Average long-term US mortgage rate slips to 6.27%, nearing a low for 2025
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage declined again this week, easing to just above its lowest…
Australia’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.5pc
Australia’s unemployment rate jumped to 4.5 per cent in September, up from 4.3 per cent in August, in…
Government shutdown delays Social Security’s cost-of-living announcement. Here’s what to know.
The Social Security Administration’s annual announcement setting next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be delayed because of…
Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed’s Powell says
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy,…
With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during the National Association of Business Economics meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on…
Social Security COLA 2026 coming Oct. 24 after delay
Peopleimages | Istock | Getty Images The government shutdown will delay a key announcement that affects millions of…
Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed’s Powell says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve…
When is the Social Security 2026 COLA announcement date?
Social Security checks increasing in 2025 The Cost of Living Adjustment is rising in 2025, which will change…
Trump says inflation is ‘defeated’ and the Fed has cut rates
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly…
Trump keeps saying he’s ‘defeated’ inflation but coffee is 21% more expensive and groceries just had their largest non-pandemic jump in a decade
Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a…
Trump says inflation is ‘defeated’ and the Fed has cut rates, yet prices remain too high for many
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than…
World Economy Latest: French Markets Recover After Week of Political Drama
French financial markets had mostly recovered from a political dustup earlier this week when Sebastien Lecornu stepped down…