Fannie, Freddie get first bull on Wall Street in Deutsche Bank

Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. received their first buy recommendation from Wall Street on Thursday, as Deutsche Bank said the stocks’ dizzying rally can go further on expectations the mortgage giants will possibly be released from government control in the near future. Fannie Mae shares have jumped more than 320% […]

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Inflation creeps higher in August, amid looming rate cut

Key Insight: Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, doubling July’s 0.2% increase, indicating inflation is rising but remains moderate. Supporting Data: The inflation numbers come after the U.S. economy reported only 22,000 jobs in August, the weakest gain since the pandemic recovery, while unemployment ticked up to 4.3%. Forward Look: The data likely does not

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