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Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Hit 5% Level While Property Taxes Inch Higher

Today, 8:18 AM

The week in housing was one of great challenges, with mortgage rates cracking the 5% level while homeowners faced an uptick in property taxes and state attorneys general demanded that mortgage servicers drop their convenience fees charged to borrowers.

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USA Initial Jobless Claims for Apr 08 185.000K vs 172.000K Est; Prior 166.000K

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 8:18 AM

USA Initial Jobless Claims for Apr 08 185.000 thousand vs 172.000 thousand consensus estimate. The prior reading was 166.000 thousand.

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Federal Budget Deficit Narrowed 71% In March From Year Earlier

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 8:18 AM

-Dow Jones

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‘Probability Of Stagflation Is Increasing’: Experts React To 8.5% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1981

By Wayne Duggan

Today, 8:18 AM

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.9% on Monday morning after the Labor Department reported an 8.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of March, the highest inflation growth since 1981.

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