Trump Says He Will Announce His Fed Chief Nominee
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Today, the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.16%, according to the Mortgage Research Center. On a 15-year fixed mortgage, the average rate is 5.35%, and the average rate on a 30-year jumbo mortgage is 6.
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump said he is poised to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, adding that interest rates will significantly drop as soon as a new Fed chair is at the helm.
Rick Rieder, a BlackRock executive on President Trump’s shortlist to be the next Federal Reserve chair, said he wants to cut interest rates to 3%. “I think that's closer to equilibrium in a labor problem,
Today, the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.15%, according to the Mortgage Research Center, while the average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 5.35%. On a 30-year jumbo mortgage, the average rate is 6.
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bond investors are bracing for an extended pause in the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle as they edge into slightly riskier trades, driven by a resilient economy and fresh U.