The Case for a July Cut & What Buyers Want 4/23/24

The Exchange

: Stocks higher, yields lower as investors digest mixed economic data. Business activity in April grew at the slowest pace so far this year, while new orders fell for the first time in almost four years. But manufacturing input costs hit a one-year high and services demand remains strong. So what does all this mean for the Fed? Our economist makes the case for a July cut. Meanwhile, new home sales notched their highest reading since September, as builders pull back on prices and offer incentives to offset higher rates. We’ll talk to the CEO of real estate developer Howard Hughes Holdings about the demand trends he’s seeing.