Philippine inflation quickened in September but stayed below the central bank’s target range, giving monetary authorities space to reduce the benchmark interest rate further this year https://t.co/GXIRlFgu0G ...

Pakistan’s central bank governor sees inflation holding steady, although further interest-rate cuts will depend on the impact of the recent devastating floods and the outcome of an ongoing International Monetary Fund review. https://t.co/kXBTXc9nX1 ...

Gold clinched a fresh record — pushing closer to $4,000 an ounce — as the US government shutdown added another layer of uncertainty over the Fed's interest-rate path before a gathering of policymakers later this month https://t.co/5i905iYu8g ...

New Zealand businesses were less optimistic in the third quarter, raising the risk of another recession and deeper interest-rate cuts from the central bank https://t.co/dKyS9DQ0YP ...

Monetary Policy - Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran calls for aggressive interest rate cuts of up to 50 basis points [1]

September's jobs report. We don't have one thanks to the government shutdown. So, with the data blackout, Wall Street is looking elsewhere for clues, especially as the Fed debates its next interest rate decision later this month.Here are three signs labor market is cooling, even without that official jobs report. Number one, jolts, aka the job openings and labor turnover survey. Job openings are holding steady, but hiring is slowing and fewer people are quitting.That tells us workers feel less confident and ...

Well, the S&P and NASDAQ pulling back after hitting fresh record highs at the open. Joining us with his outlook, PNC asset management, chief investment strategist, Young Ma, thank you so much for joining us. I mean, there's so much to talk about here, but I guess we really should start with the news of the day being, of course, this government shutdown moving into day two.And if you look back at history and the four or so shutdowns that lasted more than a day in the last 30 years, most of them had a muted e ...

Egypt made its fourth interest-rate cut of the year, taking advantage of a stronger currency and inflation that’s at its lowest since 2022 https://t.co/JfH1kvZGfk ...

Labor Market Trends - Private job growth shows stagnation or reversal, indicating a labor market slowdown through 2025 [1] Monetary Policy Expectations - Traders increased bets on two more interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year [1]

Mortgage Rate Trends - The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for conforming loans increased to 646% from 634% [1] - Mortgage rates were 32 basis points higher last week than they were at the same time a year ago [2] - Mortgage rates remained stable at the beginning of this week, with potential movement expected upon the release of the monthly employment report on Friday [4] Refinance Market - Applications to refinance a home loan dropped 21% last week from the previous week [2] - The average loan size for refinances decreased substantially due to higher rates [3] Home Purchase Market - Applications for a mortgage to buy a home fell by 1% for the week, following three consecutive weeks of gains [3] - Home purchase applications were still 16% higher than the same week one year ago [3]