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Mortgage rates today: 30-year hits 6.01% low, but Rocket and homebuilder stocks wobble
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (507+ words) New York, February 20, 2026, 13:28 EST " Regular session U.S. mortgage rates dipped once more, with the 30-year fixed now at 6.01%, marking the lowest point since September 2022, according to Freddie Mac's latest weekly data. Mortgage-related stocks split direction on Friday: Rocket Companies slipped 2.4% to…...
Wall Street jumps after Supreme Court kills Trump tariffs as US data revives inflation debate
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (190+ words) U.S. stocks rose Friday after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's global tariffs. GDP growth slowed to 1.4% in the fourth quarter, well below forecasts, while PCE inflation accelerated in December. The S&P 500 gained 0.64% and the Nasdaq climbed 1.10% by midday....
Gold price pops above $5,000 as weak U.S. GDP and tariff ruling shift Fed bets
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (470+ words) New York, Feb 20, 2026, 12:33 EST " Regular session Gold climbed on Friday, sending spot prices north of $5,000 an ounce after disappointing U.S. growth figures kept the door open for possible Federal Reserve cuts. Traders also digested a Supreme Court setback for President Donald…...
US GDP Cools to 1.4% as Core PCE Inflation Hits 3% — What It Means for Fed Rates
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (137+ words) WASHINGTON, Feb 20, 2026, 08:58 EST President Donald Trump took to social media before the GDP numbers dropped, pinning the disappointing figures on the shutdown and pushing for a rate cut. (Reuters) Annualized numbers reflect how the economy would perform for an entire…...
Gold price today climbs above $5,000 as Iran tensions and softer yields lift bullion
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (516+ words) London, Feb 20, 2026, 11:16 GMT " Regular session Gold edged 0.7% higher to $5,032.49 an ounce by 0941 GMT on Friday, buoyed by ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and a pullback in European bond yields. Still, the metal looked set for a 0.2% weekly drop. U.S. gold futures for April…...
Silver price today: Spot jumps above $80 as haven demand returns ahead of U.S. inflation data
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (276+ words) London, February 20, 2026, 11:14 GMT " Regular session Right now, silver's in a strange spot"sometimes acting like a safe harbor when nerves are frayed, other times just another industrial metal reacting to rates and growth. Heading into the weekend, with a major…...
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 rises after retail sales shock as Burberry jumps
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (345+ words) London, Feb 20, 2026, 10:22 GMT " Regular session London's blue-chip shares climbed Friday, lifted by upbeat UK economic data that kept hopes for rate cuts alive. Retailers and miners drew traders' attention. The FTSE 100 advanced 0.5% to 10,682.01. FTSE 250? Also up 0.5%, landing at 23,700.78. (The Guardian)…...
Ethereum near $1,950 as NFT “utility” pitch meets Polymarket’s $1.17 million price bet
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (286+ words) SINGAPORE, Feb 20, 2026, 14:38 SGT On Friday, Ether changed hands at $1,955.79, slipping 0.73% in the previous 24 hours. About $18.0 billion worth of Ether was traded, according to data from CoinMarketCap. (CoinMarketCap) The back-and-forth spilled into Polymarket, with users putting down $1.17 million on a bet…...
National Australia Bank share price holds near highs after Q1 update; brokers lift targets, but capital stays in focus
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (380+ words) Sydney, Feb 20, 2026, 17:08 (AEDT) " Trading wrapped up for the day. National Australia Bank Limited (NAB.AX) finished Friday's session 0.1% higher at A$48.32, sticking close to its latest peak after a surge earlier in the week. The shares have climbed roughly 5% in…...
Westpac share price hits a fresh 52-week high as ASX banks run — CPI is the next big test
15+ hour, 51+ min ago (367+ words) Sydney, Feb 20, 2026, 17:12 AEDT " Market shut down for the day Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX) finished Friday at A$42.54, up 1.6% and touching its highest level in a year. Investors kept piling into the big Australian banks, pushing Westpac up roughly 4.3% across…...