Jan 15, 2025 | Markets
All signs’ point to more expensive costs, economist says MBA measure of 30-year mortgage rate in US hit 7.09% US homebuyers contending with the highest borrowing costs in eight months are seeing mortgage rates rise past a psychological barrier that risks complicating...
Jan 13, 2025 | Markets
S&P 500 briefly falls below closing level before Trump’s win Rally in Treasury yields sends ripples through equities market It’s the round-trip ticket no one on Wall Street wanted. The S&P 500 Index on Monday briefly dropped below where it ended on Nov. 5,...
Jan 10, 2025 | Markets
Options trades were up some $138 million in early December Chinese stock indexes retreat into bear market on geopolitics Traders who briefly had been sitting on more than $100 million in paper profits after buying call options in early December on a pair of tiny...
Jan 10, 2025 | Markets
UK 10-, 30-year gilts headed for worst week in a year Investors remain worried about UK’s fiscal, inflation outlook A hectic week for UK bond and currency traders came to an end with yields stuck near the highest levels in years and the pound at its weakest since late...
Jan 10, 2025 | Markets
Long-term inflation views rose to 3.3% in Michigan survey Preliminary January consumer sentiment index eased to 73.2 US consumers’ long-term inflation expectations jumped to the highest since 2008 on concerns about potential tariffs from the incoming Trump...
