Inflation Pressures Are Easing but Rate Cut Forecast Remains Uncertain

The New Year is beginning where the old one ended -- with uncertainty about when – or whether – the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates.

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Baby boomers have reached, or are nearing, the age at which many will be down-sizing, moving from into smaller dwellings or retirement communities. The question is:  Who will buy the homes they currently own?

Credit unions have reported a jump in membership over the past two years, and they might want to consider writing a note to the nation’s largest banks, thanking them for that gift. 

Jobs, jobs, jobs. There were more of them in February than January (also a good month) and more than analysts had been predicting, many of them that “the labor market has found its legs.”

The Senate is considering legislation that would encourage lenders to reduce the principal balance on underwater loans, by giving them a share of any appreciation borrowers realize when the home is sold.