The US Fed worried about lack of inflation progress
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news the American central bank is wondering if they have done enough yet to quash the inflation impulse.But first, US mortgage applications rose +1.9% last week from the previous week, adding to the 0.5% increase from that earlier week and taking it to an unusual third consecutive week of gains in mortgage demand and only the second time this year that has happened. But…
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