The monthly mortgage payment for purchasers of existing homes, using the 30-year average mortgage rate, stands at $2,309. This is a substantial increase from $977 in March 2020.
If I had a dollar for every time someone said something is ‘the beginning of the end for Donald Trump’, I’d probably have more dollars than Donald Trump.
“I truly believe that what we’re seeing right now is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump," Michael Cohen says, following NY Times report on President Trump's tax records.
An update on the number of AI related mentions on earnings calls and other transcripts of publicly traded companies: {Data from TA<Go>}
*No shock here, it's gone vertical
The monthly mortgage payment for someone buying a home is now over $2,000 -- its more than doubled since March 2020. Calculation based on the median existing home price, average 30Y mortgage rate and assuming a 20% down payment: {ECAN}
What a monthly mortgage payment would look like for a new home buyer in the US, based on the median existing home price and the average 30Y fixed-rate mortgage, assuming a 20% down payment:
The Bank of England just updated October mortgage rates , the 2Y fixed rate went to 6.01% from 4.17%.
Applying this rate to the nation-wide average house price, and assuming a 15% down payment, your monthly payment would be £1,369 up from £764 at the start of the year: {ECAN}
An analysis of S&P 500 earnings calls reveals the number of discussions related to 'job cuts' across different sectors. Financials and Technology are leading the conversations: {TA<Go>}
The cost of insuring against a US government default over the next 6-months is now more than 3x the 2011 peak, when the US lost its 'AAA' rating from S&P:
Fed's Senior Loan Officer Survey out tomorrow, expected to reveal ongoing lending standards tightening due to rate hikes & recent banking sector turbulence. A look at the existing data prior to tomorrow.
#SLOOS
Credit Standards for C&I Loans from All Banks to Large Companies:
Is the Hype around AI Reaching its Peak in Company Earnings Calls? Number of AI Related Discussions on Company Earnings Calls -- Update w/September Data: {TA<Go>}
With Fitch placing the United States' 'AAA' rating on Rating Watch Negative, here is an update of a very old chart I used to published: Composite Credit Rating (across the agencies) vs. 5Y CDS Across Select Countries. For obvious reasons, US CDS isn't trading in the AAA range.
The monthly mortgage payment for purchasers of existing homes, using the 30-year average mortgage rate, stands at $2,326. This is a substantial increase from $977 in March 2020.
Recently, rising mortgage rates are offsetting a slight decline in existing home prices.
The monthly mortgage payment for someone buying a home in the
#Austin
, TX area is now over $3,000. Calculation based on the Austin/Round Rock/San Marcos, TX median existing home price, average 30Y mortgage rate and assuming a 20% down payment: {ECAN}
Here is an extension of yesterday's analysis illustrating that discussions surrounding 'job cuts' surpassed those of 'labor shortages' on S&P 500 company earnings calls, showing the breakdown of what part of the calls the 'Job Cut' discussions took place: {Data from TA<Go>}
Job cuts are being discussed less and less on S&P 500 companies' earnings calls. Here are the latest transcript trends using TA<Go> on job cut-related mentions during the companies' prepared remarks and Q&A with analysts:
PBOC Net Injections -- The PBOC just offered 1.45 trillion yuan ($200 billion) of cash through its medium-term lending facility: {G //KEY:6867188:2359}
When the Fed moves by more than 25 basis points, it's usually on the way down, not the way up:
The Size of Fed Hikes/Cuts Over the Past 30 Years - Histogram
The orange lines are where traders expected the Fed Funds Rate to go in the future on that day, the white line is where it actually went: ('Latest' is where they expect the Fed Funds Rate to go in the future as of today)
While the Fed will likely slow down to a 50bps hike on Wed, total hikes in 2022 will exceed 400bps. Here is what economists thought at the start of the year (yellow), what actually happened (white) and what they expect now (blue): {ECAN<GO>}
Approaching the the January CPI report next week, several real-time CPI proxies are showing signs of upward momentum. The consensus is currently 6.2% YoY: {ECAN}
@ClevelandFed
Nowcast: 6.4%
@Kalshi
Median: 6.3%
@TheTerminal
Inflation Swap Implied: 6.2%
@economics
Nowcast: 6.2%
Housing Market Headwinds -- Monthly mortgage payment for new buyers as a percent of disposable income has rapidly spiked to 2006 levels.
In January, a monthly mortgage payment based on median existing home price & the going 30Y mortgage rate was $1,200 it is now nearly $1,900.