Have you ever wondered if you can pay your credit card bill with another credit card? And if you can, is it a smart financial move to do so? Credit card issuers limit the types of accounts you can use to pay your credit card bill, but there are workarounds. Let’s examine your options. Can …
Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without impeding the path to 2% inflation.
The number of mortgage applications, including refinancings and additions, increased by 16 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter last year. Applications for the purchase of a home increased by 19 percent, De Hypotheker reported on Wednesday. Half of these applications were from young home buyers under the age of 35.
Interest rate cuts are beginning to look like a mirage: the closer we seem to get to them the more…What to read next: Scrapping Ofsted would suit teachers – but be terrible for children | Why one-man plays are all the rage | Are we really reaching ‘farmaggedon’? | The irresponsibility of ‘two years to save the planet’
U.S. consumer sentiment ebbed in April while inflation expectations for the next 12 months and beyond increased, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan's preliminary reading on the overall index of consumer sentiment came in at 77.9 this month, compared to a final reading of 79.4 in March. Since January, the sentiment index has remained within a very narrow 2.5 point range, well under the 5 points which the University of Michigan said was necessary for a statistically...
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday suggested that interest rate
first-quarter earnings rose 6%, but the bank said Friday that higher
Visa Inc. reported a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street predictions as
Analysts expect the headline rate of inflation for March to ease to 3.2 per cent from 3.4 per cent, when new figures are published this week.
London markets have been spooked by worse-than-expected economic data across the pond that has raised uncertainty over when central banks will start lowering interest rates. So what does this mean for mortgages?
The bank set aside more money to cover souring loans from consumers. Profit fell to $6.67 billion in the first quarter of this year, Bank of America said. America's combined household debt shot up to $17.5 trillion at the end of 2023
Wind PPA prices continue to rise as ongoing inflationary pressures limit development and make some new projects unprofitable, according to LevelTen Energy.