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Mortgage Rate Forecast May 2024 | Bankrate
Bankrate.com· 4 days agoAs homebuyers grapple with record prices this spring, mortgage rates have also crept up. On a 30-year fixed loan, the average rate was 7.39 percent as of...
The Fed's new interest-rate outlook may roil markets
TheStreet.com· 4 days agoThe central bank left rates unchanged but cautioned rate cuts depend on progress in slowing inflation. The good news from the Federal Reserve's meeting on May 1 was that the ...
Wall St set to open sharply higher on soft jobs data
Investing.com· 3 days agoThe Labor Department report showed U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 jobs in April, compared with expectations for an increase of 243,000,...
Wages, employment, inflation are up, causing headaches for the Fed rates
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 5 days agoThe Federal Reserve has promised to be "data driven" in deciding when to cut interest rates. As they...
RBA’s policy options are running short, says JBWere
Market Watch· 3 days agoThe comments follow news last month of higher-than-expected inflation numbers for the first quarter, which has prompted money markets to price in some chance ...
US employers scaled back hiring in April, adding 175,000 jobs in the face of higher borrowing rates
KY3 Springfield· 2 days agoThe nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in...
Treasuries Rally With Fed Not as Hawkish as Feared: Markets Wrap
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Bonds rallied after Jerome Powell downplayed the possibility of interest-rate hikes...
How the Fed impacts stocks, crypto and other investments
Bankrate via AOL· 4 days agoWith less money sloshing about in financial markets due to higher rates, that’s a net minus for...
Brazil Posts Strong Job Figures, Signals Stronger Activity; Inflation a Concern
US News & World Report· 5 days agoBRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil released vigorous job market figures on Tuesday, reinforcing views of a stronger economic activity at the beginning of this year but keeping the ...
Are we in a recession or not? Here's what major indicators tell us about our economy
Albany Times Union· 12 hours agoMany economists expected we would experience a recession or a soft landing in 2023. The current...