Record Number of Cash Offers in NYC, Stock Rally Stalls After Jobs Report, Fed's Powell Still Expects Rate Cuts, But Inflation Progress "Not Assured"

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Record Number of Cash Offers in NYC

More than two-thirds of home sales in Manhattan last quarter were cash purchases, a record, as high rates on mortgages deter all but the richest buyers. As mortgage rates hover around 6 percent, nearly 70% of Manhattan homes purchased in the final quarter of 2023 were bought without a mortgage.

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Stock Rally Stalls After Jobs Report

Stocks ended the week with a thud, closing down on Friday, as investors pulled back after February's job report and market powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA) had a rare off-day. The US economy added 275,000 jobs in February, once again zooming past Wall Street expectations, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%, its first increase in four months. (Full Story)

Fed's Powell Still Expects Rate Cuts, But Inflation Progress "Not Assured"

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, avoiding disputes over fiscal policy, energy, housing, Ukraine, and other tangled issues, told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he and his colleagues would “keep our heads down” in a charged presidential election year, with interest rate cuts still likely in coming months but only if warranted by further evidence of falling inflation. (Read More)

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