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Fact Check Team: What higher interest rates mean for mortgages, borrowers and savers

Mortgage rates are back above 7%, adding to the financial pressure facing prospective homebuyers as the Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate.

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Dollar set for weekly gains as yields surge, Fed bets buildThe dollar was set for its first back-to-back weekly gains in more than three months on Friday, as surging Treasury yields and mounting bets on further Federal ‌Reserve rate hikes kept the greenback near multi-month peaks.

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As Bessent Muscles Bank of Japan, the Fed and European Central Bank Set Their Own CoursesLast Wednesday, in the first rate hike in over three years, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate—the Federal Funds Rate—by a quarter of a percentage

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Gold drops more than 2% on US rate-hike betsGold prices fell more than 2% on Monday as a rise in oil prices heightened inflation concerns and reinforced ‌expectations of further Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes.

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Hong Kong Investors Buying Treasuries Is a No-Brainer: Shuli RenWith its currency pegged to the US dollar, Hong Kong flinches when the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates.

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