Daily Archives: September 15, 2022

Macro Briefing: 15 September 2022

* Chin’s Xi and Russia’s Putin hold summit
* US rail strike averted after tentative deal is reached
* Policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield briefly tops 3.8%
* Mortgage rates top 8% for first time since 2008
* Demand for mortgages fall sharply as interest rates rise
* Higher rent prices are a key driver of inflation
* Wholesale inflation in US slips in August to still-high 8.7%
* California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust violations
* Business inflation expectations fell to 9-month low via Atlanta Fed survey:

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