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(Bloomberg) — European stocks retreated further from this week’s record levels as dialed-down bets for Federal Reserve policy easing prompted a pull-back from riskier assets. Most Read from Bloomberg The Stoxx 600 fell 0.2%, weighed down by rates-sensitive sectors such as tech and real estate. US futures contracts were little changed after slipping back from […]
US central bank keeps benchmark rate at 5.25-5.50% after series of economic reports undercut hopes of easing inflation. The US Federal Reserve has held interest rates at a 23-year high amid stubborn cost-of-living increases. The central bank on Wednesday kept the benchmark lending rate at 5.25-5.50 percent after a series of economic reports indicated that […]
Kimberly Jolasun, a 32-year-old entrepreneur in Atlanta, has never voted for the Republican candidate for the presidency. That may be about to change. Her company, Villie, is an online platform that lets new parents share photos and updates about their babies with friends and relatives and register for gifts like strollers and playpens. Not yet […]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a briefing on the Global Policy Agenda at IMF headquarters during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC on April 18, 2024. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, played down the prospect of […]
Mortgage rates rose above 7 percent for the first time this year, crossing a symbolically concerning threshold that threatens to keep millions of potential home buyers and sellers on the sidelines of a U.S. housing market that is increasingly showing signs of slowing. The average rate on 30-year mortgages, the most popular home loan in […]
By Chris Newlands Business reporter, BBC News 1 hour ago Image source, Getty Images The boss of one of the world’s biggest banks has warned US interest rates could climb to 8%. Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase, said his bank has prepared for interest rates to jump because of . . .
Car insurance is getting more expensive. The average annual premium for full coverage auto insurance in the U.S. rose to $2,543 in 2024 — up 26% from the previous year, according to Bankrate . . .
A new study has found that high and rising rates of maternal mortality in the United States are due to flawed data. The maternal mortality crisis in the U.S. has shown high rates of maternal deaths compared to other countries – but the study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found […]
What is the current state of homeownership by race in the US? The US homeownership rate is defined as the number of owner-occupied housing units divided by the total number of occupied housing units. According to data from the US Census Bureau, the homeownership rate in the US was 64.6% in 2019, down from its […]