The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

These 2 Stocks are Both Clean and Green

Recession is imminent, no recession on the horizon, a soft landing…or small recession…has been the constant and contradictory litany flowing from Wall Street the past year. The combination of interest rates and oil both spiking recently certainly lends credence to some form of recession in 2024. Stocks that have some…

StockNews.com · Oct 3, 2023

Stocks Tumble as Bond Yields Soar on U.S. Labor Strength and Hawkish Fed

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.95%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.34%. Stocks this morning are sharply lower, with the S&P...

Barchart · Oct 3, 2023

Another sign that the US job market remains hot after US job openings rise unexpectedly in August

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August, another sign the U.S. labor market remains strong in the face of higher interest rates

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank keeps cash rate on hold at 4.1% for fourth straight month

New RBA governor, Michele Bullock, warns Australia isn’t out of the inflation woods and further interest rate rises remain on the cards

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

Fed's Powell gets an earful about inflation and interest rates from small businesses

Federal Reserve officials typically gather many of their insights and observations about the economy from some of the top Ph.D. economists in Washington

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Does the Selloff in Gold Mark the End of the Bull Market for the Precious Metal?

Gold made an ominous bearish technical pattern when it made a double-top, reaching $2,072 per ounce in March 2022 and May 2023. Since the latest peak, the price action turned bearish, with the precious metal making lower highs and lower lows.

Barchart · Oct 2, 2023

Navigating the Banking Storm: Is It Time to Invest in JPMorgan (JPM) and U.S. Bancorp (USB)?

The U.S. banking sector currently feels the pressure of credit rating downgrades. Additionally, with interest rates unlikely to be cut soon, the banking industry will likely face higher deposit costs and slowing loan growth. Amid this backdrop, will investing in JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and U.S. Bancorp (USB) be wise? Read…

StockNews.com · Oct 2, 2023

London house prices fall over £20k on average as mortgage rates bite but full crash ‘unlikely’ say experts

House prices have fallen 3.8 per cent since interest rate hikes began, but demand for homes still outweighs supply

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

UK house prices drop 5.3% with falls in every region, says Nationwide

High interest rates blamed for year-on-year fall with price of average home £14,500 lower than September 2022.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Sharon White stepping down from John Lewis; UK house prices fall at fastest rate since 2009 – as it happened

John Lewis chair Sharon White will not seek second term at retailer, as Nationwide reports UK house prices fell 5.3% in year to September

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023