Housing starts
New residential construction falling YoY.
Housing starts confirm the permits signal in real activity: actual ground-breaking falling year-over-year means builders see unsold demand ahead. Housing is the most interest-rate-sensitive sector, which is why it moves first when policy tightens.
Rule
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