Housing slump, retail rebound, and soaring energy prices 5/25/22

Investors are still reeling from yesterday’s new home sales miss, as new data shows mortgage applications continue to decline as well. Could the housing slump lead the Fed to slow the pace of rate hikes? We’ll speak with an expert who says a hike-point hike now looks dicey. Plus, retail is rebounding today, and the back of solid results from Nordstrom and upbeat guidance from Dick’s Sporting goods. Was last week’s rout overdone? We’ll debate. And, natural gas and gasoline prices continue to surge, heading higher ahead of the holiday weekend. We’ll explore what it means for the economy and investors. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.