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Your mortgage rate has a growing problem in the bond market - AOL
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (895+ words) Mortgage rates have remained in focus for prospective borrowers, but recent moves in the bond market could make a decline harder to achieve. A global selloff in government debt pushed the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield above 5.31% on August 17, 2026, its highest since…...
Japan's 10-year yield hits three-decade peak on inflation worries - AOL
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (313+ words) TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to a three-decade high on Tuesday as a stalemate in the Middle East conflict stoked inflation worries and reinforced speculation about a near-term Bank of Japan interest-rate increase. The 10-year…...
Boston Fed paper says strong productivity blunted tariff inflation impact - AOL
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (498+ words) Aug 19 (Reuters) - Robust U.S. productivity levels appear to have blunted the full inflationary impact of President Donald Trump’s large-scale trade tariffs, new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said. “Industries in which tariffs induced higher costs in 2025 also experienced…...
Trump made a multimillion-dollar bond bet — and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh could shape the outcome. What investors can learn - AOL
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (1468+ words) President Donald Trump has been buying corporate and municipal bonds since returning to the White House in 2025 — and he hasn’t exactly slowed down. In March alone, Trump made 175 financial transactions and bought at least $51 million in bonds, according to financial…...
'Many' Fed officials think higher rates will be needed if inflation stays high - AOL
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (396+ words) The minutes of the July 28-29 meeting, released Wednesday, don't provide specifics on how many of the 19 officials supported higher rates. Only 12 of the 19 policymakers vote on the outcome. Officials voted 9-3 at the meeting to keep their key rate unchanged at…...
New laws favoring local businesses and workers - AOL
13+ hour, 10+ min ago (560+ words) HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Attorney Gregory Kim joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss a new Hawaii Local Preference law that took effect on July 1, 2026, including how local businesses can receive preference when bidding on government contracts, eligibility requirements, dollar limitations, how…...
Dollar Sinks As Investors Flock To Gold, Crypto After Scott Bessent's Treasury Buyback - AOL
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (313+ words) The U.S. dollar fell Friday as investors continued shifting toward gold and Bitcoin amid growing concerns that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to contain long-term borrowing costs could further weaken the greenback. The Treasury said Wednesday that it would increase the…...
Are rising costs changing how you spend? You're not alone. - AOL
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (582+ words) With prices increasing on everything from groceries to utilities, some Rhode Islanders are cutting back on discretionary spending to ensure they can manage the bills on essentials. What are Rhode Islanders cutting out or cutting back on? It's a long…...
I'm a 57-year-old unemployed tech worker, I can't find a job — and I'm starting to panic. What can I do to get back on track? - AOL
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (910+ words) The tech industry is undergoing massive changes, with many tech companies openly admitting their AI investments have led to layoffs. Unfortunately, widespread terminations have occurred at many big tech companies in 2026, with some shedding jobs even as the economy as…...
Dollar falls to three-month low on Treasury buyback worries - AOL
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (562+ words) By Karen Brettell and Niket Nishant Aug 21 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a three-month low against the euro on Friday as concerns mounted that the U.S. Treasury's plan to expand buybacks of longer-dated government debt could weigh further on the U.S. currency....