USD/JPY attracts buyers for the third straight day, recovering further from a one-month low ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC decision and the BoJ policy update on Friday. Meanwhile, expectations that the BoJ may hold off on aggressive rate hikes weigh…
Property prices can stay elevated even when home loan interest rates become more manageable. For buyers, that creates a different affordability question: not simply whether borrowing has become cheaper, but whether the home they want still fits their income and…
The lowest overall consumer sentiment in the country can be found in Arizona in Tucson, which had a score of 69.41 in September. Consumer sentiment continues to slide in the Valley and in most of the country as gasoline — particularly diesel…
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 7.5 points to 91.7 in October from 84.2 last month. September’s reading was the lowest in the board’s survey since April 2014 and below the lowest level reached during the pandemic. Yet Americans…
Consumer confidence ticked up slightly in October, with Americans providing marginally sunnier assessments and projections of current and future business conditions. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rose overall by 7.5 points to 91.7 this month, up from 84.2 in September, with shoppers…
SAVE 40% AT THE CE SHOP • USE CODE WREnews Compass reports 92% of San Francisco single-family homes sold above asking in September, while California sales fell 6.5% and nearby markets showed more price cuts. By John G. Stevens · October 26, 2026 Compass data show 92% of…
Oct 27, 2026, 10:00 ET Latest research shows fewer shoppers feel comfortable affording essentials as household pressures sustain the search for value. The second report in the series, launched in July, pairs Acosta Group's measure of grocery purchasing power with proprietary shopper research…
Oklahoma offers the most purchasing power of any state, with a low cost of living and affordable housing. Hawaii's cost of living runs 84% above the U.S. average, more than double that of Oklahoma, with housing costs nearly four times as high.
24 Saturday Oct 2026 Posted by Alan Tonelson in (What's Left of) Our Economy On X.com, I go after a lot of Once-Mainstream Media journalists for their failings, but usually reserve longer RealityChek posts on such subjects for instances of truly spectacular…
So, is it time to “buy the dip? We’re on Day 2 of “the most important week of the year.” That’s according to our technology expert Luke Lango, editor of Innovation Investor. Let’s go straight to Luke’s Daily Notes from last…
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