Bitcoin metrics line up bull signals with $60.6K BTC price level to beat – Cointelegraph
Bitcoin (BTC) was on track to recover to $60,000 by the weekend close on August 18 as the price remained firm in after-hours trading. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Crossover Leads to Bullish Signal for BTC Price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro Trading View That day, Bitstamp hit a new local all-time […]
July border encounters dropped to lowest level in four years
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Friday that the number of migrant encounters along the southwest border last month fell to a four-year low. “In July, Border Patrol recorded 56,408 encounters between ports of entry along the southwest border,” CBP said. stated in a press release“This is the lowest monthly total since September 2020.” […]
Today's 15- and 30-year mortgage rates hold at lowest level in over a year | August 13, 2024
As of August 13, the median interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.490%, unchanged from yesterday, and the median interest rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage is 5.625%, also unchanged from yesterday. Analysts expect lower interest rates are on the way. The Federal Reserve Cuts could be considered in September. Mortgage […]
Number of UK adults who vape reaches record level, report finds | Health policy
The analysis found that the proportion of adults in the UK who vape is at an all-time high, and the number of people who both smoke and vape has doubled in the past three years. The number of smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes is growing from 17% in 2021 to 32% in 2024, […]
Mortgage rates fall to 6.47%, lowest level in more than a year, as Fed cut looms
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in more than a year, boon to the struggling housing market. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan fell to 6.47% this week, down from 6.73% last week, according to a survey conducted by mortgage broker Freddie Mac. At the same time last year, the average […]
Mortgage rates fall sharply to lowest level in over a year
Erin Sykes, chief economist at Nest Seekers International, opines on “The Bottom Line” that high interest rates continue to hurt the housing market. Mortgage rates plummeted to their lowest levels in more than a year this week, boosting demand in the housing market. Freddie Mac’s latest primary mortgage market survey released Thursday showed that the […]
Mortgage rates hit lowest level in over a year: report
New data showed mortgage rates hit their lowest since April 2023 as recession fears spread to the housing market. The real estate company Redfin report The company said Thursday that mortgage rates hit a daily average of 6.34% earlier this week, citing recent weak employment data and resulting “recession fears” as the main driver for […]
Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since May 2023
Key Metrics Home purchase Applications surged last week as mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels in more than a year. Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Home loan application New data released Wednesday showed mortgage rates rose 6.9% in the week ending Aug. 2. At the same time, the average rate on the popular 30-year mortgage […]
Australia Raises Terror Threat Level From ‘Possible’ To ‘Probable’
Police enter the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. Australian police said they received reports of “multiple people” being stabbed at the busy shopping centre in Sydney on April 13. (Photo: David Gray/AFP) (Photo: David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril ElfiTuesday, August 6, 2024 […]
Wall Street’s ‘Fear Index’—the VIX—Surges To Highest Level Since 2020 Pandemic Crash
Global market turmoil has pushed a key measure of expected stock market volatility to levels not seen since the peak of the pandemic and before that, the 2008 financial crisis. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged to 54 on Monday, its highest level since 2020. It closed at 23.4 on Friday, the first time it […]