So much for a rate cut as CPI increases 3.2% year over year. Dollar apparently strengthens …

Hopes for a rate cut any time soon appear dashed as the Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in February and 3.2% over the last 12 months. The dollar apparently strengthened on the news. Here are the new rates, as of 8:30 am today that facing the Atlanta international community. USD/JPY=147.7863 EUR/USD=1.0917 USD/MXN=16.8123 USD/INR=82.7776 Source: x-rates.com … Continue reading So much for a rate cut as CPI increases 3.2% year over year. Dollar apparently strengthens …

Georgia and the Fed: Is Atlanta putting too much housing supply out there?

The takeaway …. Driving through the streets of Atlanta and new apartment building development appears on the rise. I shudder to think what rents may be for these new developments. I have seen prices for new multi-family developments in the East Atlanta/Inman Park/Reynoldstown area starting at purchase prices in the upper $500K range. Yes, the … Continue reading Georgia and the Fed: Is Atlanta putting too much housing supply out there?

No surprises as the Fed keeps rates the same. If there is a pivot, it is coming from the media not the Fed…

The takeaway … I listened to Jerome Powell’s press conference held yesterday after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision on the federal funds target range. The FOMC decided to maintain the target range at 5.25% to 5.50% by keeping its administered rates, the discount window and the interest on reserve balances, at … Continue reading No surprises as the Fed keeps rates the same. If there is a pivot, it is coming from the media not the Fed…