Market Updates

As the leaves turn and temperatures start to cool, October has brought real change to the economic landscape. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years, only to watch September's jobs report come in far weaker than expected, leaving markets guessing about what comes next. Closer to home, a new state report show...

September usually signals the beginning of our seasonal slowdown, but there is no shortage of news to cover this month. The broader U.S. economy is once again sending mixed signals: hiring rebounded strongly in August after a weak summer stretch, while inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's target ahead of its meeting next week. Closer t...

Summer is in full swing, and the latest economic news brings a mix of encouraging and cautious signals. The U.S. lost jobs in July, while inflation continued to cool, making an immediate interest-rate increase less likely. The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged for now, although policymakers remain divided on what should come next. Closer to home...

As summer heats up, the economy continues to send mixed signals. Inflation moved higher in May while the job market remained stronger than expected, making it increasingly likely that interest rates will remain elevated for the foreseeable future. Here in Utah, housing activity remains steady, but affordability challenges continue to make homeowner...

As we move further into the second quarter, our world is filled with mixed signals. Inflation remains elevated but has not increased as dramatically as some experts feared, the labor market is surprisingly resilient despite signs of weakness, and the stock market is hitting all time highs despite no long term resolution to the war in Iran. Meanwhil...

As we move further into spring, the broader U.S. economy continues to send mixed signals. Inflation remains stubbornly above target, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve as it holds rates steady, while a slight uptick in jobless claims and a cooling jobs report suggest the labor market may be losing some momentum. At the same time, consumer spen...

As we move through the early part of the year, both the rental and sales markets in Utah are noticeably cooler than the weather. In many ways, both markets are doing what they always do this time of year, which is remain partially frozen until the inevitable spring thaw. Home prices, rental rates, and collection percentages are all mostly flat whil...

Happy New Year! As we journey into 2026, the economy seems to be finding a steadier, though slower pace. We ended 2025 with slower job growth, higher unemployment, easing inflation, and another rate cut from the Federal Reserve, but while these trends point to a more stable economic environment, higher interest rates are still playing a major role ...

After weeks of waiting, the flow of economic information is just now beginning to emerge from a shutdown induced hibernation. The long layoff left many economic reports from jobs data to inflation statistics either delayed or incomplete, making it harder to get a clear read on where the economy stands. While the oldest reports have finally been rel...

Late Wednesday, lawmakers officially ended the longest government shutdown in history at 43 days. The stalemate between Republicans and Democrats had put a stop to the regular flow of economic data that investors use to make important decisions. In other words, everything from key inflation data to jobs figures have gone unreported for the past mon...