Sunday, May 4, 2025

US Existing Home Sales

Existing home sales are scraping at multi-decade lows, and have shown no meaningful signs of recovery.

The only other time in recent history when homebuyer demand was this low was the 2007-2012 housing crash.

That downturn produced a 25% decline in home prices. In contrast, this downturn has yet to see national prices drop.

Copper Update

Copper futures hovered below $4.40 per pound on Friday and were on track for a weekly drop of around 24%, pressured by a surprise US tariff ...