June 2026

Bill Pulte

FHFA’s Pulte tapped for acting director of national intelligence

Key insight: Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte will be President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence.  What’s at stake: Pulte will remain at FHFA, where he’s used the agency’s resources and data to attack the Trump administration’s political enemies, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook.  Forward look: […]

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Fed warned on shrinking balance sheet in lookback at Powell era

The Federal Reserve should avoid any move to significantly shrink its balance sheet, two prominent economists warned Tuesday — arguing against a strategy that the US central bank’s new chairman has specifically called for. Processing Content “There may be changes that would pass a cost-benefit test that would shrink the Fed’s balance sheet somewhat,” Christina

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Realtor.com launches RealAssistAI powered by Google

Realtor.com has launched RealAssist AI, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven home search experience developed in collaboration with Google, allowing consumers to search for homes using natural language conversations rather than traditional filters and search fields. Currently available in beta to a select group of logged-in users across desktop, mobile web and the Realtor.com app, RealAssist

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