Powell Under Pressure

2026-01-19 09:00:00 ET

Real Estate Weekly Outlook

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance this week—while benchmark interest rates climbed to five-month highs—as investors weighed a resilient slate of economic data against renewed tensions between the White House and the Fed. Investor reaction was muted to news that the DOJ opened an investigation into Fed Chair Powell over the multi-billion-dollar renovation of the Fed’s headquarters, but markets did reflect increased odds that the FOMC opts to dig its heels in further by refusing to ease policy. Encouragingly, benign consumer inflation data kept the broader disinflation narrative intact, while early signs of a recovery in the long-sluggish housing sector suggested that affordability dynamics are finally trending in the right direction....

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