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Mortgage rates dropped today, as markets grow more certain that a Fed rate cut is coming.The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down…

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Friday he’s leery of cutting interest rates too quickly as threats increase both to inflation and employment.In a “Squawk…

I got to thinking that mortgage rates might be kind of stuck where they are until more new data gets released.There’s just one little problem at…

What was long thought impossible might now be probable; mortgage rates in the 5s in 2025.I’ve actually been expecting it, and penciled a 5.875% 30-year fixed…

Another government shutdown is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday unless lawmakers can find a resolution.This isn’t the first time we’ve faced a shutdown…

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, “Labor Markets in Transition:…

I’m really starting to enjoy these clips from Mornings with Maria.Yesterday, it was her and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talking about the Fed and mortgage rates.Today,…

The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage grew two basis points to 6.35% in the week ending Sept. 25, according to rates provided to SS…

I recently came across some apparent quotes from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding mortgage rates.One social media post on X claimed he said we were going…

Key Insight: Fed Gov. Miran cast doubt on the importance of key figures the central bank relies on to make its monetary decisions, arguing that immigration…