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Home prices hit another high while mortgage rates drop slightly

Mortgage rates fell from 6.95% to 6.89% last week. (iStock) Mortgage rates continue to fluctuate, declining slightly from last week when average rates were close to 7%. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.89% as of July 11. Freddie Mac is. Currently, interest rates on 30-year mortgages are lower than they were […]

Mortgage rates fall slightly to 6.86%

James Bullard, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, looks ahead to the next interest rate decision, analyzes employment data, and reacts to Chair Yellen’s housing development policy. Mortgage rates were mixed this week, with the standard 30-year note rate declining slightly for the fourth straight week, while shorter-term rates […]

Inflation ticks slightly downward in May as CPI rose 3.3%

Inflation rose 3.3% last month from a year earlier, slightly lower than the 3.4% that analysts had expected. The consumer price index fell slightly from 3.4% in April. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2%, slightly less than expected. Dow futures surged before the open of Wall Street trading on Wednesday […]

Mortgage rates fall but only slightly as home prices continue rising

This week, mortgage rates fell to 6.99%. (iStock) Mortgage rates fell last week, but not by much: Rates on a 30-year mortgage averaged 6.99%, just below 7%. Freddie Mac is The firm said in its weekly rates report. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose just above 7% last week. Both last week’s and this week’s […]

Nasdaq closes above 17000; S&P 500 slightly higher, Dow down – Yahoo Finance

Abigail Somerville NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq Composite Index topped 17,000 points for the first time on Tuesday, buoyed by a rise in Nvidia shares, while the S&P 500 closed modestly higher and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower on rising Treasury yields. Nvidia rose 7% and other semiconductor stocks also rose as […]

Gas prices increase slightly – Washington Examiner

Gas prices slightly increased from Monday. It’s the first such increase after several consecutive days of prices dropping. According to AAA, the current national average price for regular gas is $3.598 per gallon. On Monday, it was $3.59 per gallon.  One week ago, regular gas was $3.612 per gallon. A month ago, it was $3.673 […]