At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:

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• Housing Starts Decreased to 1.256 million Annual Rate in May

• California Home Sales "Sputter" in May; 4…

5 days ago

California Home Sales "Sputter" in May; 4th Look at Local Markets

found 2025 › Jun › 20 (Fri) @ 13:25 UTC

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: California Home Sales "Sputter" in May; 4th Look at Local Markets

A brief excerpt:

From the California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.): Califor…

China expectedly keeps key lending rates steady after May cut

found 2025 › Jun › 20 (Fri) @ 01:25 UTC

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The People's Bank of China held the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.0% and 5-year LPR at 3.5%, according to a statement Friday.

14 days ago

BLS: CPI Increased 0.1% in May; Core CPI increased 0.1%

found 2025 › Jun › 11 (Wed) @ 13:50 UTC

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From the BLS:

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis…

16 days ago

Recession Watch Metrics

found 2025 › Jun › 09 (Mon) @ 19:10 UTC

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Early in February, I expressed my "increasing concern" about the negative economic impact of "executive / fiscal policy errors", however, I concluded that post by noting that I was not currently on r…

19 days ago

AAR: Rail "Intermodal Slips, But Carloads Hold Steady Amid Continued Uncertainty"

found 2025 › Jun › 06 (Fri) @ 21:30 UTC

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From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) AAR Data Center. Graph and excerpts reprinted with permission.

Rail freight volumes in May 2025 tell a story of an industry navigating crosscurrent…

Wholesale Used Car Prices Decreased in May; Up 4% Year-over-year

found 2025 › Jun › 06 (Fri) @ 16:10 UTC

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From Manheim Consulting today: Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Increased in April

Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) were lower in May compared to April. Th…

20 days ago

Wet and windy weekend! Met Office warns of 40mph gusts in London plus as much rain on Saturday as ALL that fell in May - but heat will rise to 25C next week

found 2025 › Jun › 05 (Thu) @ 19:30 UTC

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Brits are warned of 'unseasonably windy conditions' this weekend, while as much rain as England experienced in the whole of May could fall in just a few hours, the Met Office has predicted.

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