Tag: October
Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.23%, ending a 3-week...
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ended a three-week streak of increases, reflecting a pullback in long-term U.S. Treasury bond yields.
The average...
R.I.’s median home price rises to $505K in October
WARWICK – The median sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island continued to climb in October, rising 4.1% from a year earlier to...
Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $530K in...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $530,000 in October, rising 7.5% from the same month...
Consumer confidence dips modestly in October
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer confidence weakened slightly in October as Americans remain anxious about their future financial prospects.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy has mixed performance in October
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy turned in a mixed economic performance in October, although signs of strength remain, University of Rhode Island economist and...
U.S. inflation ticked up last month but price pressures remain far...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and auto insurance, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month while...
U.S. added a strong 227K jobs in November in bounce-back from...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 7.5% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 7.5% year over year in October, the second-highest increase in the nation and highest in...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 4.1% in October
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.1% in October, an increase from 3.9% in September and up a...
