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Oil Prices

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Renewed Middle East Fighting and U.S. Naval Blockade Send Oil Prices Higher and Raise Odds of Bigger 2027 Social Security COLA

Rising oil costs are likely to lift measured inflation in the July–September CPI‑W window that determines next year’s Social Security increase.

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50–3.75% as New Chair Signals Tighter Stance and Communication Overhaul

Raghuram Rajan Questions Whether India’s Headline Growth Reflects Reality

South Africa Records Modest 0.5% GDP Gain in First Quarter

Mortgage Rates Tick Down but Stay Stuck in Mid‑6% as Applications Fall

Markets Raise Odds of December Fed Rate Hike After Strong U.S. Jobs Report

Mortgage Rates Stall in Mid‑6% at Highest Level Since August 2025

Mortgage Rates Rise to Nine‑Month High, Crushing Refinance Activity

U.S. Strikes in Southern Iran Put Fragile Ceasefire Under Pressure and Lift Oil Prices

Mortgage Rates Climb Back Into Mid‑6% Range

Tucker Carlson Calls for End to U.S. Aid to Israel in Confrontational Israeli TV Interview

Reeves Poised to Scrap Fuel Duty Rise

Oil Back Above $100 as Iran Standoff Pressures DAX and Shifts Focus to Trump’s China Visit

Australia Unveils A$14.8 Billion Oil‑Shock Budget With Temporary Fuel Tax Cut

Lebanon Conditions Talks on Truce Compliance as Strikes Kill Four

U.S. Extends Iran Ceasefire With Port Blockade Intact

CREA Cuts 2026 Housing Outlook as March Sales Flat and Prices Slip

Kiyosaki Ties 1974 Policy Shifts to Today’s Risks, Urges Gold, Silver and Bitcoin

U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Jumps to 6.38% as Iran War Lifts Yields

Mortgage Rates Hit Five-Month High as Oil Shock Ripples Through U.S. and UK Housing