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FOMC Cuts Interest Rates; MBA Economist Weighs In
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee cut interest rates by 25 basis points Wednesday in its third consecutive reduction. The market had anticipated the change.
Fed Cuts Interest Rates 25 Basis Points; MBA Economist Weighs In
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points Nov. 7.
MBA Forecast: Mortgage Originations to Increase 28% to $2.3 Trillion in 2025
DENVER–The Mortgage Bankers Association announced at its 2024 Annual Convention & Expo that total mortgage origination volume is expected to increase to $2.3 trillion in 2025 from the $1.79 trillion expected in 2024.
Fed Cuts Interest Rates 50 Basis Points; MBA Economist Weighs In
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points Sept. 18.
142,000 Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Rate Stagnant
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released jobs data from August, finding that total nonfarm payroll enrollment increased by 142,000. The unemployment rate changed little at 4.2%.
MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rate
The job market definitively slowed in July. Nonfarm payroll growth at 114,000 was well below the 12-month average of 215,000, while the unemployment rate moved up to its highest level since October 2021 at 4.3%, as shown in this week’s chart.
Unemployment Rises to 4.3% in July
Total nonfarm payroll increased by 114,000 in July, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.
Fed Holds Rates Steady Again
The Federal Reserve again held rates steady July 31, noting that there has been “some further progress toward the Committee’s 2% inflation objective” over the past few months.
U.S. Economy Grew 2.8% in Q2; MBA Economist Weighs In
The real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the second quarter of 2024, per the “advance” estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.