The Pulse on the Economy and Capital Markets: August 15 – 19, 2022

At a glance:

• After a strong start to the third quarter, the markets cooled off last week as stocks, bonds, commodities and crypto all declined.
• The Federal Reserve indicated in their meeting that a switch in policy regarding the reversal of rates is unlikely to happen as quickly as the market speculated.
• The recent earnings report revealed that leading big box retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowes, have bloated inventories as consumer spending habits lean towards more value shopping.
• Single-family home construction has significantly declined throughout the summer, and despite the turbulence in the market, multifamily construction has experienced growth as developers can benefit from either faster-growing rents or active buying and selling trends.
• Rent inflation is surging through the market reaching well above 2017 levels. In fact, rent has increased roughly 25% across the sunbelt states, about 40% in the Atlanta metro area and 30% in New York.
• As it relates to industry news, we’re reading about how home purchase sentiment has fallen to levels not seen since 2011, the cost of rent reaches all-time highs, FTX revenue surged during the crypto craze and the main reasons why HBO Max pulled dozens of films and TV series from their streaming platform.

Related resources:

• Home purchase sentiment falls to the lowest levels since 2011
• Why the rent inflation is so damn high
• FTX grew revenue 1,000% during the crypto craze, leaked financials show
• Why HBO Max is pulling dozens of films and TV series from the streaming platform

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