Powell Overshadowed by Further Escalation of Trade War Concerns

by | Aug 26, 2019

CoStar Analysis: Message That Fed Will Sustain Recovery Lost in Tweet Storm Markets were roiled by new tariffs imposed on U.S. goods announced by China, a much-anticipated speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Trump’s reaction to both. The...

Does an Inverted Yield Curve Spell Doom for CRE?

by | Aug 15, 2019

And here’s another question: Will lower interest rates lead to riskier CRE deals? WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday the yield curve inverted—that is, yields on two-year Treasury bonds were higher than those on the ten-year bonds—for a short period of time before the markets...