US home price plunge is ‘just beginning’ as housing market rapidly cools: economist
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US home price plunge is ‘just beginning’ as housing market rapidly cools: economist

A substantial plunge in US home prices is likely “just beginning” as decades-high mortgage rates cause a downturn in the housing market, a prominent economist cautioned Friday. The warning from Pantheon Macroeconomics chief economist Ian Shepherdson followed more dismal data that showed a slowdown in housing activity. Pending home sales…

Consumer prices — a key inflation gauge — hotter than expected in August
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Consumer prices — a key inflation gauge — hotter than expected in August

A key inflation indicator showed higher-than-expected increases in core prices in August, adding more pressure on the Federal Reserve to act despite the risk of a deeper recession. Consumer prices increased by 6.2% in August compared to the same month one year ago, according to the Commerce Department’s Personal Consumption…