Fed Pause, Are Banks The Cause?

Federal Reserve Copyright (c) 2020 grandbrothers/Shutterstock. No use without permission. While the Federal Reserve has not explicitly stated it, May’s interest rate hike may well have been the final increase in the current cycle. If so, we have just witnessed one of the steepest rate hike cycles in history, with ten consecutive rate increases bringing…

What Home Buyers Need To Know

The Federal Reserve building, where the Federal Open Market Committee meets to set interest rates. … [+] (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images Other Forces Help Determine Whether Buyers Pay More Or Less For A Mortgage Every six weeks or so the financial market is dominated by discussion of whether the Fed will “raise…

Debunking The Myths – Recessions & Stock Returns

Vintage illustration of man with a crystal ball, while the long-term trend in stock prices is up. … [+] (Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) Getty Images Famed American Economist Paul Samuelson years ago joked, “Economists have predicted nine of the last five recessions,” and forecasting today remains as fraught with peril as ever. After all, calculations…