本周早些时候的消费者价格指数报告显示，在PPI高于预期之后，美国的通货膨胀压力今年首次减轻。这可能表明美联储为缓解消费者价格压力所做的持续努力已开始取得成果。但是，我们仍远未达到2％，但也许美联储已经看到通货膨胀率终于走向下行了。在我看来，美联储需要进一步的数据来增强考虑降息所需的信心。
当今的长期高利率正在抑制经济活动，并面临衰退的风险。对于商业房地产行业来说，时间至关重要，因为我们已经处于衰退之中，我对今年降息的前景视而不见。
这种持续的通货膨胀严重挑战了商业房地产行业，尤其是在数万亿美元的债务到期的情况下。通货膨胀率上升增加了借贷成本，使现金流紧张并影响了房地产估值。
随着债务的到期，财产所有者将面临以明显更高的利率进行再融资，这导致偿债成本增加和盈利能力降低。这种现金流压力，加上更高的支出和更低的收入，造成了恶性循环。随着借贷成本的上升，房地产估值下降，投资者要求更高的回报，从而疲软了市场。这种螺旋式下降加剧了财务限制，有可能导致违约和市场不稳定，这种情况需要立即关注。
美联储能否在不引发新的经济挑战的情况下使我们在更大规模的崩溃之前摆脱这种螺旋式循环？
前进的道路可能需要根据经济数据进行货币政策调整，可能还需要采取更有针对性的财政干预措施来支持脆弱部门。
无论市场走向何方，我都对未来的机遇充满热情，我们的团队已经做好了应对挑战的充分准备。
这篇评论最初出现在 格雷格·弗里德曼的领英页面 2024 年 5 月 19 日，回应 环球街 文章标题为： 随着美联储保持高利率，请注意这些衰退迹象。
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