The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Chancellor could try to win votes with a tax giveaway, but seems unlikely to improve the polls or the economy

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.28%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.06% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to fall after this week’s soft U.S. inflation and jobs data spurred expectations among investors that interest rates have peaked.

The Federal Reserve, since early 2022, has been raising interest rates to ease inflation pressures without causing the economy to contract, an ideal scenario that some economists call a “soft landing.” A soft landing is defined as when the Fed is able to slow the economy enough to curb demand...

More Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the labor market remains broadly healthy in the face of retreating inflation and elevated interest rates

Majority of letters with no exposure to rising interest rates are demanding more money in new tenancy agreements

Inflation slowing to 3.2% last month means home shoppers may benefit from stabilizing consumer prices and cheaper mortgages, if the Fed cuts interest rates.

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

10-year T-note yields tumbled Tuesday after U.S. consumer prices in October fell more than expected, bolstering speculation the Fed was finished with its rate hike cycle and may even cut interest rates in early 2024. U.S. Oct CPI eased to +3.2% y/y from +3.7% y/y in Sep, better than expectations...

U.S. wholesale prices fell sharply last month as inflationary pressure continued to ease in the face of a year and a half of higher interest rates