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Interest rates hit 8-year high while Mortgage applications drop to 4-year low

November 7, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

According to the data released from the Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 2, 2018, the mortgage applications reduced 4.0 percent from a previous week. The Market Composite Index, which is a gauge of mortgage loan application volume, reduced 4.0 percent on a seasonally regulated basis from one week earlier to the … [Read more...]

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Australia’s key rate held at 1.50 percent as the economy has faster growth and less jobless

November 6, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

The economy of Australia is performing incredibly well according to statements by Reserve Bank of Australia Philip Lowe, Governor Monetary Policy Decision.  The Gross Domestic Product has been increased by 3.4 per cent while the unemployment rate has reduced to 5 per cent over the past year; this is the lowest point in six years. However, it is important to note that the … [Read more...]

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Bank of Canada Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged

September 6, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

The interest rate was maintained at 1.5% by the Central Bank, an indication that the NAFTA talks could influence the pace of increases in the future. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada kept its standard interest rate stable at 1.5% as there is a possibility that the North American Free Trade Agreement could have a significant impact on the increases of future rates. In a short … [Read more...]

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Turkey’s Lira: words not sufficient to Raise Interest Rates

September 5, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

The Turkish lira may become viable after the central bank gave signs higher interest rates were underway, but some investors are concerned that any effective relief will require an extreme hike that it is sure to deliver. Further, it is on record that even after 700 basis points of monetary pull back since December; consumer-price growth has increased for five months, … [Read more...]

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“The time for rates hike not right,” Bullard to Federal Reserve Bank.

September 5, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard admonished management members to halt raising rates again, however, Bullard appeared resolved that a move higher this month is pretty much a done deal. The bank president while speaking in an interview on Fox Business Network on Tuesday complimented the economy saying: “we’ve got a pretty good policy right now and … [Read more...]

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Rising ECB Rates? No problem for EU Finance Ministers!

September 4, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

Europe’s finance ministers need not lose a sleep over the fact that European Central Bank’s exit after years of loose monetary strategy will provoke financial upheavals, an upcoming study says. According to Daniel Gros the director of the Brussels-based Center for European Policy Studies, on his opinion to be presented at a meeting with central bankers and finance chiefs in … [Read more...]

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Canada’s Hot Economy Tests Canadian Banker Poloz’s Patience With Canadian Rates

August 30, 2018 By Jason T. Shortes Author Leave a Comment

With the pushing of protectionism from President Trump, the biggest obstacle to the economic expansion of Canada is within its borders. Local news emanating from Canada confirmed that the economy of Canada is closer to overheating than stumbling on the back of trade uncertainty, a situation that has compelled the Bank of Canada to introduce higher interest rates. There is an … [Read more...]

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Recent News

  • Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester higher rates are likely later this year
  • Interest rates hit 8-year high while Mortgage applications drop to 4-year low
  • Australia’s key rate held at 1.50 percent as the economy has faster growth and less jobless
  • Boston Fed’s Rosengren: Stronger U.S. economy could justify ‘restrictive’ rates
  • As Fannie, Freddie start a second decade deferred, mortgage rates move up again
  • Bank of Canada Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged
  • Turkey’s Lira: words not sufficient to Raise Interest Rates
  • “The time for rates hike not right,” Bullard to Federal Reserve Bank.
  • Rising ECB Rates? No problem for EU Finance Ministers!
  • Argentina hoists Rates, Seeks IMF Aid to Save Peso.

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