But in her next breath she warned that now isn’t the time for victory laps. Ever-rising debt levels and the splintering of global trade under the pressure of geopolitical rivalries have cast a long shadow over the meetings, which begin in earnest Tuesday. The uncertainty is only fueled by the wars raging in both Eastern … Read more
Mortgage rates have jumped higher in recent weeks — an ugly surprise for would-be homebuyers who were hoping the Federal Reserve’s outsize rate cuts last month would provide relief. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased for the third week in a row to 6.5%, according to Freddie Mac. That rate is a quarter-point … Read more
Alex Tovstanovsky, owner of used-car dealer Prestige Motor Works, checks on inventory with his general manager Ryan Caton in Naperville, Illinois, May 28, 2020. Nick Carey | Reuters DETROIT — The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years is expected to eventually boost new vehicle sales, … Read more
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says September’s better-than-expected jobs report shows the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut was “a mistake.” Following the Labor Department’s report that employers added 254,000 jobs in September – well above the 140,000 gain that was predicted by LSEG economists – and the unemployment rate declined slightly from a month ago to 4.1%, Summers … Read more
The economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs last month — blowing past forecasts that predicted a modest rise and diminishing Wall Street’s hopes of another big rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month. The Labor Department also reported that the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% — a decline from 4.2% in the previous month. … Read more
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey hit back against former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying her downfall was caused by her decisions and those of her team, rather than any “deep state” conspiracy. “I don’t know what she means by that,” Bailey told the Guardian in an interview published on Thursday. “I’ll say this … Read more
Inflation showed further signs of cooling on Friday as Wall Street starts to price in further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE), the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, showed that the rate at which prices rose for goods and services last month was 2.2% — below economists’ … Read more
The national banking regulator says it will no longer require borrowers with uninsured mortgages to undergo a stress test when switching providers. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says it will end the policy for lenders to apply the minimum qualifying rate to straight switches when uninsured mortgages are renewed at a different institution … Read more
SINGAPORE: Yields on Singapore’s six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to a more than two-year low on Thursday (Sep 26), with the latest auction reporting a cut-off yield of 2.97 per cent per annum. This is the lowest return on a six-month T-bill since August 2022 – a development that is not unexpected to market watchers … Read more
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s move to lower interest rates by 50 basis points puts the U.S. economy on track for a soft landing, according to Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer Denis Coleman. … Read more
