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Stop Waiting for Lower Mortgage Rates: The ‘New Normal’ of 6% Explained

GOBankingRates consulted with real estate professionals to dive into the "new normal" of 6% mortgage rates and why people shouldn't expect them to go down soon.

GOBankingRates · Feb 21

Jerome Powell knows the Fed's balance sheet got too big—Kevin Warsh has a plan, he just has to sell it without freaking out markets or the Treasury

"I've got a lot of sympathy for Warsh's view. But the transition from here to where he wants to get, could be problematic."

Fortune · Feb 21

Stocks Settle Higher as SCOTUS Rejects President Trump’s Tariffs

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.69%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.87%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.69%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Feb 20

Fed staff are more worried about stock prices than tech debt, even as hyperscalers go on a borrowing binge for their AI spending

In the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, tech companies issued a record $108.7 billion in bonds, according to Moody’s Analytics, capping a full-year total of nearly $300 billion.

Fortune · Feb 20

Stocks Rally After Supreme Court Rejects President Trumps Tariffs

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.60%. U.S. equities climbed on Friday morning as investors reacted to a landmark 6-3 Supreme...

Barchart · Feb 20

Inflation rose more quickly than expected in December

A key inflation gauge accelerated in December, a sign that many prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer — and faster than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% a year

The Independent UK · Feb 20

S&P Futures Dip With U.S. PCE Inflation and GDP Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending down -0.12% this morning as investors assess the potential impact of conflict in the Middle East and await a raft of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP.

Barchart · Feb 20

Stocks Decline Amid AI Fears and Geopolitical Risks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.41%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.25%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Feb 19

Strong US Economic News Boosts the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 3.5-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.19%. Stronger-than-expected US economic news on Thursday boosted the dollar, as weekly jobless claims fell to a 5-week low, and the Feb Philadelphia business outlook survey unexpectedly rose to a 5-month high. The dollar...

Barchart · Feb 19

Trump’s top economic adviser wants the Fed to punish its researchers. But the study that rattled him isn’t going anywhere

How dare they speak facts?

We Got This Covered · Feb 19