Fed has no 'tools' to solve affordability crisis: Torsten Sløk

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• If the Fed lowers interest rates, it could increase home prices even more

  80% confidence

• There is a risk of a second inflation mountain in 2026 due to AI productivity gains and fiscal stimulus

  80% confidence

• We are entering uncharted territory with potential for significant disagreement within the Federal Reserve

  80% confidence

• Jobless claims have been very low

  80% confidence

• This is the first Fed meeting where the Fed Chair is worried about the impact of AI on the labor market

  80% confidence

• The median age of first-time home buyers is about 40 years old

  80% confidence

• Fiscal policy and Congress have the tools to address affordability, not the Fed

  80% confidence

• There is a risk the new Fed chair could lower interest rates purely for political reasons

  80% confidence

• Affordability is almost a state of mind as much as anything else

  80% confidence

• Despite short rates going down since September 2024, long-term interest rates have not declined

  80% confidence

• We don't yet know how AI is going to impact the economy from a macro perspective

  80% confidence

• The Federal Reserve has no tools to solve the affordability crisis

  80% confidence

• The One Big Beautiful Bill with immediate expensing provisions will boost capital expenditures

  80% confidence

• We are entering a period where the economy will accelerate in the second half of 2026, with tailwinds to growth and corporate earnings

  80% confidence

• The price of education, health care, and housing has increased in the last decade, making up a bigger share of consumer spending

  80% confidence

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