(Bloomberg) -- A discussion of the day's Bloomberg BRIEF. You can read analysis and other news, market data and expert commentary from the world's most trusted economists and analysts in the Bloomberg BRIEF digital newsletters. Subscribe through bloombergbriefs.com or the Bloomberg Terminal function {BRIEF}.\u0010\u0010GUEST:\u0010Carl Riccadonna, Chief US Economist from Bloomberg Intelligence, on today's economic news: US home prices, personal spending.