US mortgage rates jumped this week, climbing closer to 7%. The move follows last week’s rate hike from the Federal Reserve, and the downgrade this week by Fitch Ratings agency of US sovereign debt, and of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

  • Tygr
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    141 year ago

    Everything I read pointed more towards the government’s willingness to wait until the final hours to agree on a budget, narrowly avoiding default.