Gold Bull Market Continues Due To Re-Accelerating Inflation
Gold is historically the best inflation hedge, currently in a bull market with strong potential returns, making it a top ...
Why the U.S. stock market may continue to hold up even as inflation rises again
Investors typically expect rising long-term rates to put pressure on stocks, especially when inflation spikes, but the S&P 500 SPX was up slightly for one week through Thursday, up 4.1% for 2025 and ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Minutes, PMI Data in Focus; RBA Likely to Cut Rates
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting will be closely watched for any comments on the likely impact of President Trump’s plans for widespread trade tariffs.
Next week: Housing starts, Fed minutes and Walmart earnings
The Commerce Department on Wednesday reports on housing starts for January and the Federal Reserve releases minutes from its most recent policy meeting.
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Transportation and warehousing prices both rose in January
If costs are going up because consumers feel confident enough to finance big ticket items, Sarah House at Wells Fargo says ...
Trump officials plan to fire 95% of CFPB staff, cancel its lease, union lawsuit says
The Trump administration is planning to hollow out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by firing 95% of its staff while canceling the lease on its Washington, D.C., headquarters, according ...
Stocks advance, yields fall as U.S. data, tariffs assessed
A gauge of global stocks rose on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields dipped as a round of soft U.S. data and the latest tariff ...
Refinance Rates Reverse Course With a Sizable Drop
Rates on 30-year refinance loans dropped 8 basis points Thursday, reducing the average to the notable 7.00% mark. Last week, ...
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What the Democrats Refuse to Learn About Inflation
The current leadership crisis inside the Democratic Party has left many despairing the future of organized politics.
30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Again
Rewinding further, the 30-year average notched a high 7.37% last spring, so today's rates are significantly improved vs. 10 months ago. They're also almost 1.2 percentage points cheaper than the ...
Newman: Trump’s biggest economic vulnerability has emerged
Three weeks into his second presidential term, Donald Trump is largely getting his way on Cabinet nominees, deregulation, ...
Mortgage rates hit their lowest level in 2025 — and this is the No. 1 mortgage company of February 2025
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