Falling Mortgage Rates Bring Some Home Buyers Back to Market
“Five and a half is where people get really comfortable,” said Nicole Rueth, a senior vice president at OneTrust Home Loans, a lender based in Denver. Until then, she added,…
Bank of England Is Expected to Raise Rates Again
The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates for a 10th consecutive time on Thursday as policymakers continue to fight inflationary pressures amid expectations for a sharp slowdown…
Russian Diesel Is Europe’s New Embargo Target
There are signs that this shift is already underway, with countries like France and Germany reducing their purchases of Russian diesel, Mr. Grati said. “Those countries are preparing for the…
China and the U.S. Are Wooing Indonesia, and Beijing Has the Edge
When the U.S. defense secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, visited Indonesia in November, he pressed his counterpart there about a deal to buy 36 American fighter jets. He left without…
Tom Brady Says He’s Retiring, for Good This Time
Brady, whose career spanned 23 seasons and seven Super Bowl wins, announced his retirement in a social media post.
Investors Hope the Fed Won’t Dampen 2023’s Big Rally
Stocks and bonds are on an impressive run so far this year, driven by hopes the Federal Reserve will slow down, or even pause, its interest rate increases.
What Happens Next in the Debt Limit Debate?
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting to discuss the debt ceiling, kicking off what’s expected to be a long and potentially damaging fight.
How Much Longer Can ‘Vote Blue No Matter Who!’ Last?
“It’s important not to overstate the damage that some perceive liberalism as having done to the Democrat’s electoral fortunes,” one scholar says.
Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful.
The reasonability and risks of metaphysical experimentation.
It’s as if Nothing Ever Happened Here in China
China left its vulnerable people to fend for themselves in a deadly Covid outbreak.