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What a Fed Chair Firing Could Mean for the Housing Market
Experts weigh in on how the housing market could react if Fed Chair Jerome Powell is dismissed, and they point to economic ...
Fed's Kugler: No rate cut for some time as tariffs pass through to prices
The U.S. Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates "for some time" as the impact of Trump administration tariffs begin ...
Trump Wants Lower Rates. Firing Powell Could Push Them Higher.
Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher ...
Inflation Crushes Hopes That Federal Reserve Will Cut Interest Rates in July
Some investors had clung to a bit of hope that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates at its next meeting on July 30.
Fed's Daly says 'reasonable' to expect two rate cuts before end of 2025
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly reiterated on Thursday it is "reasonable" to expect two interest rate cuts ...
Inflation accelerated in June as the Fed weighs the impact of tariffs in rate cut timing
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to ...
How Slight Changes in Mortgage Rates Can Affect Your Homebuying Power—and Save You Thousands
Timing is everything. A tenth of a percent can mean the difference between saving thousands of dollars over the course of a loan—or not.
Weekly mortgage demand plummets 10%, as rates and economic concerns rise
Renewed concerns over tariffs and the broader economy drove treasury yields higher last week, and mortgage rates followed. As ...