#geopolitics

Lending & Credit

Mortgage Rates Tick Up: Geopolitics and Fed Data Drive Volatility

The fragile hope for peace in the Middle East evaporated, sending ripples through the financial markets and nudging average mortgage rates upward. Mixed domestic economic signals further complicate the outlook.

Crypto & DeFi

Fed Rate Cut Forecasts Scrapped, But Bitcoin Soars

The rate-cut party is over before it even began for many on Wall Street. Yet, Bitcoin seems to be getting a different memo, shrugging off macro pessimism.