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.
Stocks were mixed at the open but Wall Street was heading for a losing week as investors digested the hints that the Federal Reserve could raise rates before the end of the year.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third month in a row in August, as higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a dearth of properties on the market shut out many would-be homebuyers.