Economist Luke Tilley Talks Navigating Market Volatility, Bank Failures & Fed Rate Hike
Luke Tilley, the chief economist at Wilmington Trust, joined Cheddar News to discuss the state of the economy, the Fed's rate hike in the midst of market volatility and bank failure concerns. "So on the more encouraging side, we do see goods prices coming down. We think that the shelter indices part of CPI and PCE will be coming down because we've seen the turn in housing prices just in the market data," he said.
The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain and the largest monthly rise since January, evidence that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high-interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy.
The cost of financing a home surged again this week as the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to its highest level since December 2000, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers.
A commercial fisherman accused of conspiring with others to sell 200,000 pounds (90,000 kilos) of fish in excess of legal quotas has been convicted in federal court in New York.