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Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian says that the Federal Reserve's response to inflation will cause the prices of cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, to "go higher."

A normie’s guide to this week’s crypto crash.

The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading flat at the $1.24 trillion mark, with no material change in the last 24 hours. However, the total cryptocurrency trading volume plunged about 7 per cent to $61.86 billion.

Analysts interviewed by Decrypt said that this Crypto Winter could be even worse than the downtown that began in December 2017.

A Bitcoin crash isn't unusual. But cryptocurrency prices have never faced such aggressive Fed rate hikes and other moves. What to expect?

A Bitcoin crash isn't unusual. But cryptocurrency prices have never faced such aggressive Fed rate hikes and other moves. What to expect?

58 percent of Americans—about 150 million adults—are living paycheck to paycheck.

According to a report from Realtor.com on Thursday, renting is now cheaper than buying a starter home in three-quarters of the top 50 US cities -- a stark change from a just few months ago.

Existing-home sales have dropped five straight months as rising interest rates and recession fears drive away would-be buyers.

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"You might get a rip-snorting rally," the "Mad Money" host said.

With the Federal Reserve set to jack up interest rates again this week, Wall Street is on alert for signs of recession, and recent housing data suggests the sector may be a harbinger of a cooling economy.

Crypto prices fell over the weekend as investors gear up for a busy week of economic data and events and more earnings reports.

Today some notable mortgage rates decreased, though rates are generally expected to rise this year. The Fed's interest rate hikes are increasing costs for prospective homebuyers.

Gone are the early-pandemic days when putting up a for sale sign would mean 10 offers right away. Now home sales are getting cancelled at record numbers.

Today a couple of notable mortgage rates declined, though rates are generally expected to rise this year. If you're shopping for a home loan, see how your future mortgage payments could be affected by interest rate hikes.

At least two in five Americans claim they are starting a side hustle to make additional income as interest rates continue to rise in the US.

Here’s why mortgage rates dropped by 17 points this week even after today’s Federal Reserve action to raise rates to address high inflation.

The bad news will be a major blow for the Biden administration as it prepares for a tough midterm election season

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So far this year, the real estate market has not been going the way many prospective homebuyers had hoped. Home prices -- already at all-time highs -- have continued to climb and mortgage rates have risen much faster than expected.

So far this year, the real estate market has not been going the way many prospective homebuyers had hoped. Home prices -- already at all-time highs -- have continued to climb and mortgage rates have risen much faster than expected.

Searching for a home to buy in Missoula’s pressure cooker housing market over the last year, Jeff Moss has been thinking a lot about interest rates.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.99% in the week ending August 4, down from 5.3% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. But that is still significantly higher than this time last year when it was 2.77%.

Mortgage rates fell below 5% this week, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac on typical average rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage.

According to McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are trading at a significant discount.

While there are upsides to new-home construction, the current market includes some big and expensive challenges for builders and buyers.

The housing market remains in flux, now with more homes staying "stale" and being stuck on listings due to high prices and higher interest rates.

Higher mortgage interest rates are hurting Texas housing affordability, which is affecting first-time homebuyers, according to Clare Losey, an assistant research economist at Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas

If the country is headed toward a recession, how might that affect the housing market? Find out what the experts think.

Bitcoin is struggling at the $24,000 level after finding its perceived low for the cycle in June and going on to rise more than 26% in July.

Bitcoin is struggling at the $24,000 level after finding its perceived low for the cycle in June and going on to rise more than 26% in July.

The announcement could make it possible for American crypto banks to perform both crypto and traditional banking functions.

The 30-year fixed average drifted down to 5.13 percent this week.

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Rates for the 30-year mortgage are back up again this year over concerns that the Federal Reserve will again raise interest rates.

The global cryptocurrency market cap today was down over 6% in the last 24 hours at $1.02 trillion

The 30-year fixed-rate average hit 6.02 percent this week, reaching its highest level in 14 years.

Inflation has put the Fed squarely on the path toward higher interest rates.

Mortgage rates topped 6% last week as economic indicators showed that consumers are still paying high prices for goods, Freddie Mac said.

If your side hustle is part of the "sublet economy", Fed interest rate hikes can make business financing more difficult to obtain. Here's what to know.

Mortgage rates have jumped, home sales have slumped and credit cards and auto loans have gotten pricier

The super-heated housing market is cooling off. Home prices have fallen about 6% since their peak in June. The pace of sales also fell for the 7th straight month.

The central bank said it is boosting rates by 0.75 percentage point. Expect to pay more for credit card debt and loans.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped by more than a quarter-point this week to their highest level since 2007, a result of the Federal Reserve’s intensified effort to tamp down decades-high inflation and cool the economy. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate climbed to 6.29% from 6.02% last week. That’s the highest its been since August of 2007, a year before the the housing market crash triggered the Great Recession. On Wednesday, the Fed bumped its benchmark borrowing rate by another three-quarters of a point. Rapidly rising interest rates sent US home sales down again in August, the seventh straight monthly decline.

Why are house prices so high? Remote work drove over 60% of U.S. home price surge, according to new research published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. While some have worried rising home prices have created a bubble similar to the one before the Great Recession, researchers wrote today’s rising house prices “reflected a change in fundamentals rather than a speculative bubble,”

The long-awaited shift is playing out across the country as mortgage rates escalate to the highest levels in 15 years.

The long-awaited shift is playing out across the country as mortgage rates escalate to the highest levels in 15 years.

A broad market decline again weighed on the e-commerce stock.

A combination of fast increases in both home prices and mortgage rates seems to be cooling down a once red-hot home market.