The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced nonfarm payroll increased by 272,000 and the unemployment rate was at 4% in May.
Tag: Mike Fratantoni
Fed Keeps Rates Steady But Options Open
The Federal Open Market Committee held rates steady at its June meeting but kept its options open for July and later this year.
#MBACREF23: Ferguson Sees Mild(er) Recession Ahead
SAN DIEGO–Economist, corporate executive and former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson thinks any possible recession this year will likely be short and shallow.
MBA White Paper: Office Market ‘Likely Changed Forever’
The ongoing tug of war between employers and employees about returning to the office will accelerate as pandemic-related impacts fade, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association white paper.
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“Thanks to a very tight labor market and technological advances, hybrid work reigns two and a half years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with employees at many companies coming into the office a few days a week. The extent to which this trend will continue–and what it means for the office market–will greatly depend on employees’ and employers’ costs and benefits of being in the office versus remote, and whether a transition to a looser labor market tilts the bargaining table to employers and their preference for more in-person collaboration.”
–Mike Fratantoni, MBA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist.
Employers Add 315,000 August Jobs
July job growth slowed from June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday—but analysts said that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Gross Domestic Product Contracts at 0.9% Pace
Real gross domestic product decreased at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the second quarter–the second consecutive quarter with a decline–the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday.
Who Owns Climate Risk? MBA White Paper Examines Challenges, Risks for U.S. Real Estate
The Mortgage Bankers Association this week issued a white paper examining how climate change is dramatically reshaping lenders’ and policymakers’ approaches to the U.S. real estate market.
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