Dow rallies while Americans feel the squeeze everywhere
The stock market closed the week higher, but bonds, gas and mortgages…
Federal Reserve raises rates to 3.75-4 percent in first hike since July 2023
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point on…
Private credit default rate hits record 6.3 percent in August Fitch says
The U.S. private credit market's default rate reached a record 6.3 percent…
Federal Reserve opens Sept. 15 meeting with quarter-point hike fully priced in
The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Sept. 15 as…
Treasury yield peak and the market rejection of government price engineering
The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.982 percent on Thursday, its highest level…
Inflation unchanged at 3.4 percent and the Federal Reserve and the rate question
The U.S. annual inflation rate held steady at 3.4 percent in August…
Mortgage rate at 6.71 percent and what it costs versus the sub-6 levels of February
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to its highest level in…
US jobs report August 2026 and the Fed and the September figure that will follow
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, the Bureau of Labor…
PMI August data and the economic signal that beats expectations
U.S. business activity accelerated in August at its fastest pace in more…
Retail sales drop 0.6 percent as economists had forecast a small gain
American consumers pulled back their spending in July, with retail sales falling…
