Market Trends
Understand the signals shaping real estate and the wider economy. Reporting follows prices, demand, financing, construction, and the shifts influencing buyers, sellers, and investors.
A Truck Stop Receipt for $944.44 Says Plenty
Agron Berani paid $944.44 for 151 gallons of diesel at a Texas truck stop. A year ago, the same fill-up cost about $500. That is not an abstraction.
Oil Tops $102 as China Halts Fuel Exports and Troops Head East
Oil topped $102 a barrel on Thursday. The new front-month December Brent crude futures contract settled at $102.31 a barrel, up 4.37% or $4.28.
Almost Half the S&P 500 Moves Opposite the Index
Goldman Sachs has spotted an unusual stock market pattern that it says resembles the dot-com bubble.
Oil Stayed Below $100 and Washington Blamed the Diesel
Oil prices stayed below $100 on September 23 after President Trump floated a diesel export ban. That was the clean part of the story.
Bitcoin Got Back to $85,000 Without Waiting for Congress
Bitcoin rose as much as 6% Monday and passed $85,000 for the first time since January.
Oil, War, and the Time to Think
Oil is holding up. Then it isn’t. The numbers move.
Treasury Triples Buyback to $6 Billion as Yields Hit Multi-Year Highs
The Treasury Department will buy back up to $6 billion of its own debt on Thursday, and bond yields kept climbing anyway. That is the point.
Interest Now Costs More Than the Pentagon
The U.S. now pays more each year to service its $40 trillion national debt than it spends on the entire defense budget. That is the headline.
Canada Hits U.S. Goods With 50% Tariffs as Trump Threatens Bombardier Ban
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect Tuesday, hitting steel, aluminum, appliances and motorcycles with duties ranging from 15% to 50%.
Democratic win in Georgia could be good for markets
Supporters listen as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks at a news conference in Grant Park after the election in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 6, 2020. Dustin Chambers | Reuters Wall Street and Washington are operating…