Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.87%, fourth straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fourth week in a row, an encouraging sign for prospective home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets underway. The average rate ...
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Local steel supplier says Trump steel and aluminum tariffs good for American worker; others disagree
Early in his second stint in office, President Donald Trump has announced that he will once again impose tariffs on steel and ...
Ron Paul Wants to Lay Bare the Fed’s Inner Workings. Musk Is Pushing Him as Fed Chair.
In an interview with Barron’s, Paul, called for an “audit” of the Fed that would reveal how the central bank conducts its ...
Fresh Data Gives Fed ‘Zero Reason’ to Cut
The Federal Reserve has “zero reason to cut interest rates right now,” writes Paul Stanley of Granite Bay Wealth Management ...
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Powell says Trump’s comments won’t affect interest rate decisions by the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest ...
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Did prices jump in January? Inflation report will provide latest update on consumer costs
On Wednesday the Labor Department is expected to report that in January the consumer price index rose 2.9% from a year ago, according to economists surveyed by FactSet. If accurate, it would be ...
Stock market today: Wall Street holds firm following Trump’s latest tariffs
Wall Street held relatively firm following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation and after the Federal Reserve ...
Fed chair says bank accounts ‘safe’ despite Trump’s teardown of consumer protection agency
The odds of further interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve dwindled last week as unemployment fell and more ...
Fed Chair Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates
Jerome H. Powell testifies as inflation risks are resurfacing, regulatory changes are in flux and the Federal Reserve’s ...