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A rise in mortgage delinquency rates in the first quarter of 2024 was highlighted by substantial year-over-year increases in payments past due for FHA and VA loans in particular. Results of the ...

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The U.S. Federal Reserve can afford to make a jumbo 50 basis point rate cut next week without spooking markets, an analyst has suggested, as opinion on the central bank's forthcoming meeting remains ...

Philadelphia Fed president Patrick Harker said he expects the central bank to start with a 25 basis point cut as it begins to ease monetary policy and he would be open to a larger cut if the labor ...

JPMorgan on Friday reiterated its expectation that the Federal Reserve will deliver a 50 basis point rate cut next week, amid continued debate over the anticipated size of the central bank's monetary ...

Real estate has been holding its breath for the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cuts in more than two years, but the central bank’s next move is likely to be on the tempered side. The Fed may ...

A WSJ article has shifted market expectations … the importance of Fed forward guidance … the growing uncertainty about tomorrow … don’t miss the big picture The drama surrounding the size of ...

Delivering an outsize rate cut — 50 basis points instead of the usual 25 basis points — while arguing that the economy is in good shape marks an important "recalibration" of the Federal Reserve's ...

Building a successful practice already requires advisors deal with a complex web of fees and regulations. Beyond that, something has become a growing source of frustration for some advisors. That is ...

Standard Chartered came out on Monday and argued that an FOMC rate cut of 50-basis points may perhaps be worse than cutting rates by the smaller 25-basis points in the upcoming Wednesday FOMC meeting.

While this isn’t 1765 with its Stamp Act, it sure feels like basis points are a tax levied on financial advisors without a commensurate increase in incremental value to justify the cost. The most ...