American builder sentiment has now sat below the key threshold of 50 for more than two years, with the July index falling to 34 as high mortgage rates, rising costs, and a paralysed buyer pool continue to grip the market.
The head of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory firms says a sweeping reallocation of capital away from mega-cap technology stocks is now underway — and could be the most significant market shift since the post-pandemic recovery.
Seven OPEC+ nations have agreed to raise oil production by 188,000 barrels per day for August, their fourth straight monthly increase, even as the US-Iran conflict continues to block most of that oil from reaching global markets.
A new study by Germany's leading economic research institute finds transatlantic goods trade reached an all-time high last year, even as tariffs battered European manufacturers and distorted the picture with a pre-tariff export rush.
American builder sentiment has now sat below the key threshold of 50 for more than two years, with the July index falling to 34 as high mortgage rates, rising costs, and a paralysed buyer pool continue to grip the market.
American home loan costs have stabilised in the mid-6% range this week, but geopolitical turbulence and a hawkish Federal Reserve are keeping any meaningful relief firmly out of reach.
A recurring index of technology salaries across the Nordics — currently seeded with public salary-research data ahead of News Unlimited's first proprietary survey.