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compared to the 2017 to 2019 same month levels. In particular, recent economic uncertainty and concerns around job security could keep buyers on the sidelines, potentially applying downward pressure on prices. What this means: On a weekly basis, Realtor.com reports the year-over-year change in active inventory and new listings.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining delinquency rates in the auto loan market. said Wilbert van der Klaauw, Economic Research Advisor at the New York Fed. trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. rise from 2024Q3. Balances now stand at $18.04

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

I was working on a longer piece about which economic strata the Fed has the greatest impact on (its more complicated than you might think) when Invictus DM’d me this amazing FRED chart. Note this data is updated every 3 years, and the chart above runs through 2019). Wealth Distribution Analysis (July 18, 2019).

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JANUARY 23, 2023

UPDATE 4:45pm I see Chartr is on this as well: See Also : Mind the anecdata (Sam Ro, Jan 22, 2023) The American Rescue Plan was the best economic policy in forty years (Claudia Sahm, Dec 7, 2021) Previously : The Plural of Anecdote IS Data (February 4, 2019) Fearing the Dramatic, Complacent for the Mundane (April 29, 2019) Denominator Blindness, (..)

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Brief excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. I don’t expect inventory to reach 2019 levels but based on the recent increase in inventory maybe more than half the gap between 2019 and 2023 levels will close in 2024. In October, the months-of-supply was at 3.6

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

trillion higher than at the end of 2019, before the pandemic recession. The volume of newly originated auto loans was $185 billion, a slight reduction from the previous quarter but still elevated compared to the average volumes seen through the 2018-2019 period. trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

At the end of each year, I post Ten Economic Questions for the following year (2023). The black line is for 2019. compared to the same week in 2019. I followed up with a brief post on each question. Here is review (we don't have all data yet, but enough). The red line is for 2023. Inventory was up 3.0%

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When the Economic Policy Institute analyzed this, they discovered: “Since the trough of the COVID-19 recession in the second quarter of 2020, overall prices in the NFC [non-financial corps] sector have risen at an annualized rate of 6.1%—a price growth that characterized the pre-pandemic business cycle of 2007–2019.

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MAY 13, 2025

The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining student loan delinquency, including which borrowers were past due in the first quarter and implications for their access to other credit. trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. rise from 2024Q4.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That is according to a study by Julian di Giovanni, who publishes at the NY Fed’s blog Liberty Street Economics. inflation over the 2019-21 period was due to the jump in demand for goods while 40 percent owed to supply-side issues that magnified the impact of this higher demand.”. Liberty Street Economics, August 24, 2022).

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JUNE 22, 2023

Source: FRED Wealth disparities get ever more lopsided the higher up the economic strata you climb; there is more disparity with the top 1% than the top 10%, but the biggest spreads are at the top 0.1% (and above). Consider the chart at top, created by Invictus via FRED.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons rose by 346,000 to 4.6 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in July to 4.57 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in July to 4.57

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AUGUST 11, 2022

percent in the fourth quarter of 2019,” said Marina Walsh, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis. According to Walsh, of all the economic indicators that can lead to mortgage delinquencies, the U.S. According to Walsh, of all the economic indicators that can lead to mortgage delinquencies, the U.S.

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MAY 14, 2024

The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining credit card utilization and its relationship with delinquency. trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. percentage points lower than the fourth quarter of 2019. rise from 2023Q4. Balances now stand at $17.69

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Also, there are two measures of economic growth - Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and Gross Domestic Income (GDI). The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) produces two measures of national output which, in theory, should be equivalent. Note: I will look at comparing to 2019 to remove the pandemic distortions.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In the past four quarters, economic forecasters have, on average, predicted a 42% probability of a contraction in the U.S. Short answer: Maybe a quarter ahead (but not always). Beyond that short time frame, it’s simply too variable: “These questions have taken on particular importance recently. By Jeremy Majerovitz St.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. Here are the Ten Economic Questions for 2024 and a few predictions: • Question #2 for 2024: How much will job growth slow in 2024? I'm adding some thoughts, and maybe some predictions for each question. million jobs in 2023. million to 1.5

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons changed little at 4.6 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in September to 4.62 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in September to 4.62

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MAY 3, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in April to 4.47 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in April to 4.47 YoY in April.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.4 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in May to 4.42 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in May to 4.42 YoY in May. million from 4.47

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APRIL 5, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.3 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in March to 4.31 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in March to 4.31 YoY in March.

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JULY 10, 2024

The DMI is up 43% from June 2019 levels, signaling strong construction spending in 2025.” Commercial construction is typically a lagging economic indicator. “More momentum in planning, while not as strong as data centers, was seen across most segments and indicates confidence in 2025 market conditions.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Credit card balances experienced a large jump in the third quarter, consistent with strong consumer spending and real GDP growth,” said Donghoon Lee, Economic Research Advisor at the New York Fed. trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. percentage points lower than the fourth quarter of 2019.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

” That poor belief system has disadvantaged America — it has made us economically weaker, prevented the country from performing basic maintenance on its infrastructure, and generally made it a harsher place to live. Note that we undertook much of the work anyway (airports, electrical grid, roads, etc.),

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Brief excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. However, it seems unlikely that inventory will be back up to the 2019 levels. Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: Question #10 for 2024: Will inventory increase further in 2024? Inventory is always something to watch!

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.1 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in September to 4.07 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in September to 4.07 in September.

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JULY 27, 2022

I have detailed over the past decade or so the lagging nature of wages in America — deflationary in economic terms — and how that had begun to change in the late 2010s pre-pandemic. Then came the pandemic, and a huge federal worker subsidy.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

trillion higher than at the end of 2019, before the pandemic recession. Mortgage originations, which include refinances, fell to $498 billion in the fourth quarter, representing a return to lower levels last seen in 2019. trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. Balances now stand $2.75

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MAY 19, 2024

The Congressional Budget Office released new research comparing inflation on a basket of goods and services households at different income levels consume between now and 2019 along with changes in wages. Wages are cumulative too.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of people employed part time for economic reasons was little changed at 4.8 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in August to 4.83 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in August to 4.83

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.3 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in October to 4.28 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons increased in October to 4.28 million from 4.07

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons decreased by 295,000 to 4.0 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in November to 3.99 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in November to 3.99

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Brief excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. However, with the dearth of new listings, it still seems unlikely - but not impossible - that inventory will be back up to the 2017 - 2019 levels. The bottom line is inventory will probably increase year-over-year in 2023.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Part Time for Economic Reasons From the BLS report : " The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.2 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in December to 4.21 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in December to 4.21 YoY in December.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining growing balances of home equity lines of credit (HELOC). “ trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. rise from 2024Q1.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. Forecasting the unemployment rate includes forecasts for economic and payroll growth, and also for changes in the participation rate (previous question). 2019 63.3% 2019 63.3% 3) Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate was at 3.5%

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. 1) Economic growth: Economic growth was probably close to 1% in 2022 as the economy slowed following the economic rebound in 2021. Prior to the pandemic, economic activity was mostly in the 2% range since 2010. 2008 0.1% -2.5%

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