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The 30-year mortgage rate spiked 0.16 percentage points to 6.38% this week — the biggest single-week jump since November’s post-election surge. After flirting with the 6% level just three weeks ago, r

The US national debt briefly touched $39.01 trillion on March 23rd — the first time in history — before dropping back to $39.00 trillion the following day. That tiny 0.02% decline might seem like stat

The 2-year Treasury yield jumped to 3.9% Monday, its highest level in a week, as bond traders appear to be pricing in a more aggressive Federal Reserve response to recent economic data. That’s a 7 bas

The 10-year Treasury yield spiked 5 basis points to 4.39% Monday, marking a volatile week where rates have swung from 4.20% to nearly 4.40% — the kind of jittery movement that suggests bond traders ar

US crude oil stocks collapsed 22.3 million barrels to just 8.7 million barrels this week — a staggering 72% drop that represents one of the largest inventory draws on record. To put that in perspectiv

Natural gas prices slipped 2.5% this week to $3.11 per million BTU, continuing a choppy but downward trend that’s knocked prices down 4.6% from last year. While that might sound like good news for hea

American exporters are commanding higher prices in a world scrambling for alternatives to shuttered Middle East supply chains. The US Export Price Index jumped 1.5% in February to 158.0, marking the s

Import prices surged 1.27% in February, marking the sharpest monthly gain since the Strait of Hormuz closure sent global shipping costs soaring. The 144.0 reading puts import price inflation at 1.62%

The national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time this week, climbing 7.7% over the past year — nearly double the pace of GDP growth. While daily fluctuations are normal, the year-over-year ac

The 2-year Treasury yield fell to 3.83% on Friday, down from 3.88% earlier in the week — a small move that carries big implications. When the bond market’s most sensitive instrument to Fed policy drop

The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 4.34% on March 23rd, down from 4.39% just three days earlier — a modest decline that masks some serious volatility underneath. Over the past week, yields have bou

Americans are paying $3.96 per gallon at the pump as of March 23rd, up a sharp 24 cents from just a week earlier. That’s a 6.5% spike in seven days — and gas is now up 26% over the past year, climbing

The US national debt crossed $39 trillion yesterday for the first time in history, rising $25.5 billion in a single day. At 7.69% annual growth, the debt is expanding nearly twice as fast as nominal G

The 2-year Treasury yield spiked to 3.79% yesterday, marking its highest level in nearly a week and extending a volatile stretch that has traders second-guessing what the Fed will do next. The 3 basis

The 10-year Treasury yield slipped to 4.25% yesterday, down from 4.26% the day before. That’s barely a whisker of movement, but it’s part of a week-long drift that has bond traders quietly taking noti