Shares march higher after Fed and BoE hikes; dollar regains traction
Global equity markets were still on the front foot on Thursday on relief that the biggest hike in U.S. interest rates in more than two decades hadn’t been even sharper.
Mortgage News: Interest rates are on the rise!
Mortgage interest rates are rapidly rising, which is affecting loan demand, particularly refinances. Total mortgage application volume fell 8.1 % last week compared to the previous week, as per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. For 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with acceptable loan balances ($647,200 or less), the average contract interest rate jumped to 4.50 […]
Analysis: Baptism by fire awaits today’s rate-hike rookies
Today’s central bankers have the unenviable task of weaning a pandemic-hit global economy off cheap money amid unprecedented sovereign debt levels and with asset prices inflated by years of stimulus and near-zero interest rates.
European shares in the red after hawkish Fed comments
European stocks dropped in early trading on Friday after more Fed policymakers signalled they will start to raise U.S. interest rates in March to combat inflation.
Analysis: Argentina’s strategy toward IMF deal hits a wall of doubt
Argentina’s insistence on its deficit spending plan is putting it on a fresh collision course with the International Monetary Fund, though analysts predict the country will be forced to change tack and clinch a deal to avoid a bigger crisis.
