTER GDP GROWTH | Fortune The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high-interest rates and price levels that have frustrated many […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter January 16 – January 22, 2024 MARKET NEW LENDING OPPORTUNITIES EMERGE AS CONDITIONS STABILIZE | Globe St. Private commercial real estate is currently approaching fair value as bond yields decline. Despite a deceleration in real estate fundamentals, they remain relatively robust. While debt costs have spiked, they have since cooled. Troubled assets […]
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B+E Weekly Newsletter January 9 – January 15, 2024 MARKET FED RATE CUTS MAY WAIT AS INFLATION TICKED UP IN DECEMBER | Reuters The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3% in December after increasing 0.1% in November, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday. U.S. central bankers want more confirmation that inflation […]
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