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Real Estate

Luxury Stores Are Bucking the Commercial Property Downturn

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High interest rates across the US and Europe have hurt commercial property values, but not when luxury retail is involved.

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Inflation & Prices

April’s Inflation Report Finally Hints at Progress

The CPI rose just 0.3% from the previous month. Perhaps most importantly, the annual core rate fell from a year earlier.

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Inflation & Prices

Renters Are Losing Hope They’ll Ever Own a House

A New York Fed survey found renters saying their probability of ever owning a home fell to 40.1%, a new low.

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Inflation & Prices

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady Amid Solid Job Growth

The central bank held the funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%, citing a “lack of further progress toward the Committee’s 2% inflation objective.”

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Advisor Upside

Older, Wealthy Americans Are Delaying Rate Cuts With Their Big Spending

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Spending by older affluent Americans is helping grow the economy. But it’s also contributing to a delay in the Federal Reserve cutting rates.

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Inflation & Prices

Rising Rents Pushed Inflation Higher in December

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The consumer price index offered up a surprising uptick, damaging hopes that the Fed will be cutting rates anytime soon.

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Personal Finance

More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks

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In 2022, 58% of Americans held stocks, according to a recent poll from the Federal Reserve. It’s the highest mark ever.

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Power Corridor

Risk On…Despite Everything?

Interest rates and risk appetite to set the table for 2024…

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Finance

Wall Street is Pricing in Interest Rate Cuts

Increasingly, Wall Street thinks we see rate cuts soon, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Monday.

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Banking

Wells Fargo Gets Called Out for Lax Crime Prevention

Watchdogs have been badgering Wells Fargo about its lackadaisical approach to monitoring and preventing financial crimes.

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