2025 financial forecast: What to expect in mortgages, investing, banking, and credit cards
While 2024 showed strong economic growth, 2025 is sure to be full of changes. See our predictions for the next year and how ...
'Get out there': Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran said Fed rate cuts would cool mortgage rates, but there's a downside — here's why waiting to buy a home might …
Following the Federal Reserve's recent 25-basis-point interest rate cut this month, homebuyers may be feeling a renewed sense ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Are Elevated, and It May Be a While Before They Drop
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates went up after last week's Fed meeting, and they may only ease ...
Interest Rates, Steak Dinners, and the Gig Economy
Why traders are sour about the recent Fed meeting, and what long-term investors should focus on. How American diners are responding to Darden Restaurant Group's value offers. To catch full episodes of ...
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The Fed's rate cuts were supposed to make borrowing cheaper. So why is it harder than ever to buy a house?
Mortgage rates don't directly follow the direction of the Fed's benchmark short-term interest rate; instead, they tend to move in tandem with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note BX:TMUBMUSD10Y, ...
Mortgage rates surge to 6.85%, highest since July
Despite an interest rate cut in early December, mortgage rates continue to rise. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage just ...
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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Holiday Week Brings Higher Rates
Although experts optimistically predicted rates would fall close to 6% by the end of 2024, projections have changed ...
When The Dow Breaks, Annaly Will Fall
Discover the challenges facing Annaly Capital Management in 2025, including their historical poor performance and major risks ...
Average mortgage rates close 2024 at the highest since July
The housing market will end the year with its highest 30-year mortgage rate since July at 6.85%, according to data from ...
7 of the Best Fidelity Bond Funds to Buy for Steady Income
At Fidelity, there are 45 taxable bond funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For income-focused ...
Five reasons why home prices will rise 10% in 2025
This leads to the big theme of 2025: the powerful return of residential real estate. In particular, single-family detached residential real estate (not including condominiums). I believe there will be ...
Next Week in Business: jobless claims, mortgage rates and Wall Street's first trading day of 2025
The Labor Department issues its weekly tally of new unemployment benefit claims on Thursday. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady two weeks ago to a seasonally ...