Key insight: Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Friday that he supports eliminating language in the Federal Open Market Committee’s forward guidance that implies that the central bank is inclined to cut rates, joining three dissents from regional Fed presidents during the last FOMC meeting. Expert quote: “You just can’t look at this data and […]
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(Bloomberg) — Bond traders are fully pricing in an interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve this year, a sign of conviction in the market that Chair Kevin Warsh will need to move quickly to combat inflation. Processing Content Traders boosted their bets for higher rates on Friday after Fed Governor Christopher Waller — among the
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As states take varying approaches to regulating home equity investment (HEI) products, the industry faces an increasingly fragmented legal landscape shaped by consumer protection concerns and uncertainty over whether the products should be treated as mortgage loans. Under an HEI, homeowners receive upfront cash in exchange for a share of the home’s future value, typically
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