The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low, according to health ...

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While most mortgage-market observers began the year believing rates were more likely to rise than fall, the national housing market isn’t doing very well even at the current levels. Home contract ...

Homeowners who have been thinking about tapping into their home's equity got some welcome news this week: home equity line of credit (HELOC) rates have officially hit their lowest point in two years.

Trump could order the Treasury Department to start buying mortgage-backed securities, like when the Federal Reserve bought ...

A drop in consumer confidence caused the bond yields that underpin mortgage rates to fall. 30-year loans averaged 6.76% this ...

There is no doubt that the U.S. economy is slowing. This appears to be a worldwide phenomenon as the economies of China and ...

Following Trump's decision to order a national security probe into potential new tariffs on copper, the bank said it expects ...

Manufacturing job cuts happened at the fastest rate since 2020 last month as rising taxes and inflation pushed up factory ...

Mortgage rates dropped this week after consumer confidence turned sharply negative, raising new fears about an economic slowdown. The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.76%, for the week ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Dmitrii Marchenko / Getty Images Mortgage rates for 30-year loans fell for a sixth day Thursday, pushing the average down to 6.59%.

Food prices have risen at their third fastest monthly rate in a year amid hikes in the cost of butter, cheese, eggs and bread ...