Annual Inflation Increases for First Time in Seven Months
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics holds eye-catching news: annual inflation is up. ...
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Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged Despite Slowing Inflation, Projects Only One Rate Cut in 2024
The Federal Reserve stood firm again, leaving its benchmark rate unchanged at its current 23-year high after the Fed’s two-day ...
Fed Holds the Line, Leaving Rates Unchanged in Ongoing Inflation Fight
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate on Wednesday following hotter-than-expected inflation ...
Fed Chair Signals No Rate Cuts in May on Heels of Latest Inflation Data
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was clear in new remarks Tuesday that the central bank has no intention of cutting ...
Fresh Economic Data Give Clues to Where Mortgage Rates May Be Headed
Mortgage industry analysts have been watching and waiting to see what the Federal Reserve will do—or say—next about rate cuts. ...
Mortgage Applications Increase Following Pause in Rate Hikes
After three weeks of decreases, mortgage applications turned around this week, increasing 2.5% from one week earlier, according to the ...
Job Growth Cools With U.S. Economy Adding 150,000 Jobs in October
Total nonfarm payroll growth increased by 150,000 in October, and the unemployment rate changed little, increasing 3.9% over last month’s ...
September Inflation Data Rises as Expected With Spending Beating Estimates
The core personal consumption expenditures (CPE) price index, a key measure of inflation used by the Federal Reserve, increased 0.3% ...
Fed Increases Rates Again, but Signals Possible Pause Amid Banking Turmoil
Deja vu has hit the nation as yet another Federal Reserve meeting yields further interest rate hikes after a major ...
Rate Hikes ‘Soon’ as Fed Walks Tightrope
Jesse Williams and Jordan Grice 
A highly scrutinized two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve that concluded Wednesday resulted in no new interest rate hikes, though ...
Pet Peeves: How to Tame All Kinds of Animal Issues in Homes for Sale
When selling a home, the agent’s responsibility is to make sure the place shows as pet-neutral as possible. Read more.
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