U.S. housing starts hit a three-year low in August 2023 as high mortgage rates and U.S. treasury yields have hindered demand in recent months. Furthermore, builders are experiencing more difficulty accessing affordable financing, with lenders…

Following the Federal Reserve’s statement that higher rates are not going away soon, fintech share prices took tumbles in the market. The reason higher rates pose such a challenge for fintech’s is that in the…

M2 money supply declined by roughly $1 trillion from July 2022 to April 2023. M2 has recovered from April lows, with M2 money supply up 0.9% (roughly $200 billion) from April 2023 to July 2023. …

The average new car buyer in America paid $48,334 in July 2023. Average new car transaction prices are $1,335 (2.7%) lower than they were at the start of the year, representing the largest January to…

On September 15, the Bank of Montreal announced it will be exiting the retail auto finance business as it looks to reposition its resources in areas where the bank’s “competitive positioning is the strongest”.  The…