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Why the Economy Has Been So Resilient to Higher Interest Rates
Morningstar· 9 hours agoMany borrowers are locked into low rates, such as mortgages and corporate bonds, for which the interest burden remains low. Risky asset prices have held ...
High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why
Houston Chronicle· 2 hours agoEmployment is still pretty strong, with the U.S. adding 303,000 jobs in March 2024 and 270,000 in February, and the unemployment rate – at 3.8% in March – ticked up only slightly ...
UK House Prices Fall Again After Mortgage Rates Creep Higher
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 15 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- UK house prices fell at the sharpest pace in eight months after the cost of mortgages...
Experts give advice for saving to buy a house from down payments to mortgages to interest rates
ABC 7 Chicago· 21 hours agoOwning your own home is part of the American Dream, but financial experts say it's becoming harder...
Fed holds off on rate cuts after ‘lack of further progress’ on inflation
The Hill via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours agoThe Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at a 23-year high as inflation has edged up and the...
Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high
NPR· 3 hours ago"Services spending is generally less interest rate-sensitive." A report from the Commerce Department last week showed that consumer spending is...
3 things to do (and 3 things to avoid) with interest rates paused
CBS News· 5 hours agoDespite hope in late 2023 and early 2024 that interest rates would be cut this spring, the Federal...
Fed Won’t Budge on Interest Rates Until Inflation Is Conquered
CNET· 6 hours agoThe Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at a target range of 5.25% to 5.50% for the sixth...
Hawkish Fed Risk Fades After Powell's Remarks: He 'Set The Bar Extremely High For Rate Hikes'
Benzinga· 1 hour agoDuring the press conference, Federal Reserve Chair...policies to effectively curb inflation....
Will mortgage rates rise after this week's Fed meeting?
CBS News· 2 days agoAll eyes will once again turn to the Federal Reserve this week as they meet to discuss the next...