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Vulnerabilities in the global economy cited in the report include moves toward greater economic fragmentation and protectionism that “exacerbate the decades-long decline in economic and productivity growth across many economies.”

In a move intended to reduce the cost of homeownership and eliminate unnecessary burden, HUD recently rescinded more than a dozen regulatory requirements in FHA's single-family mortgage insurance program.

The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in June for the fourth month in a row, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction. The ISM Manufacturing PMI registered 49%, 0.5 percentage points lower compared to the...

Construction spending during May 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,138.2 billion, 0.3% below the revised April estimate of $2,145.5 billion. The May figure is 3.5% below the May 2024 estimate of $2,215.4 billion....

Under the recession scenario, the CET1 capital ratio declined by 1.8 percentage points in the aggregate. The Fed has proposed averaging results over multiple years to reduce volatility in calculating capital requirements.

Consumer spending rose 0.5% in the first quarter, down from 1.2% in an earlier estimate. Further, a 0.3% decrease in real PCE in May signals that consumer spending is continuing to trend downwards in Q2 2025.