Mortgage rates barely budged this week as more listings flood the market

Mortgage rates didn't change much this week, but more home listings are coming on the market even as buyers are backing off. Read More

Mortgage rates rise on anticipation of economic news

But following the gross domestic product and personal consumption expenditures reports, Treasury yields and mortgage rates fell. Read More

Mortgage rates fall as yields decrease after June jobs report

Mortgage rates dipped as Treasury yields decreased on the back of a cooling labor market, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.89% as of July ... Read More

Six Takeaways From the Republican Convention

Donald J. Trump ended a buoyant gathering in Milwaukee with a speech that started solemn, turned rambling and showcased his all-encompassing power over his party. Read More

Summer interest rate cut on a knife edge as traders ramp up bets

Traders are ramping up bets on the Bank of England cutting interest rates this summer amid optimism that the US Federal Reserve is poised to begin reducing borrowing costs in America. Money markets ... Read More

Republicans Leave Convention Unified After Trump Returns to Combative Tone

The party’s embrace of Donald J. Trump comes as President Biden’s campaign is in turmoil. Mr. Trump heads out to campaign with his new running mate, J.D. Vance, with a rally set for Michigan on ... Read More

LIVE: Wall Street and FTSE lower despite US economy growing faster than expected

A slew of disappointing results has caused traders to panic that a months-long rally in the tech sector may have been overdone. Read More

Only human

Humans are strange. And emotional. We’re massively influenced by what others are doing and what they may think of us. So when ‘everybody’ is clamouring for something, jacking up prices, we’re ... Read More