According to Stats SA, the official unemployment rate stands at 32.9 %, an increase of 0.8 of a percentage point in first quarter of 2024 (Q1: 2024) compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (Q4: 2023). The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) indicates that the number of unemployed persons…
By Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, reiterated that policymakers were poised to hold interest rates steady at a high level as they waited for evidence that inflation is slowing further.Fed officials entered 2024 expecting to make interest rate cuts, having lifted borrowing costs sharply to a more than two-decade high of 5.3 percent…
Latest UK labour market report shows more people out of work, or economically inactive, but wage growth remains higher than inflation. Bill Browder names refineries processing Russian oil 11:58 Bill Browder has also named the oil refineries which are taking Russian oil, Latest UK labour market report shows more people out of work, or economically…
By: According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is holding steady above 7%. When interest rates are high, some borrowers may choose to pay down the interest portion of their monthly payments, but that also comes with risks.Bankrate Chief Financial Analyst Greg McBride joins Wealth! to give insight into what high interest…
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By: Chelsea Lauren / Shutterstock / Chelsea Lauren / ShutterstockThe post-pandemic housing market in the U.S. has ushered in sky-high mortgage rates and a massive spike in home prices not seen in years. Many current homeowners aren’t willing to sell their homes, exacerbating the lack of housing supply and driving up prices further. Meanwhile, buyer…
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Panorama hears from some of the men in the city who have been looking for work for a long time. Panorama hears from some of the men in the city who have been looking for work for a long time. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment, or, read more Arizona real estate investing news….
By What a difference three months makes.At the end of 2023 and the start of 2024, it appeared that the US was on a glide path to what I termed “economic nirvana”: Growth would stay steady, if not spectacular, as inflation cooled off to a more manageable pace. This combination would not only let America…