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 ...

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 ...

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 ...