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GDP Report Shows Economic Growth Cooled Slightly in Fourth Quarter: The economy cooled from red-hot rate during the pandemic rebound
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GDP Report Shows Economic Growth Cooled Slightly in Fourth Quarter
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GDP Report Shows Economic Growth Cooled Slightly in Fourth Quarter: The economy cooled from red-hot rate during the pandemic rebound
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GDP Report Shows Economic Growth Cooled Slightly in Fourth Quarter
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SF sales down 28% from 2019. What sectors and areas were hit hardest?: This map and table breaks down trend in S.F. sales tax revenue for the past five years
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SF sales down 28% from 2019. What sectors and areas were hit hardest?
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To fight inflation, we should look for ways beyond the Fed’s policies: The obvious problem is that almost total reliance on the Fed to defeat inflation by ...
thehill.com/opinion/4611543-to-fight-inflation-we-should-look-for-ways-beyond-the-feds-policies/
To fight inflation, we should look for ways beyond the Fed’s policies
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Stock market sell-off has 'further to go,' JPMorgan warns: JPMorgan analysts warned in a note to clients this week that the U.S. stock market sell-off has ...
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Stock market sell-off has 'further to go,' JPMorgan warns
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US bond bulls lean into latest selloff despite inflation scare: A sharp selloff in U.S. bonds so far in April is prompting some investors to consider allocating ...
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US bond bulls lean into latest selloff despite inflation scare
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Mortgage rates top 7 percent for first time in 2024: Mortgage rates topped 7 percent for the first time this year, according to data released Friday by Freddie ...
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Mortgage rates top 7 percent for first time in 2024
Quick Glance: Mortgage Rates Surge Above 7% in 2024, Posing Major Dilemma for Homebuyers
  • US mortgage rates have surged above 7%, increasing costs for homebuyers.

  • The rise in mortgage rates impacts monthly costs, limiting purchasing power.

  • Uncertainty surrounding rate trends poses a decision dilemma for potential homebuyers.

  • Experts anticipate a moderate easing of mortgage rates later in the year.
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year: Rates on 30-year mortgages — the most common kind among U.S. homeowners — surpassed the 7 percent ...
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year
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Where To Find Princely 5% Yields For Your Cash And Take No Risk: The Federal Reserve threw you a curveball with interest rates. Cash is still king as inflation ...
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Where To Find Princely 5% Yields For Your Cash And Take No Risk
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Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility: Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most ...
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Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility
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Stock Market Crash: 3 Charts Show Market Headed For Trouble: "We say rising no landing risks = rising hard landing risks," says Michael Hartnett.
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Stock Market Crash: 3 Charts Show Market Headed For Trouble
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Inflation’s Last Mile Will Test Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve: Slower disinflation and approaching elections are a dangerous combination.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-23/inflation-s-last-mile-will-test-jerome-powell-and-the-federal-reserve
Inflation’s Last Mile Will Test Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve
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Fed: Don't expect rate cut: On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell firmly shut the door on rate cuts, citing lack of confidence in progress on ...
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Fed: Don't expect rate cut
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Fed policymakers agree: there's no urgency to cut rates: Federal Reserve policymakers have coalesced around the idea of keeping borrowing costs where they are ...
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Fed policymakers agree: there's no urgency to cut rates
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Housing market left in limbo by the Fed's inflation battle: Cutting interest rates, which would make mortgages cheaper and spur construction ...
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Housing market left in limbo by the Fed's inflation battle
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Opinion | Why Is the Federal Reserve Always Surprised by Inflation?: The central bank owes the public an explanation—and a serious effort to correct its flawed ...
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Opinion | Why Is the Federal Reserve Always Surprised by Inflation?
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Central Bankers Should Retire the 2% Inflation Target: With the energy shock now a memory, central bankers require more flexible objectives.
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Central Bankers Should Retire the 2% Inflation Target
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Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation
cnbc.com/2024/04/16/powell-cites-lack-of-progress-this-year-in-reaching-feds-inflation-goal.html
Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this ...
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Higher interest rates are rippling through the market again: Borrowers from homebuyers to the federal government are seeing their costs surge.
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Higher interest rates are rippling through the market again
Quick Glance: McConnell Attributes Delay in Crucial Ukraine Aid to Tucker Carlson and Trump
  • Mitch McConnell celebrated new U.S. aid to Ukraine and blamed Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump for the delay.

  • McConnell emphasized the importance of Ukraine aid, criticized Carlson and Trump for the delay, and praised the expected passage of the bill.

  • He expressed support for Ukraine aid and highlighted the significance of supporting freedom-loving countries globally.

  • McConnell expressed optimism about the GOP Senate nominees and confidence in winning the majority to transition into the role of majority leader.
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Gold price forecast: Citi sees 25% soar to $3,000 over next 18 months: Citi strategists wrote in a recent note that they see gold soaring past $3 ...
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Gold price forecast: Citi sees 25% soar to $3,000 over next 18 months
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New I Bond rates won't be tantalizing but they could be decent: Inflation has cooled from a recent peak of 9.1% in June 2022. I Bond rates have pulled back, too ...
freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2024/04/24/inflation-is-hot-but-not-enough-to-drive-i-bonds-to-sky-high-returns/73414755007/
New I Bond rates won't be tantalizing but they could be decent
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Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing: It's a tough case to sell that higher interest rates today are having a substantially ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/24/why-the-fed-keeping-rates-higher-for-longer-may-not-be-such-a-bad-thing.html
Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing
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The U.S. may be entering a new era of persistently high interest rates: With the Fed’s pivot plans now in disarray, it’s 2015 in reverse.
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The U.S. may be entering a new era of persistently high interest rates
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Business defaults soar as Australian house prices outpace the globe: Australian house prices are out-performing most of the world, even after inflation ...
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Business defaults soar as Australian house prices outpace the globe
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“If the data requires it”: Fed sends signals for interest rate hikes for the first time
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“If the data requires it”: Fed sends signals for interest rate hikes for ...
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Why Joe Biden Really, Really Wants Lower Interest Rates: If Jerome Powell would lower interest rates — and therefore make housing and much of everything else ...
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Why Joe Biden Really, Really Wants Lower Interest Rates
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Stock market today: Stocks slide for the 5th straight session: The S&P 500 hit its worst losing streak since last October as investors recalibrate amid forecasts ...
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Stock market today: Stocks slide for the 5th straight session
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ECB governors stick to plan for multiple rate cuts despite global headwinds: European Central Bank officials are sticking to plans to cut interest rates multiple ...
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ECB governors stick to plan for multiple rate cuts despite global ...
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How California fast food restaurants raised menu prices in response to $20 minimum wage
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How California fast food restaurants raised menu prices in response to $20 ...
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Wall Street pushes out rate-cut expectations, sees risk they don't start until March 2025
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Wall Street pushes out rate-cut expectations, sees risk they don't start ...
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US growth may be global boon but sticky inflation raises risks: The robust U.S. growth appears to be one of the key components for an ongoing global expansion ...
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US growth may be global boon but sticky inflation raises risks
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Thousands of People Removed From Social Security: There was a decline in the number of people who received federal payments in March from the prior month.
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Thousands of People Removed From Social Security
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Billionaire In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder claims she went 'toe-to-toe' to keep prices down as Calif. fast food industry, prices slammed by minimum wage hike
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Billionaire In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder claims she went 'toe-to-toe' to ...
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Economist: Fed's inflation problem is strong US demand, not oil prices: The attack on Iran on Friday isn't as important for US inflation as domestic demand ...
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Economist: Fed's inflation problem is strong US demand, not oil prices