The slowing U.S. labor market is presenting more challenges for a housing sector facing affordability challenges, with would-be homebuyers struggling to save amid persistent inflation and a less dynamic employment outlook. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released the jobs report for July, which showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly…
This story about the July 2026 CPI inflation report will be updated with further details. Inflation cooled slightly in July even as the pace of consumer price growth from a year ago remains elevated, as the Federal Reserve considers a potential interest rate hike next month.The Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Bank of America (BofA) is launching a $250 billion initiative to finance a broad buildout of U.S. infrastructure, including data centers, semiconductor facilities, power generation and transportation projects. The banking giant announced Wednesday that its Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative will mobilize and deploy $250 billion through lending, investments, capital markets…
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack on Monday said that she thinks there will be a need for more than one interest rate hike to prevent inflation from becoming more entrenched across the economy. Hammack made the comments in an interview with Yahoo Finance that followed her dissent from the…
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close video Mortgage rates rose this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.69% from last week’s reading of 6.66%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.63% a…
Investors are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools for guidance on their finances and investments, though they remain skeptical of its output and continue to lean on human advice ahead of key decisions, new data shows. A new study by Gallup conducted in partnership with Edward Jones found that about…
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The development of a skyscraper in New York City that will house Ken Griffin’s Citadel is moving forward despite his feud with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The skyscraper project at 350 Park Avenue is being developed by Griffin’s Citadel in partnership with Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin, and…
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Wednesday outlined why he thinks the central bank should raise interest rates to curb persistent inflation and head off the need for more substantial monetary policy action at a later date. Kashkari was one of the three Fed policymakers who dissented from the…
Companies in the private sector added 44,000 jobs in July, payroll processing firm ADP said in its latest report on Wednesday. The figure is below economists’ estimates of a gain of 70,000 jobs and down from the prior month’s revised 95,000 payrolls figure.”Job-changers are highly sensitive to real-time economic conditions,…
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American consumers are continuing to face elevated beef prices amid an ongoing cattle shortage, which is also hitting the bottom line of major meatpacking companies. The U.S. cattle herd is at its lowest level in over 70 years due to drought reducing forage areas in key ranching regions, which forced…
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