When the Federal Reserve announces its latest policy decision on Wednesday, Wall Street expects the central bank will hold rates steady while retaining the option to further raise rates if needed. “[Fed Chair Jerome] Powell wants to play it right down the middle,” said Wilmer Stith, bond portfolio manager for […]
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Americans with credit card debt won’t see any relief even after the Federal Reserve decided against hiking its benchmark rate on Wednesday. Their situation just won’t get worse — for now. On Wednesday, Fed policymakers kept the range for the federal funds rate unchanged at a 22-year high between 5.25% […]
If you’re paying more for car insurance this year, you’re not alone. Consumers across the country are reporting rising auto insurance rates. Car insurance costs can fluctuate based on location, demographics, number of car accidents, and type of vehicle, but insurance rates are up steeply for most drivers this year. […]
Mortgage rates haven’t been this high for over two decades, but it’s far worse to be a homebuyer now than then. Buyers are still sticker-shocked by the memory of historically low rates when they could afford so much more two years ago. Those still on the hunt in today’s market […]
Mortgage rates surpassed 7% this week, hitting the highest level in more than two decades. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage increased to 7.09% this week, up from 6.96% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac’s release on Thursday. That’s the highest point since the first week […]
Receive free UK interest rates updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK interest rates news every morning. The Bank of England has raised interest rates 0.25 percentage points to 5.25 per cent and warned borrowing costs are likely to remain elevated despite slowing […]
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it had raised its key interest rate by 0.25% to as much as 5.5%, the highest level in 22 years, as it continues to fight persistent inflation in the U.S. economy. Though consumer prices have declined for 12 straight months, in June, consumer prices increased […]
Home affordability took another hit this week as mortgage rates neared 7%, forcing many buyers to stick to the sidelines. The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage increased to 6.81% from 6.71% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac, the highest level in 2023 and since November. Rates followed an […]
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Existing home sales in February jumped 14.5% to an annualized rate of 4.58 million, the largest monthly percentage increase since July 2020 and ending a 12-month slide, data from the National Association of Realtors out Tuesday showed. The annualized rate of existing homes sold topped the 4.2 million expected by […]
Rate hikes, one year later For its part, the Fed has already hiked its benchmark fund rate eight times over the last year to its current level of between 4.5% and 4.75%. The federal funds rate, which is set by the central bank, is the interest rate at which banks […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, in Hart Building on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images When the Federal Reserve starts to raise interest […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday cautioned that interest rates are likely to head higher than central bank policymakers had expected. Citing data earlier this year showing that inflation has reversed the deceleration it showed in late 2022, the central bank leader warned of tighter monetary policy ahead to […]
U.S. stocks closed Wednesday lower as another bout of earnings results hit traders’ desks and Wall Street weighed the outlook for interest rates after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled more hikes may be needed than markets are pricing in. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) declined 1.1%, while the Dow Jones […]
In general, when it comes to USAA vs. State Farm for auto insurance, drivers can’t really go wrong. The providers earned the two top spots in our 2022 industry-wide insurance study of the best car insurance companies, receiving high marks in every scoring category. The Home Media reviews team took […]
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Comparing car insurance quotes may not be the most exhilarating part of your day, but it can save you a lot of money. Here’s why: Insurers look at similar factors, but they have their own “secret sauce” when it comes to setting rates. So two companies can charge wildly different […]
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