Another record low mortgage rate just caused demand to jump for both refinances and home purchases

Economy | November 25, 2020

Mortgage interest rates have set record lows more than a dozen times this year, and last week there was yet another. That caused mortgage applications to rise.[FULL STORY]

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Hutchins Center Fiscal Impact Measure

Brookings Topics - U.S. Economic Performance | November 25, 2020

By Eric AbalahinThe Hutchins Center Fiscal Impact Measure shows how much local, state, and federal tax and spending policy adds to or subtracts...[FULL STORY]

The future of US alliances in the Indo-Pacific: A conversation with Senator Tammy Duckworth

Brookings Topics - Asia and the Pacific | November 25, 2020

With a U.S. presidential transition underway, foreign policy watchers have been speculating about the future of U.S. policy in one of the world’s most consequential regions: the Indo-Pacific. Questions are accumulating about where a new administration will focus its early energies and what steps are needed to restore U.S....[FULL STORY]

Saudi-Israeli relations: The curious case of a NEOM meeting denied

Brookings Topics - Middle East and North Africa | November 25, 2020

By Tamara Cofman Wittes, Natan SachsAccording to Israeli officials, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State...[FULL STORY]

Smoothing fracking’s boom/bust cycle

Brookings Topics - North America | July 29, 2016

Mark Muro, senior fellow and policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses a plan to address the economic boom-bust cycle in states that rely heavily on “fracking” and how this...[FULL STORY]

Repairing the rift with Turkey

Brookings Topics - Europe | November 18, 2020

By Michael E. O'Hanlon, Ömer TaşpınarCan a Biden administration repair the U.S. relationship with Turkey — a geostrategically important NATO ally whose partnership with Washington gradually deteriorated in the past few years?  Short of policy...[FULL STORY]

Thanksgiving 2020

Larry Davidson's Thoughts on Macro and Other Stuff | November 24, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving! At first it sounds like classic irony. I had to look up the word “irony” to make sure I was using the word right. It basically means using words in a way that is counter to what they usually mean implying humor,...[FULL STORY]

Mish Moved Off Blogger to MishTalk.Com - For Email Alerts Please Sign Up Again on MishTalk!

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis | March 20, 2016

I announced on February 22 Goodbye Blogger, Hello WordPress: Mish's GlobalEconomicAnalysis has Moved to MishTalk.Com. My needs outgrew blogger.The top reason is that...[FULL STORY]

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