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9+ min ago   (156+ words) BOJ board member adds to signals pointing to interest rate hikes'The Japan Times A Bank of Japan board member highlighted the need for further increases to the benchmark interest rate in order to complete the process of normalizing policy settings,…...

11+ min ago   (625+ words) Though mortgage rates aren't expected to change much in 2026, many prospective buyers are holding out hope for a sudden drop, a Clever Real Estate survey found. Economists widely expect mortgage rates to plateau or slightly decline this year, and many…...

12+ min ago   (750+ words) In September last year, I wrote in my column that gold can play a valuable role in diversified portfolios. At the time, gold had just surpassed its previous all-time high, climbing to $3,500 per ounce. The end of last week saw…...

17+ min ago   (431+ words) Texas Employment Forecast, Feb. 6, 2026Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 1.1 percent in 2026, with an 80 percent confidence band of -0.5 to 2.7 percent. The forecast is based on an average of four models that includes projected U.S. gross…...

33+ min ago   (500+ words) Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Friday he sees the central bank's benchmark interest rate as "broadly in the range of neutral" and will closely examine the data when considering any additional rate cuts. "The current policy stance is…...

41+ min ago   (1277+ words) By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writers He made his case in a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, chiding the paper and critics, including mainstream economists, who predicted that tariffs would backfire, raising prices and…...

42+ min ago   (190+ words) Pulte says a GSE stock offering remains likely in 2026, but other policy paths are in play. NMN survey data shows the industry expects broader changes first. A group of Senate Democratic lawmakers warn proposed rule change would handcuff regulators from…...

57+ min ago   (411+ words) Friday's crypto markets are a sea of green, bouncing from yesterday's brutal drubbing in a classic oversold rebound. But real risks linger, threatening any lasting recovery. Bitcoin has climbed back to $65,000 after flirting with $60,000, with BlackRock ETF action hinting at…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (79+ words) The housing crisis is forcing buyers to choose between affordability or safety'WBUR Ivis Garcia, professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas A&M University, has been looking into a new quirk of the current housing crisis: Many buyers…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (242+ words) Canada lost 25,000 jobs in January, but the national unemployment rate still dropped to 6.5% " and Winnipeg was one of the few major cities moving in the opposite direction. Statistics Canada's latest labour force survey shows Winnipeg's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose…...