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U.S. Producer Prices Jump 0.5% in December, Keeping Inflation Pressures Elevated

A services-led rise tied to fatter trade margins, with possible tariff pass-through, complicates prospects for near-term rate cuts.

U.S. Mortgage Rates Hold Near 6% After Fed Pause as Applications Slide

US Jobless Claims Drop to 198,000, Beating Forecasts

Trump Taps Fannie-Freddie and Treasury Funds to Advance Agenda Without Congress

U.S. Adds 50,000 Jobs in December as Jobless Rate Drops to 4.4%

Fed Warnings and Rich Valuations Shadow 2026 Stock Outlook

Mortgage Rates Seen Staying in Low-6% Range in 2026 Despite Fed’s 2025 Cuts

November Inflation Cools to 2.7% as Fed Flags Shutdown-Linked Data Distortions

Purchase Mortgage Applications Hit Highest Since Early 2023 as Rates Hover Near Low-6%

Mortgage Rates Tick Higher for Third Week as Applications Slide 5.2%

Labor Department Won't Issue Full October Jobs Report After 43-Day Shutdown

Experts Warn $38 Trillion U.S. Debt Has Become a National Security Crisis

U.S. Household Debt Hits Record $18.59 Trillion in Q3, New York Fed Says

Stocks End Mixed as AI Leaders Weigh on a Data‑Starved Market

Mortgage Demand Slips as Volatile Bond Market Keeps Rates in the Low-6% Range

Tenth Circuit Upholds Fed’s Discretion, Denies Custodia’s Bid for a Master Account

Giant Eagle Launches One-Day Penny Exchange Saturday, Doubling Value in Gift Cards

Fed Weighs ‘Skinny’ Master Accounts to Give Payment Firms Limited Access to Its Rails

Mortgage Rates Slip to 6.37% as Refinances Climb and ARMs Gain Share

Mortgage Rates Rebound to Mid-6% After Fed Cut, Ending Brief Refi Burst