U.S. interest rates look too high, relative to inflation. A compelling argument can be made that U.S. interest rates are higher than they “should” be relative to inflation. The implication of ...

Patent attorney Vanessa Otero recently fanned the flames of the fake news debate when she re-posted a chart on Facebook breaking down various sources by reliability and political viewpoint. “We ...

At present, the interest rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 4.19%. That's the cheapest they've been all year, and they even recently dipped below half the long-run average of 8.52%.

Rate cuts, stock surges, ... Notes: The chart shows the S&P 500’s daily closing prices. Data for 2024 is through Dec. 20. Source: LSEG Data & Analytics. By Karl Russell and Christine Zhang.

The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.62% last week after hitting a cycle-high of 7.8%. Our Chart of the Day is from Goldman Sachs, which plots the firm's expectation that the 30-year ...

Whether you realize it or not, it's a big day for Wall Street and investors. At 8:30 a.m. ET, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the July 2023 inflation report.

Annotated CDC chart of COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates per 100,000, as of December 25, 2021. CDC/Insider Here's the data: ...