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The central bank may act more aggressively than originally expected after Trump’s bombshell tariff announcement

The central bank may act more aggressively than originally expected after Trump’s bombshell tariff announcement

by Alterna Mortgage | May 2, 2025 | Financing, Interest rates

Expectations for a flurry of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year spiked as financial markets reeled in the wake of President Trump’s wave of global tariffs. The central bank is now expected by money markets to slash its key rate by 100 basis points before the...
Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Alterna Mortgage | Apr 30, 2025 | Financing, Interest rates

The agency, which has returned $21 billion to consumers since its inception, could lose 1,500 of its 1,700 employees, a union warned. The full scope of the cuts was not immediately clear, but by late afternoon, hundreds of workers across all of the agency’s major...
Fed’s Powell sounds the alarm on potential Trump tariff shock

Fed’s Powell sounds the alarm on potential Trump tariff shock

by Alterna Mortgage | Apr 29, 2025 | Financing, Home Buying, Inflation, Interest rates

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the Trump administration’s tariff war will likely drive inflation higher and slow the US economy but dismissed the prospect of an imminent interest rate cut as those risks grow. The Fed chief described the extent of Trump’s...
The Fed is backed into a corner

The Fed is backed into a corner

by Alterna Mortgage | Apr 24, 2025 | Financing, Housing Market, Interest rates

Its dual mandate is low unemployment and inflation, two often competing goals. Raising interest rates can slow inflation but increase job losses, while cutting interest rates can increase hiring but risk faster inflation. A potential rock-hard-place moment for the Fed...
Mortgage and refinance rates today, February 24, 2025: Fixed rates decrease

Mortgage and refinance rates today, February 24, 2025: Fixed rates decrease

by Alterna Mortgage | Feb 26, 2025 | Interest rates

Mortgage interest rates have inched down for the most part. According to Zillow, the 30-year fixed rate has decreased by four basis points to 6.50%, and the 15-year fixed rate is down by four basis points to 5.83%. Rates are inching up and down sporadically, but there...
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