The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.34%. Today's stock slump has boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, higher ...

Mortgage rates surged higher last week to due rising oil prices, causing a recent boom in refinancing to pull back.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, $806,500 or less, increased to 6.46% from 6.34% Applications to refinance a home loan fell 21% for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The demand for home loans eased but still ticked up 0.6% for the week ending Sept. 19, according to the Mortgage Bankers ...

Demand-driven inflation will likely keep U.S. interest rates elevated for an extended period, according to Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo. His remarks come as policymakers and investors ...

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