China strikes conciliatory tone ahead of expected Trump-Xi meeting
China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao spoke alongside other senior officials at a press conference on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.…
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Mortgage Rates Seeing Some Underlying Pressure Ahead of Inflation Data
Mortgage rates were effectively unchanged on Thursday with the average lender very close to the best levels in over a…
Powell says slowing labor market prompted rate cut, sees ‘challenging situation’ ahead
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference, following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s…
Mortgage Rates Near 3 Year Lows Ahead of Fed
Mortgage rates dropped sharply lower today relative to the amount of movement in the underlying bond market with the average…
Mortgage Rates Hit Another 2025 Low Ahead of a Potentially Volatile Friday
The jobs report is the most important scheduled event each month as far as interest rates are concerned. The last…
Mortgage Rates Flat Ahead of Next Week’s High-Stakes Data
Mortgage rates finally moved in a slightly more noticeable direction today, but the change was still inconsequential in the bigger…
Mortgage Rates Hold Near July Lows Ahead of Jobs Report
Mortgage rates went to bed last night knowing that the bond market would need to improve in the morning in…
Kevin Hassett says ahead of tariff deadline, “rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear”
Washington — White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that “rough outlines of the deals are becoming…
Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower Ahead of Fed Day
Mortgage rates continue operating in a narrow range with almost every day of the past two months falling between 6.8…
Jeremy Siegel says stocks are ‘not out of the woods’ yet due to difficult China negotiations ahead
President Donald Trump’s pause on reciprocal tariffs is not an all clear signal for investors to embrace risk assets again,…