Focused Research
Is Housing a Shelter or an Investment?
January 20, 2026
Housing cannot be both an affordable shelter and a path to increasing net worth.
Housing cannot be both an affordable shelter and a path to increasing net worth.
Large speculators were dumping the yen last week.
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 20, 2026
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 16, 2026
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 15, 2026
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 14, 2026
Year-over-year wage growth inched higher again in December, but households continue to feel the pinch from the cumulative change in inflation relative to wages since the pandemic.
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 13, 2026
A replay of our January 15, 2026 conference call.
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 12, 2026
The three-month average change in payrolls remained negative in December, although most of that is due to the DOGE cuts to federal jobs in October. After today's report, the door further shut on a January rate cut.
Commentary & analysis of selected stories on January 9, 2026