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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell below 5% for the first time in four months this week, just after the Federal Reserve jacked up its main borrowing rate in an aggressive effort to get inflation under control

WASHINGTON— Federal Reserve leaders pledged the central bank would continue an aggressive fight to cool an inflation rate that’s at a four-decade high, even if higher rates cause the risk of recession.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has rallied 3.2% in the past five days as investors seem to be taking an increasingly bullish tone toward the health of the U.S. economy, particularly on the inflation front.

Precious metals like gold might find support soon as insurance against the uncertain economic backdrop in the wake of the Fed’s aggressive stance on inflation. Hence, we think Centerra Gold (CGAU), Jaguar Mining (JAGGF), B2Gold (BTG), and Torex Gold (TORXF) might be the stocks to keep an eye on this…

Worst payment hikes in London and South-East as fixed deals end

Inflation is a big problem these days. Prices are rising for everything from bacon to rent to hotel rooms. And while the Federal Reserve announced aggressive measures to curb costs last week, not all economists believe this is the best approach for helping working people.

Any good financial adviser will tell his novice clients to refrain from checking the stock market every day to see how their investments are doing. It’s the long term that counts, not the volatility of daily buying and selling on the exchanges. That same caution should be applied to trying…

Is the bear market officially over? Or this just another in a long history of bear market rallies that trick investors to get on board just before the next leg lower for stocks (SPY)? That is the key question at this moment that 40 year investment veteran Steve Reitmeister goes…

The currency of Southeast Asia's second-largest economy traded against the greenback at 36.08 on Monday, appreciating 1.4% compared to a week prior.

The Fed’s interest rate hikes to tame the multi-decade high inflation and increasing recessionary fears have been keeping the stock market under pressure. Hence, we think it might be ideal to invest in large-cap stocks LyondellBasell (LYB), Diamondback Energy (FANG), and Molina Healthcare (MOH), which are trading at a discount…

MUMBAI: The rupee rallied 53 paise -- its best single-day gain in over 11 months -- to close at an over one-month high of 78.53 against the US dollar on Tuesday.