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Mortgage rates slide to lowest since May – Freddie Mac
(Reuters) - The interest rate on the most common type of U.S. home loan fell for a ninth straight week this week to close out the year at their lowest level since May, according to data released Thurs...
Dec 28, 2023
China’s central bank to step up policy adjustments, drive price rises
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's central bank said on Thursday it would step up macroeconomic policy adjustments to support the economy and promote a rebound in prices, amid signs of rising deflationary pre...
Dec 28, 2023
Contracts to buy existing homes stay flat as mortgage payments soften – NAR
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pending U.S. home sales remained unchanged in November, data released Thursday showed, signaling traffic from prospective buyers is slow to recover despite interes...
Dec 28, 2023
Boeing urges 737 MAX inspections for possible loose bolt — FAA
By David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday airplane maker Boeing is urging airlines to inspect newer 737 MAX airplanes for a...
Dec 28, 2023
Start of Israel rate cuts possible next week but analysts split: Reuters Poll
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel could cut short-term interest rates next week for the first time in nearly four years as inflation slows and the economy weakens, but analysts...
Dec 28, 2023
New US jobless claims rise again as labor market cools
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, indicating the labor market continues to cool in the year's fourth quarter....
Dec 28, 2023
Turkey’s minimum wage hike seen fuelling prices, hitting inflation outlook
By Ceyda Caglayan and Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's larger-than-expected minimum wage hike, which impacts some 7 million workers, is expected to push already elevated inflation even higher i...
Dec 28, 2023
EV maker VinFast launches first dealership in the US
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast has launched its first partnership with a U.S.-based dealer, North Carolina-based Leith Automotive Group, its latest effort to ramp up ...
Dec 28, 2023
Futures mixed as year end approaches; rate cuts in focus
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Thursday, in light trading on the penultimate trading day of 2023, even as benchmark S&P 500 hovers around its all-time high on hopes of early intere...
Dec 28, 2023
Maersk to send almost all ships via Suez, schedule shows
By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk will sail almost all container vessels travelling between Asia and Europe through the Suez Canal from now on while diverting only a handful ...
Dec 28, 2023
