Trump administration proposes new Obamacare rules for 2027 with higher deductibles
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Weakness in the bond market generally means higher mortgage rates. Today was no exception. A key economic report on the manufacturing sector was much stronger than expected. Bonds lost ground as a result and mortgage lenders were forced to set rates higher than Friday’s latest levels. But the caveat is that the average lender was
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Tech lifts Wall St higher as markets weigh commodity selloff, earnings
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Nobody likes a tax season surprise — especially when it’s a bill instead of a check. While the House GOP has projected $1,000 payouts for many taxpayers under the new 2025 laws, the reality for some will be a higher income tax bill or a shockingly lower refund. Why the discrepancy? It can come down
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Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports
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Mortgage rates moved modestly lower for the average lender today, but higher for others. The distinction is whether the lender in question made a late-day adjustment yesterday afternoon. At the time, the underlying market for mortgage bonds was improving somewhat sharply. This prompted several lenders to drop rates before the end of business. Those lenders
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Mortgage rates are either higher or lower today, depending on the lender in question. Some lenders raised rates on Friday afternoon in response to weakness in the bond market (lenders set rates based on the trading levels of MBS, the bonds that underlie the mortgage market). Those lenders are actually slightly lower today. Lenders who
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Mortgage Rates Modestly Higher on Thursday. Friday’s Risks Are Bigger Mortgage rates were just a hair higher for the average lender on Thursday. The underlying bond market lost some ground following a stronger weekly Jobless Claims report and in sympathy with global bond market weakness overnight. Because rates are based on bonds, when
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Trump warns of higher tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
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A round of changes impacting Washington workplaces now that 2026 has arrived include higher worker pay and several workplace safety alterations. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries year calculates new wage standards, including the minimum wage. L&I makes the calculations using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
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