Mortgage applications wither in July 4th heat wave

Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Guillaume Benoit and Christophe Jakubyszyn on 24 June 2026 2 July 2026 On 11 June, the ECB raised its key interest rates. Do you still think that was the right decision, given that just ten days later Iran and the United States agreed a 60-day…

Some family recipes are tucked away in a kitchen drawer or written down in a dusty recipe book. At McClard’s Bar-B-Q in Arkansas, one family recipe is considered so valuable that it’s locked away in a bank vault. The nearly century-old barbecue institution has been serving customers since 1928, and four generations of the McClard…

New York City turned its eyes towards the former Pfizer building in Midtown East Tuesday morning, but not for the reason the developers would’ve hoped. Reports emerged before 8 a.m. of debris falling from the construction site at 235 East 42nd Street, arguably the country’s most notable office-to-residential conversion post-pandemic to unfold. As of midday,…

Gold rates and silver rates are expected to see buying interests during the week from July 6th to July 12th. MCX gold has taken support near the 200-day EMA, which indicates further upside potential. Experts have set the higher-end target for spot gold around $4,290 per ounce, for MCX gold at Rs 1.52 lakh and…

Some industry experts are predicting all-time viewing records for a U.S. soccer game

For the mortgage market, that latest oil price surge could be significant because it risks putting upward pressure on inflation – raising the prospect of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates to keep price growth under control. Mortgage rates on the up – are further spikes ahead? Last week, the 30-year fixed rate moved slightly…